Kungani Kufanele Wenze I-Big Solo Hike kulo nyaka

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• Izinzuzo Zokunyuka KwamaSolo, Ngokusho Kwalabo Abakwenzile
• 1. Joyina iqembu lokuqala lezintaba
• 2. Yakha Ukuhamba ngezinyawo Okukhudlwana
• 3. Khetha Umzila Wakho Wedwa
• 4. Yiba neGiya Elifanele
• 5. Yazi Ukuthi Ungakwenza Lokhu
• Buyekeza kwe-

Kubantu abakhathalele imfanelo yempilo [phakamisa isandla], i-2020 - ngokuvalwa kwayo okujwayelekile kwejimu ngenxa yobhadane lwe-COVID-19 - bekungunyaka ogcwele izinguquko ezinkulu emisebenzini yokuzivocavoca.

Futhi ngenkathi abanye abantu bethambekele emakilasini okuzivocavoca nge-inthanethi nabafundisi babo abathandayo futhi bakha izindawo zokuzivocavoca zasekhaya, abanye abaningi bathathe ukuzivocavoca kwabo ngaphandle. Imininingwane evela kwi-Outdoor Industry Association iveze ukuthi abantu bathutheleke ngaphandle ngezinombolo ezirekhodiwe kulo nyaka odlule, befuna indlela eqhelelene nomphakathi yokuzivocavoca. Iningi lalawa ma-newbies ahamba ngaphandle ayengabantu besifazane, abangaphansi kweminyaka engama-45, futhi ahlala edolobheni, ngokusho kombiko we-OIA.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, idatha evela kuhlelo lokusebenza lwangaphandle i-AllTrails (yamahhala ye-iOS ne-Android) kanye ne-RunRepeat, isizindalwazi sokubuyekezwa kwezicathulo, ikhombisa ukuthi isibalo sabaqwala izintaba sikhuphuke cishe ngamaphesenti ayi-135 ngo-2020 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2019.

Uma kungenzeka uhlangane ndawonye noma uhlanganyele nohlobo lukaPaul Bunyan, ukuzidela emvelweni kungabonakala njengomunye nje umsebenzi wangempelasonto, kepha uma ungahlangene noma ungumuntu osemusha ongaphandle, umcabango wokuhamba wedwa uye ehlane ungahle ube ngumcabango odidayo - nefolishi lezimo ze-movie ezesabekayo ezingapheli: Kuthiwani uma ngiphoqeleka ukuphonsa phansi nebhere lomama ku-Leo ku Isivumelwano? Kuthiwani uma ngigcina ngifana noReese Witherspoon Kuyasendle futhi uhlangane nabazingeli abathile, abazalelwe ngaphakathi abazimisele ukungibulala? Cishe? Cha. Usathukile? Heck yebo.

Kodwa ungavumeli izinzwa zakho zikuphazamise kulokho imvelo ekunikezayo. UGaby Pilson, ongumqondisi wezintaba onolwazi futhi ofundisa ngaphandle nge-Outdoor Generations, okuyisikhungo esiku-inthanethi semfundo yangaphandle, uthi yize lokho kwesaba kuyaqondakala, akujwayelekile ukuthi kusekelwe ngokoqobo.

“Ukwesaba okukhulu abesifazane abanako ngokuhamba bodwa kubangelwa izingcindezi zomphakathi nezinkambiso, esikhundleni semininingwane yangempela mayelana namathuba okulimala noma ukuhlaselwa ngenkathi besehlane,” kuchaza uPilson. Ngokwesibonelo, i-Yellowstone National Park ibika ukuthi ukuhlangana okuyingozi namabhere kwenzeka ekuvakasheleni okukodwa kokuyizigidi ezingu-2,7 kuleli paki.

