To be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow.
The young doctor pioneered a new life-saving surgical technique.
The activity of the verb pioneer.
A scoutcraft skill that involves building structures using staves and knots.
Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.
Norway as a polar nation would not have been what it is today without their tireless pioneering efforts. [Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen]