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trekking

verb

present participle of trek

as in traveling

to take a trip especially of some distance adventurers trekking across the desert in search of a fabled city of gold

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Recent Examples of trekking Many rely on agriculture for their livelihoods, though some have also turned to tourism as the region has become increasingly popular for outdoor activities like trekking and rafting – as well as for religious tourism. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 At least 62 missing Nepali citizens were among hundreds of locals trekking in the Gosaikunda Lake area in Rasuwa, coinciding with the local festival of Janai Purnima on Friday, Sharma added. — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The horses available to him were not made for jumping, but Bucci and his friends at the trekking centre started to teach them how to jump. — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Back then, the hourly weather check involved trekking up and down a hundred-foot tower. — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Pole sleeves at the ends of the crossbar let users install trekking poles, bolstering structural integrity. — New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026 Kelly also spent hours upon hours trekking across the land, looking for clues of what once stood there. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 Ever since the two spacecraft have been steadily trekking into the unknown—and so have their engineers. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 After spending 10 days trekking through the Everglades, Thomas Rahill captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons to win the 2026 Florida Python Challenge and its $10,000 grand prize. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

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Jiwan Jyoti, a US citizen, was traveling with Himalayan Glacier Adventure and Travel Company and has been listed by the group as missing.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Go Beyond the 4x4 Of course, traveling by Icelandic truck is part of the thrill, but the adventure extends well beyond the vehicle itself.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026

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Many of the missing are Hindu pilgrims, who were journeying to Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
With the sun journeying through your secretive 12th house, this season sets the stage for something quieter and healing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026

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