Wilderness Hiking Safety
Discussions focus on hiking, backpacking, and camping in remote areas, sharing personal experiences, safety advice like staying on trails and Leave No Trace principles, risks of getting lost without cell service, and preparation for emergencies.
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Try going on a hike sometime...
Backpacking (in the wilderness - not across cities)
No - stay on trails in high traffic areas and know the basic Leave No Trace principles:https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/
I'm talking about going camping for a few days every now and then as a change of pace. And about how in hiking there is no summit that ends your pursuit - you can find another hike or do something longer if you're keen. You appear to be talking about people getting lost in life and death situations.
Is there a TL/DL for that segment? Going backpacking this weekend and this whole forum has me worried...
Try going camping in a remote area with those methods. Won’t work. Different people have different transportation needs.
that seems like it's outside of the scope of "extremely incapable hikers who just want to go 1 route from A to B with no danger" unless there's a super chill trail or something
Note to self next time I go backpacking in the Rockies.
YesOf course if you go completely off-trail for days all bets are off.
Which is a great reason to stay off the beaten trail.