- present participle of backpack.
backpacking
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The Gatlinburg, Tenn., company offers special viewing tours and backpacking trips in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
She got a job, found a partner, started running, and booked backpacking trips.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
These campgrounds are considered “moderate” because they either do not offer water but still offer car camping or they require a short backpacking trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 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
“I was in Cusco, and I’d been backpacking for weeks.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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