slack pack v.— «Slack pack—v. walking without the heavy pack; having someone drive the hiker to and from the trail heads.» —“Glossary Of Hiker Terms” by Norma Jean DeVico Times (Trenton, New Jersey) Sept...
muni n.— «Windsurfing somehow led to last summer’s project of learning how to ride a unicycle (to raise the cool factor, I bought a mountain unicycle, or “muni,” as it’s called).» —“Above the lawn, walking the...
cut up jackpots v. phr.— «Over the holiday weekend, these carnies will swap lies (or “cut up jackpots,” as they say), perform outrageous feats of physical daring—swallowing swords, eating razor blades, walking on broken glass—and allow...
hotwalking n.— «“I really like it,” Noctor said earlier this week, after finishing her morning job, which is called hotwalking. “I have a lot of fun doing the hotwalking.” A hotwalker is someone who walks a horse to cool...
soaping n.— «The guys stroll the streets in their Soap shoes, a brand of shoe that allows them to grind their way in a practice known as aggressive walking, or soaping. Their sneakers may not look different from anyone else’s, but their...
slackliner n.— «Rock climber and “slackliner” Dean Potter may have had his moment high atop famed Delicate Arch.…The park also has banned “slacklining”—defined as walking on flat nylon webbing or rope...