hillwalking
Trekking hilly terrain
Hillwalking is the recreational activity of walking in hilly or mountainous terrain, typically on established paths or trails.
The term is primarily British, distinguishing moderate upland rambles from technical mountaineering: We spent the weekend hillwalking in the Lake District.
Americans more often say hiking.
Ankle-covering footwear
- rucksackBag carried on shoulders
- gaitersAnkle-to-calf protective wear
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
waterproofs · poles · layers · flask · provisions · whistle · headtorch · bivvy
To chop down
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
valley · dale · escarpment · plateau · heath · footpath · trail · path
Long-winded and unfocused
- trekkingLong-distance foot travel
- scramblingMoving clumsily in haste
- stridingWalking with long steps
- ascendingMoving upward
descending · navigating · orienteering · pacing · tramping · roaming · pathfinding · contouring
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- ruralOf the countryside
pasture · wilderness · nature · outlook · viewpoint · cairn · horizon · skyline
Wagon and cart maker
- bothyRustic highland shelter
- right to roamLegal countryside access privilege
- ramblersThose who wander leisurely
- mountain rescueSummit emergency retrieval team
Sustained effort capacity
- cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
pace · stride · conditioning · legwork · fatigue · acclimatisation · breathlessness · recovery
boots
Ankle-covering footwear
- rucksackBag carried on shoulders
- gaitersAnkle-to-calf protective wear
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
map · waterproofs · poles · layers · flask · provisions · whistle · headtorch · bivvy · cagoule
fell
To chop down
peak · valley · dale · escarpment · plateau · heath · footpath · trail · path · ascent
rambling
Long-winded and unfocused
- trekkingLong-distance foot travel
- scramblingMoving clumsily in haste
- stridingWalking with long steps
ascending · descending · navigating · orienteering · pacing · tramping · roaming · pathfinding · contouring · bagging
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
rural · pasture · wilderness · nature · outlook · viewpoint · cairn · horizon · skyline
wainwright
Wagon and cart maker
- bothyRustic highland shelter
- right to roamLegal countryside access privilege
- ramblersThose who wander leisurely
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- exertionVigorous physical effort
aerobic · pace · stride · conditioning · legwork · fatigue · acclimatisation · breathlessness · recovery
- trekstrek, mountain trek, wilderness trek, jungle trek, desert trek
- Hillwalkingfell, ascent, descent, ridge, peak
- walking activitiestrekking, racewalking, bushwalking, rambling
- Cairngormsptarmigan, mountain hare, red squirrel, Balmoral, pine marten
hillwalkinglounging
Reclining in idleness
sitting · inactivity · couch surfing · resting · lying down
walk, hill, walking, hiking, uphill, walker, downhill, hillwalker, hillwalkers