Definition of "trekking" []

• Present participle of trek. (verb)
• Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport. Usually meaning for a longer period of time than hiking. (noun)

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• "I refer to our forbears, who, in trekking from the north to the southernmost tip of Africa centuries ago, braved rivers that are perennially swollen; hacked their way through treacherous jungle and forest; survived the plagues of the then untamed lethal diseases of a multifarious nature that abounded in Equatorial Africa; and wrested themselves from the gaping mouths of the beasts of prey."
• "Responsible Adventures are among the first trekking companies to design treks in the Himalaya where all refuse resulting from trekking is ecologically disposed of or pact-returned to centers where it can be properly dealt with."
• "They offer aerobics with a kettle bell, Pilates, Zumba, Step, Yoga and a class called trekking which is like spinning but it takes place on a treadmill."