UPilson uyanezela ukuthi, yize ingekho imininingwane egciniwe kazwelonke ngamacala enziwe kubantu abagibela izintaba besifazane ikakhulukazi, izibalo zikhomba ukuthi ingozi yakho yokuba yisisulu sobugebengu obunodlame incane kakhulu kunaleyo esendaweni engekho ehlane, ngaphandle kobulili. Isibonelo, idatha evela e-Pacific Field Office yeGatsha Lezinsizakalo Zokuphenya ibonisa ukuthi cishe unethuba eliphindwe ka-19 lokuba isisulu sobugebengu bokuhlukumeza ngokocansi e-Los Angeles County (yikes) kunakweyodwa yama-76 National Parks ingxenye esentshonalanga yesifunda.

Ngenkathi kukhona ubungozi obuthile bokuzama ukunyuka wedwa (ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezisemuva noma endaweni ekhohlisayo noma isimo sezulu) inqobo nje uma uzilungiselele (okuningi kulokho okungezansi), kuningi ongakuthola kulwazi oluzokwenza ikukhuthaze ukuthi uyithathe.

Njengoba abantu abaningi beshaya imizila kunanini ngaphambili, uma ubusebenzisa izindlela ezifanayo zobude obuphakathi, amandla alinganiselayo (futhi manje aminyene) isikhathi esithile, kungokwemvelo ukuqala ukuhalela Okuningi. Futhi njengoba imithi yokugoma igcwele kanye nesimo sezulu esifudumele esifikayo, asikaze sibe khona isikhathi esingcono sokubeka izinto ozibukayo emizileni emide noma eyinselele eyengeziwe ongakwazi ukuyichoboza uwedwa.

Ukuze ulungele uhambo lwakho olulandelayo, bhekisisa kabanzi zonke izinzuzo zokuhamba ngezinyawo uwedwa — kanye namathiphu ochwepheshe okuthi ungakwenza kanjani ngokuphepha.

Izinzuzo Zokunyuka KwamaSolo, Ngokusho Kwalabo Abakwenzile

Ukushaya imizila nabangane nomndeni kunganikeza indawo enokuthula yokubamba isikhathi noma isikhathi sekhwalithi, kepha ukuzenzela ngokwakho izinzuzo zayo ezihlukile, kusho uJanel Jensen, umphathi wohlelo lwe-Adventure Travel ye-REI. Ngokwemvelo, "ungahamba ngejubane lakho futhi ungazizwa ucindezelwa ukuthi uqhubeke noma ulinde abanye," kusho uJensen. Kodwa ngokwemetaphysically, ukuhamba ngezinyawo uwedwa "kukunikeza amathuba amaningi okufunda ngawe nalokho okujabulelayo ngaphandle."

Ngaphezu kwalokho, "[ukuhamba izintaba zodwa njengowesifazane] kungasiza ekunikezeni umuzwa wokwaneliseka," kunezela uPilson. "Ungazizwa uqiniseka ngekhono lakho lokusingatha izinselele, ngaphandle kokuphoqeleka ukuthi uzizwe sengathi udinga ukuba nomuntu ozokweseka." (Okuhlobene: Lezi Zinzuzo Zokuhamba Izintaba Zizokukwenza Ufune Ukushaya Imizila)

Ngakho-ke, yini eyenza i- enkulu hamba? Yize lokho kwehlela entofontofo nasolwazini lomuntu ngamunye (umgibeli wezintaba onolwazi angacabanga njengenselelo eyi-14er ngenkathi umuntu omusha ngokuphelele ekuhambeni izintaba angabheka noma yini esendleleni egandayiwe, eyisicaba njenge-level-up), ukuhlola ukubuyekezwa kwabagibeli bezintaba abedlule kungaba kuhle indlela yokulinganisa ubukhulu, kuphawula uPilson. Izinhlelo zokusebenza ezifana ne-AllTrails ne-Gaia (Yamahhala ku-IOS ne-Android) zihlukanisa imizila ngobunzima (kulula, okumaphakathi, okuqinile), ukuphakama, nobude. Ngakho-ke, uma uqede ukunyuka okulula "okulula", ukuhlose okuthile okulingene (ngobude noma ekuweni) kungaba ukubheja kwakho okuhle kakhulu. Ngokufanayo, uma unesithukuthezi ngezindlela ezimaphakathi, ezinamamayela amaningi, into "enkulu" kungenzeka ilandelela uhambo lwakho lokuqala "olunzima" lokuhamba ngezinyawo uwedwa.

Uma kushiwo lokho, noma ngabe uwela kuphi esikalini sesipiliyoni njengomuntu ongaphandle ozihambela, noma yimuphi umzila ongaphezu kwendawo yakho yokududuza njengamanje cishe uzokuletha ngezingozi eziningana ezintsha - kusuka kumabhamuza sibonga imayela elengeziwe kanye / noma indawo enzima ukuze ukuba ngaphandle kwegridi kangangokuthi ulahlekelwa isevisi yeselula. Ngaphambi kokuzibekela wedwa, ukuqonda ukuthi ungazilungiselela kanjani lezo zithiyo kubalulekile, kokubili ukuphepha nokuzijabulisa.

Lapha, u-Pilson, u-Jensen, nabanye ochwepheshe bangaphandle babelana ngamathiphu abo aphezulu okulungiselela uhambo lwakho lokuqala lokuhamba wedwa.

1. Joyina iqembu lokuqala lezintaba

Bheka - ihlane lingaba indawo engathandeki uma ungenalwazi futhi uwedwa.Kepha uma uqala ezenzakalweni ezihambisana nabahamba nabo besifazane kuqala, kunethuba elikhulu lokuthi uzozethemba futhi uzilungiselele ngesikhathi ozikhiphela wedwa.

Inani eliphakeme kakhulu lama-Pilsonwabaqalayo beqiniso? Joyina iqembu labantu besifazane elihamba izintaba. "Uma umusha ezintabeni, ukujoyina amaqembu okuqwala izintaba, izifundo zokuqeqesha, noma imikhankaso kungaba yindlela enhle yokwakha la makhono endaweni esekelanayo." Lawa makghono angafaka amathiphu wokuzulazula, ukuthi wenzeni uma kwenzeka ulimala noma uhlangana nezilwane zasendle, ngisho nezincomo zokuthenga igiya langaphandle elifanele. Amaqembu akhe ambalwa awathandayo: I-Wild Women Expeditions (eqondisa izintaba eziqondiswayo ikakhulukazi zabesifazane emhlabeni wonke) kanye ne-NOLS (isikole esingenzi nzuzo somhlaba wonke ogwadule esigxile emakilasini amakhono angaphandle abesifazane nabadala ne-LGBTQ + nentsha). Amasayithi afana neMeetup.com nawo ahlinzeka ngamaqembu okuqwala izintaba (amanye ikakhulukazi abesifazane) angalungiswa endaweni yangakini. (Okuningi lapha: Uhambo Lwangaphandle Lwezokuzijabulisa Olutho Kodwa Olokuphumula)

2. Yakha Ukuhamba ngezinyawo Okukhudlwana

Ngaphambi kokuthatha umzila omkhulu, oqhelile (uyazi, lapho kungekho muntu ongamemeza khona ngonyaka - udlala!) Noma uye kude nomzila wedwa, kuyasiza ukwakha ukuzethemba kwakho ekuhambeni okufushane, okuthandwa kakhulu, uthi UJensen.

Ngenkathi izindlela ezimfushane, ezingaphansi kakhulu zingase zingachazi ukunyuka kwakho okuhle, ziyadingeka uma unenhloso ende noma eyinselele yokuhamba ngezinyawo, kusho uJensen. "Zama imizila embalwa emifushane, ethandwayo eseduze noma, hamba nge-pseudo solo hike ngokuqala ngomngani, kodwa ugcine ibanga lakho kulendledlana," esho.

Ukusuka lapho, ungasebenza indlela yakho ukhuphukele emizileni enzima kakhulu enezinzuzo ezinkulu zokuphakama, njengoba uzizwa unethezekile. Izinhlelo zokusebenza zokuzulazula ezifana ne-AllTrails zivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bahlunge usesho lokuqwala indawo ngendawo, ukuqina, ibanga elingamakhilomitha, kanye nenzuzo yokuphakama. Nge-AllTrails, ungakwazi futhi ukuhlola ukubuyekezwa komsebenzisi - okungaba usizo kakhulu uma uqaphela umkhondo ongajwayelekile.

