peak-bagging

Noun

peak bagging (uncountable)

1. The activity of attempting to reach the summits of a collection of peaks, usually those above some height or prominence in a particular region, or having a particular feature.
   • Everyone knows the English have an obsessive habit for collecting things, but there are few more obsessive pastimes than the sport of peak bagging.2009, Oliver Berry, The Lake District, →ISBN, page 104
2. Curve fitting the resonant peaks in an oscillation spectrum.
   • When the identification is achieved, peak bagging can be performed; the theory of which is explained here. The practice of mode identification and peak bagging is developed through the use of hare-and-hound exercise.2013, Michael J. Thompson, Margarida S. Cunha, Mário J.P.F.G. Monteiro, Asteroseismology Across the HR Diagram, →ISBN, page 109