I've decided to hike by myself from now on, even if it kills me during these really cold winter months. I signed up for a guided hike last month just to get warmed up to the idea of hiking during winter and holy fuck, it was fucking horrible. All these fucking people hiking in a line like cattle. There was nothing exciting about it, if anything, it was really depressing. There was lots of boomers and ugly women, it felt like people use these sort of gatherings to socialize and make friends, it was depressing seeing them desperately trying to socialize and befriend one another, I'm never doing this again.
>>2799748I believe these activities are explicitly intended to be social events you spërg
>>2799750How am I supposed to learn how to be a mountaineer then?
>>2799748You aren't going to die hiking. Just wear appropriate clothing and bring appropriate supplies. If you are somewhere with real mountains in the winter, stay out of avalance terrain.
>>2799755What if I get lost? I doubt that's possible now considering I even bought one of those fancy satellite radios, but still, I guess I'm more terrified about coming across people than actually dying. I once went out on a hike and noticed there was a girl behind me, I got so anxious I told her if she wanted to pass me she could, and she passed me quick and disappeared, probably thought I was going to rape her or something, we were pretty deep into the forest.
>>2799758Download maps to your phone.
>>2799754Buy going out and actually doing it you autistic. I mean do your research first but literally just get out there and go do what ever it is you want to do.
>>2799750Hiking is a solo activity.
>>2799754I'll bite since I saw some people on the forum in a similar situation. You book a guide for mountaineering specifically. I think some people don't understand that mountaineering, also known as alpinism, means vertical progression, that is climbing on ice. That's no joke, you need serious skills learned through training and gear. Hiking is a different thing, you're unlikely to require a guide in most cases if you know what you're doing. >what if I get lostYou must carry a map, if you cut trough the forest a compass too, or a GPS device. Always carry something to signal your position in case of emergency, like a marine whistle. >I told her if she wanted to pass me she couldYou don't have to talk to anyone, just get to the side without staring them down like a maniac. Returning greetings is a good habit.
>>2800313I've always wondered this. There's a lot of good guides around me, if I hie one can I really ask them to teach me anything? I always thought a guide is just a person who guides you up the mountain and down, not an actual teacher. They obviously know their shit, but it common to ask them to teach you stuff along the way?
>>2800319Do you think they'll just take the first guy off the street and go on a potentially lethal alpine tour? Any professional guide will school you on the basics and more.
>>2800313>>2800319>>2800321Mountaineering is not that deep. Just go outside, dude.