3. Khetha Umzila Wakho Wedwa

Nakuba kungekho mthetho onzima mayelana nokuthi zingaki izintaba zokuqeqesha okufanele uziqedele ukulungiselela uhambo olukhulu, u-Pilson unikeza lo mthetho wesithupha: "Qonda izinga lakho lekhono lomzimba bese ukhetha umzila onezinzuzo noma ukulahlekelwa ukuphakama kwamakhilomitha nokuphakama noma ukulahlekelwa yazi ungazuza, "usho kanje.

Futhi, zibuze: Ungakwazi yini ukuqedela uhambo lwakho ngesikhathi osinikeze? Gcina ukhumbula ukuthi ukunyuka kwezinyawo okudinga amatende ubusuku bonke kuyi-ballgame ehluke ngokuphelele ekuqeqesheni nasekubekeni engcupheni - futhi kungaba ngcono ukungakwenzeli i-solo adventure yakho yokuqala. Ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza (kufaka phakathi i-AllTrails) zinikela ngesici esivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi babone okunye ukuqoshwa kwe-GPS kwabagibeli bomzila, okubandakanya isikhathi esibathathe ukugcwalisa umzila, ukuthi bangakanani ukuphakama abakutholile, kanye nejubane labo elijwayelekile. Ungakusebenzisa lokhu ukukusiza ukulinganisa ukuthi kuzokuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuqedela umzila, futhi.

Uzophinde ufune ukugcina indawo engqondweni lapho ukhetha ukunyuka intaba, kungeza uJensen, ogcizelela ukuthi "angalokothi azame ukunyuka yedwa kwezobuchwepheshe. Lokhu kwenziwa kangcono ngamaqembu noma, kangcono kodwa, ngesiqondisi." Yini efaneleka njenge ubuchwepheshe? Cabanga: noma yini ongayidinga okokusebenza okukhethekile, njengezicathulo ezidizayinelwe ukunqamula eqhweni naseqhweni, noma izintambo namapulisi ukunyusa amawa.

Yize i-adventure yakho ekahle ingahle ingabandakanyi izindimbane zabanye abagibeli abaseduze kwakho - ibizwa ngokunyuka wedwa ngesizathu - uPilson uphawula ukuthi, ngokuhamba kwakho kokuqala okukhulu wedwa, kungakuhle ukukhetha umzila odumile lapho abanye abantu ungekho amamayela kude.

O, futhi ungakhohlwa ukucatshangelwa okukhulu kokugcina: isimo sezulu. Ngamanye amagama, ungakhethi uhambo olungenamthunzi omncane ngesikhathi sasehlobo noma ithuba lokuwa kweqhwa ebusika, ngoba isimo sezulu esibi singakhuphula amathuba akho okulimala noma okugula.

4. Yiba neGiya Elifanele

Ngemuva kokukhetha uhambo lwakho oluphelele, okusele ukupakisha isikhwama sakho bese ushaya imikhondo. Futhi nakuba okukuleso sikhwama kuncike ohlotsheni lokuqwala intaba olwenzayo, kukhona okufanele ube nakho kunoma yiliphi iphakethe, ngokusho kukaJensen. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ingane yosizo lokuqala, izinto ezizokusiza ukuthi unethezeke ngokwengeziwe ezimweni (okusho ukufudumala kwesandla emakhazeni, elangeni kanye nasekuxosheni izimbungulu ezindaweni ezifudumele), nendlela yokuxhumana nomhlaba wangaphandle. (Okuhlobene: Amathuluzi we-High-Tech Wokulandela Kwakho Ukuhamba Izintaba Nokukhempa)

