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Recent Examples of backpacker
Competition is stiff for this one— Yosemite instituted a quota in 2010, and only 225 day-use and 75 backpacker passes are issued daily.
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Madison Chapman, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
One of the highlights of Quark’s itinerary is a two-day call at Puerto Natales, a backpacker-friendly town of some 20,000 people that serves as the gateway to Torres del Paine.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Madison Chapman, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
One of the highlights of Quark’s itinerary is a two-day call at Puerto Natales, a backpacker-friendly town of some 20,000 people that serves as the gateway to Torres del Paine.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backpacker
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Videos posted to Instagram by a local climber, Charles Winstead show what appears to be several BASE jumpers parachuting down from Yosemite’s famous granite monolith, El Capitan.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
13 Oct. 2025
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The 84-year-old climber, considered somewhat of a legend in the Midwest climbing community, lived a mile from the state park for around 50 years, and went climbing nearly every Saturday and Sunday when the weather cooperated, his son Dan Cleveland said.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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As previously announced, Junji Sakamoto’s Climbing For Life, a biopic of Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, will play as the opening film of the festival, while Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet will screen as the closing film.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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After a record-breaking blitz of the Sierra Nevada’s 14ers, mountaineer and trail ultramarathoner Kilian Jornet has two peaks left on his epic quest.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Whitney Portal will observe sharp deterioration in conditions with extreme danger to hikers and campers unprepared for the winter weather.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The hiker called for help and two search and rescue teams began ascending the mountain.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Backpacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpacker. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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