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backpacker

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Definition of backpacker

as in climber

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Recent Examples of backpacker There’s the upmarket tourist couple and the equally the scruffy backpacker set. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Brisbane, Australia — French backpacker Zoe has been waiting tables for months. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Isle Royale is a backpacker’s getaway first and foremost, with a sprinkling of campsites along its waterfront stretches and the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail traversing its spine. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026 The adventure-sports capital of New Zealand started out as a backpacker’s destination—then many of those backpackers grew up, made some money, and came back wanting to play at a higher level. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 The solo travel market has transformed from a niche backpacker trend into a massive global industry, projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2030, according to Solo Traveler. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The backpacker's body fails him, but not before the slug transforms his mind. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 Earlier this year, a 19-year-old backpacker from Canada was found dead on a beach on the Australian island of K'gari, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 Martha noticed the Dutch backpacker, of course. — Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026

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The seventh season of David Letterman’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction will feature interviews with Damon, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel, and rock climber Alex Honnold.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
Upgrades include a new swingset, kid climber, pet waste station and a kindness rock garden with flowers.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of climber

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Oscar winners Vasarahelyi and Chin’s original intent was to document the quest of Morrison and his life partner, elite ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, to summit the dangerous north face of Everest and ski down the formidable Hornbein Couloir.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
The director recalls watching footage of the mountaineer shopping for back-to-school supplies for her children.

— Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of mountaineer

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Mount Taishan is the tallest peak in the province, and while there are several routes for hikers, some more challenging than others, and the longest climb features more than 7,000 steps.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
In October 2025, a grizzly bear injured two hikers in British Columbia's McGregor Mountain area, northeast of Prince George.

— Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hiker

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