Ukutshala imali edivayisini yezokuxhumana enjengezindlela ezimbili, njengeGarmin inReach Mini GPS Satellite Communicator (Buy It, $ 319, amazon.com) ukuthenga okudingekayo kunoma yikuphi ukunyuka kwedwa njengoba ungahle ungabi sezinsizeni zeseli njalo, kusho uPilson . “[Ingakwazi] ukuxhumana ne-smartphone yakho, ukuze ukwazi ukuthumela imiyalezo kumndeni nabangane usebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besathelayithi phakathi nohambo lwakho,” uyachaza. Enye inketho engabizi kakhulu: i-goTenna Mesh Text kanye ne-Location Communicator (Thenga yona, $ 179, amazon.com), ebhangqa nomakhalekhukhwini wakho ukukuvumela ukuthi uthumele imibhalo nezingcingo lapho i-WiFi incane. Ngokungeziwe kudivayisi yokuxhumana, futhi qiniseka ukuthi utshela othile ukuthi uyaphi futhi nini.

Ezinye izinto ezimbalwa ozofuna ukuzihlelela:

• Izintaba ubhaka: "Uma ukhetha ukuthi uzokuphatha malini, ukuqina komzimba nokuqeqeshwa kwakho kuguquka okubaluleke kakhulu," kusho uMichael O'Shea, u-Ph.D nomthandi wangaphandle, utshelwe ngaphambilini Umumo. “Kufanele uzame. Qala ngephakethe elingasindi (amakhilogremu angama-20 kuye kwangama-25) futhi uhambe ihora, ubone ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Uzothola ukuthi ungathatha okuningi, noma uthole umkhawulo wakho. "
• Izicathulo: “Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthola ibhuthi efanelekile yokuhamba ngezinyawo ukuya esitolo bese uzama amabhuzu ahlukene," kuchaza uPilson.. "Yize kungabonakala kulula ukuthenga amabhuthi ku-inthanethi, ukwenza lokho kusebenza kuphela uma usuvele ujwayelene nosayizi womkhiqizi webhuthi futhi ulingana. Futhi, abathengisi abaningi abancane bangaphandle banabasebenzi abanolwazi abangakusiza ekutholeni amabhuzu afanele." Cabangela izicathulo ezigijimayo noma izicathulo eziyingxube zokugibela izintaba kuye ngendawo oyilindele. (Ngokwezinyawo ezifushane, eziyisicaba ngokuzayo, ungase futhi ubambe izimbadada zokuhamba.) Cabangela ukuthenga ibhuthi yakho yokuhamba noma isicathulo ongasikhethayo. izinyanga ngaphambi kohambo lwakho lokuhamba uwedwa ukuze uzigqekeze emizileni eseduze. (Okuhlobene: Izicathulo Zokuqwala Izintaba Ezingcono Kakhulu namaBhuzu Abesifazane)
• Amasokisi: "Abantu bahlala bekhuluma ngokuvikelwa ngamabhuzu ezinyawo zabo futhi bakhohlwe ukuthi amasokisi anganikeza nokuvikelwa okuhle okwakhelwe ngaphakathi," Umumo. Umthetho wakho wokuqala wamasokisi ahamba phambili okugibela izintaba? Hlala kude nekotini, ngoba impahla ingabamba umswakama futhi iholele kumabhalbhu. Esikhundleni salokho, khetha amasokisi okuhamba ngezintambo ngoboya be-merino, obuzosiza ukulawula ukushisa konyawo lwakho futhi kukugcine upholile lapho kushisa kakhulu futhi kufudumele lapho kubanda, kusho uFuchs. O, bese upakisha ipheya eyengeziwe uma kwenzeka. (Okuningi lapha: Amasokisi Wokuhamba Izintaba Okuhamba Phambili Wazo Zonke Izinhlobo Zetrekhi)
• Izendlalelo Ezengeziwe: “Okungenani, bonke abantu abahamba izintaba kufanele baphathe ijakhethi yemvula, isethi yamabhulukwe emvula, nejakhethi elilodwa kuya kwamabili afudumele, uma nje isimo sezulu sizoba muncu,” kusho uJensen. "Okubalulekile ukuthi uthole izingubo ezinethezekile nezisebenza ngokwanele izidingo zakho." Izingubo zenayiloni neze-spandex, ngokwesibonelo, ziwumswakama futhi zilula, zikuvumela ukuthi uhambe kahle ngezinsuku ezishisayo, ezinodaka. Uvolo, ngakolunye uhlangothi, luhlala isikhathi eside kakhulu futhi lungabamba ukushisa, okwenza lube usizo njengongqimba oluyisisekelo lapho amazinga okushisa ehla.
• Amanzi nokudla okulula: Hlela ukudla yonke imizuzu engama-60 kuye kwangama-90 ngenkathi usendleleni, u-Aaron Owens Mayhew, MS, R.D.N., CD, uchwepheshe wokuhlelela ukudla emuva kwe-Backcountry Foodie, utshelwe ngaphambilini Umumo. "Umuntu ohamba ngezinyawo angaba sengozini yokusha ezitolo zabo ze-glycogen - aka ukushaya udonga noma 'ukubhonka" - kungakapheli ihora elilodwa kuya kwamathathu lapho uhamba izintaba uma umzimba ungafuthwanga ngokwanele, ”uyachaza. (Hlola uhlu lwezidlo zokudla ezihamba phambili ongazipakisha kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhamba ibanga elingakanani.)
• Amathuluzi okuphepha: “Njengomthetho ojwayelekile, noma ubani ohamba ezweni lamabhere kufanele abe nekani lokufutha ibhere (Buy It, SABER Frontiersman Bear Spray, $30, amazon.com) elitholakala ngaso sonke isikhathi,” kusho u-Pilson.Ikhithi yosizo lokuqala (Buy It, Vikela i-Life Small First Aid Kit, $ 14, amazon.com) nayo ayikwazi ukuxoxisana, futhi kufanele okungenani ibe namabhandeshi kanye ne-gauze, ama-towelet antiseptic, ingubo ephuthumayo, i-tourniquet nezikhonkwane zokuphepha, kusho uJensen. Ngenkathi ubiza kancane, i-VSSL First Aid (Thenga It, $ 130, amazon.com) ingena kupakethe lakho kalula futhi iqukethe i-flashlight ye-LED ngakolunye uhlangothi.

