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a controlled stagger uphill that you call a hobby and brag about later.
means To walk a long way, usually through countryside or up rough terrain, on foot and for pleasure or purpose; also, a sharp upward jump in a price or amount.
from An English verb that surfaced in the early 1800s, first as a dialect word meaning to walk or tramp vigorously — its deeper roots are genuinely murky. It may be a variant of the older 'hyke,' linked to the idea of swinging or hitching something up, which neatly explains the other sense of 'hike': to raise or jerk upward, as when you hike up your trousers or a landlord hikes the rent.
- word origin
- American slang, only appeared around the 1800s
- calorie myth
- downhill burns more leg muscle than up
- john muir
- walked a thousand miles to the Gulf
- summit fever
- kills more climbers than the climb up
- trail magic
- strangers leaving food is a real custom
appalachian trail — 2,190-mile hiking trail from georgia to maine, walked by thousands annually
torres del paine circuit — 48-mile trek in chilean patagonia, one of the world's most famous multi-day hikes