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Where do people go to learn practical hiking skills these days?
I have loved hiking and the outdoors all my life, spent a good chunk of my childhood in the girl scouts camping, backpacking, hiking, paddling, etc. Back then, I wasn't responsible for a lot of the practicalities of the trips and now that I'm older I'd like to start to gain some of the important safety and trail knowledge skills that allow you to take longer trips and hike with confidence.
I'm thinking first of course of a wilderness first aid course, but where do people go to learn some of the other important safety skills like making effective risk assessments, learning how to pivot if things go wrong, paper and compass navigation, how to react to weather or environmental emergencies, wildlife safety, how to be safe from exposure, etc.?
I got a lot of the basics of this stuff as a kid hiking with groups, but now I feel lost as to where I could further my education.
It can't all be youtube tutorials right?
Any wisdom about how to start the journey towards safer more informed hiking would be great.
#hiking #activity
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I have loved hiking and the outdoors all my life, spent a good chunk of my childhood in the girl scouts camping, backpacking, hiking, paddling, etc. Back then, I wasn't responsible for a lot of the practicalities of the trips and now that I'm older I'd like to start to gain some of the important safety and trail knowledge skills that allow you to take longer trips and hike with confidence.
I'm thinking first of course of a wilderness first aid course, but where do people go to learn some of the other important safety skills like making effective risk assessments, learning how to pivot if things go wrong, paper and compass navigation, how to react to weather or environmental emergencies, wildlife safety, how to be safe from exposure, etc.?
I got a lot of the basics of this stuff as a kid hiking with groups, but now I feel lost as to where I could further my education.
It can't all be youtube tutorials right?
Any wisdom about how to start the journey towards safer more informed hiking would be great.
#hiking #activity
source