5. Yazi Ukuthi Ungakwenza Lokhu

Nakuba ukuthatha izinyathelo ezidingekayo ukuze ulungiselele uhambo olukhulu lokugibela uwedwa kubalulekile, into ebaluleke kakhulu ekujabuleleni uhambo lwakho (nokugcina uphephile) ifinyelela entweni eyodwa, kusho u-Pilson. Ukuzethemba. “Ziningi izingcindezi zomphakathi ezitshela abesifazane ukuthi abakwazi ukwenza izinto ezinjengokuqwala izintaba bodwa,” usho kanje. "Ukwakha ukuzethemba kwakho ngolwazi kuzoba ukhiye ngokuphelele."

Ngemuva kwakho konke, usuvele wenza ingxenye enzima: Uqeqeshe umzimba wakho, walungisa igiya lakho, futhi wahlela inkambo yakho. Ukulungele ukuchoboza ezinye izintaba ngokuphepha nangokuziqhenya. Noma kunjalo, yazi ukuthi uma ukunyuka okulingene okungadingi ukuthi usuku lonke futhi ikani lokuthwala ibhere kuyisivinini sakho, usengathola zonke izinzuzo zangaphandle kwendlela yakho!

Ngokuqondene nomcabango wokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi ukude kakhulu ngomzila wokuqwala izintaba okungekho muntu ozokuzwa umemeza uma umbulali wezembe egxuma ephuma ezihlahleni, zama ukungazikhathazi ngalokho kakhulu, kusho uPilson. "Empeleni, uma uqhela phambili usuka enqoleni yomgwaqo, mancane amathuba okuthi abantu abasendleleni bazofuna ukwenza noma yini ngaphandle kokujabulela izintaba ngokuthula."

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