- present participle of backpack.
backpacking
Example Sentences
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Back in 2010, Francesco Patarnello, Matteo Danieli and Luca Ferrari went on a backpacking trip as friends and returned as co-founders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
She got a job, found a partner, started running, and booked backpacking trips.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Eventually, we started thru-hiking, taking long-distance backpacking trips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Loktev hasn’t completed a film since 2011’s “The Loneliest Planet,” which starred Gael García Bernal and Hani Furstenberg as soon-to-be-wed lovers backpacking through the Georgian countryside, their seemingly close bond shattered after a harrowing encounter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
It’s hard to do that when you’re backpacking in Nepal.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
