traverse (verb) - to travel across, often under difficult conditions [trav-ers]
BREAKDOWN: TRA- (across) + VERS- (turn)
traversal is the act or process of going from one place to another
“For me there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart, and the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length--and there I travel looking, looking breathlessly.” —Carlos Castaneda