stair-stepping

Verb

stair-step (third-person singular simple present stair-steps, present participle stair-stepping, simple past and past participle stair-stepped)

1. To walk up a set of stairs as exercise.
2. To use a strategy for big city walking to avoid staying on the same street; it involves turning at a corner, walking to the end of the block, crossing the street, then repeating
   • I'm going to stair-step from East 3rd and 50th down to West 44th and Seventh Avenue.