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backpacking

NOUN
mountaineering
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
hill-climbing rock-climbing


NOUN
hiking
Synonyms


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With bikepacking — backpacking by bike — you can cover more terrain than by foot and access scenic trails closed off to cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was one of a number of people taken to hospital when she had been staying in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

Several are backpacking sites and do not offer potable water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

It’s hard to do that when you’re backpacking in Nepal.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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