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trekker

[trek-er] / ˈtrɛk ər /


NOUN
walker
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One trekker, who had visited the Himalayas more than a dozen times, told the BBC he had "never experienced weather like this".

From BBC Oct. 7, 2025

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

In August 2016, an experienced American trekker named Justin Alexander Shetler embarked on an expedition in the Parvati Valley of northern India, never to be heard from again.

From New York Times Feb. 17, 2022

Paul S. Auerbach was an adventurer — a deep-sea diver, a trekker and, in his vocation as a physician, a doctor who instinctively ran toward the scene of disaster.

From Washington Post Jul. 20, 2021

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)

Those killed were part of a group of 12 trekkers and local guides that set out over an hour before the avalanche hit, the district police chief told the BBC.

From BBC Nov. 3, 2025

Home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest, Nepal welcomes hundreds of climbers and trekkers every year.

From Barron's 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

Prior to the clinic’s existence, acute altitude illness killed approximately one or two out of every 500 trekkers who passed through Pheriche.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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