Posted on 02/16/2022 12:54:28 PM PST by nickcarraway
Is it best to go hiking with friends, or set off alone? For many of us, getting our hiking boots on the trail is all about unplugging and getting away from it all to enjoy some much-needed peace and quiet. Some of hiking’s best-known pioneers, from Alfred Wainwright to John Muir, were famous for extolling the merits of hiking alone but on the other hand, hiking safety advice is generally to go out with someone else and hiking can be a fun and healthy way to connect with friends. So do you still get all the benefits of hiking when you go out with friends, or is it better to stay brooding and silent on the trail?
Of course, you trade solitude for socialization when you’re hiking with friends, but it can be a terrific adventure to share with others. We’ve already discussed the advantages of solo backpacking, but in this article, we argue the case for sharing the trail and present six great benefits of hiking with friends, plus tips for hiking with friends and in groups.
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2. You might get more benefit from hiking with friends We already know there are myriad benefits to hiking, from the fresh air to the cardiovascular exercise, but according to the CDC, the benefits of exercise might actually increase when you do it with a partner. Hiking with friends is likely to keep you more motivated, make you more adventurous and be more consistent. So not only will you get out there, you’ll do so more often and perhaps get further into the wild.
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Take a gun!
How about just “Not hiking”?
If you are in Grizzly bear country, be sure to go with someone you can outrun.
Social distancing, isolating, and never going outdoors?
They really think we’re stupid enough to be told how to go hiking?
I would like to go hiking with Walter the cat, from the Chevy commercials. :)
I think it all depends on the friend- and the benefit.
Our family breaks up into two groups: the tall young men are way ahead of the children and old people.
There’s a reason they tell you not to swim alone. I’d guess that the same should go for hiking alone.
Hiking with labradoodle.
“They really think we’re stupid enough to be told how to go hiking?”
Your comprehension of this article gets an A+.
“ I would like to go hiking with Walter the cat, from the Chevy commercials. :)”
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Not me. Pickup owners don’t hang with no stinking cat. The commercial is an insult 🤬….
A good joke but in reality a bear, like a dog, will more likely keep going after the one who is still running.
I go with my dog.
You might get more benefit from hiking with friends
I like to hike with friends with benefits.
Nothing like hiking with friends and then reminiscing about it later. Not to mention that it is safer!
Read the book “A Walk In The Woods” by Bill Bryson....
Great read.........
If I go hiking in Grizzly country, I’ll be packing a .44 Desert Eagle and either the .30-06 or the H&H .375. My Alaskan friend carries that rifle, but his backup is the .44 magnum Ruger Alaskan.
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