tenderfoots
Inexperienced outdoor beginners
Tenderfoots is one plural of tenderfoot—a newcomer or novice, especially one unaccustomed to rough outdoor life.
The term originated in the American West for greenhorns unused to frontier hardships.
In Scouting, Tenderfoot is the entry-level rank.
The plural tenderfoots emphasizes the people; tenderfeet emphasizes their inexperienced feet: The tenderfoots struggled on the trail.
novice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
newcomer · amateur · fledgling · tyro · apprentice · trainee · recruit · initiate · learner · beginner
tenderfootsveterans
Former armed forces members
old hands · experts · old-timers · pros · sourdoughs
tenderfootsfrontiersmen
Settlers of unsettled land
tough guys · roughnecks · outdoorsmen · mountain men · trailblazers