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was hiking

  • past progressive of hike.

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Andic was hiking with his 71-year-old billionaire father, Isak Andic, in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona when the Mango founder plunged to his death on December 14, 2024.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

In 2016, geologist Rowan Martindale was hiking across a hillside in Morocco when something unusual caught her eye.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

On Aug. 9, the alpinist was hiking with a friend.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2025

Travel journalist Chloe Berge bemoaned the buzzing interruption of a drone while she was hiking the Faroe Islands’ remote coastline during the pandemic.

From Seattle Times Apr. 4, 2024

In front of us, a laden family was hiking out toward the main gate.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston