pioneering

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]”