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trekker

[trek-er] / ˈtrɛk ər /


NOUN
walker
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In the armed forces, he powered through his pain, a practice he had to unlearn as a trekker.

From Washington Post Apr. 6, 2023

Training for Everest Base Camp will look different for every trekker, but the goal is to build cardiovascular endurance to prepare for 8 to 12 miles of trekking each day.

From Seattle Times Nov. 25, 2022

Mountaineers from the Indian army have rescued an injured trekker who was stranded without food and water for nearly 48 hours in the cleft of a steep hill in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2022

In August 2016, an experienced American trekker named Justin Alexander Shetler ascended to a high Himalayan lake on a pilgrimage in the Parvati Valley of northern India, never to be heard from again.

From New York Times Jan. 21, 2022

He was in truth a "trekker" rather than a nomad, and he possessed the invaluable military attributes of the man unchained by cities and accustomed to wander far in a hard and bracing country.

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)

In Mustang district in west Nepal, Nepal Army rescuers took three days trekking and digging through snow on Friday to reach three British and 15 local trekkers.

From Barron's Nov. 3, 2025

Cyclone Montha triggered heavy rain and snowfall across Nepal last week, stranding trekkers and tourists in the Himalayas.

From BBC Nov. 3, 2025

Some local agencies and community members worry the trail could increase wildfire risk and create safety hazards for trekkers, as well as invite homeless encampments and trespassing.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2024

He lives with family in Namche village in the foothills of Mount Everest, where the family runs a small hotel catering to trekkers and climbers.

From Seattle Times Mar. 1, 2024

In 1984 he was working as a cook boy for a group of Western trekkers when he caught the attention of a Canadian couple, Marion Boyd and Graem Nelson.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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