>OH MY GOD ANON YOU HIKE UP MOUNTAINS? I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THAT! CAN I COME WITH YOU>sure you got the gear>WAIT I HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO NOT DIE IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPS?!?!Every time. It's hard finding people are actually passionate about things and are willing to invest money into the equipment to do said things. Normgrels nowadays want to go hiking on their nike sneakers and pijamas.
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>>2859705I brought a normie friend hiking with me last week, he's a pretty active gymbro but the type of conditioning hiking requires is completely different. We handled the temperatures and whiteout conditions fine he had to take a lot of breaks and had a little issue with a leg cramp near the summit.I did have enough loaner gear and hand-me-downs to supply him with a mid layer, a jacket, mittens and traction though. It can be hard to communicate to people how much water, electrolytes and calories they really need, and how critical it is not to overdress in the winter.
>>2859710This some brokeback mountain type of shit bruh tf?
>>2859713It's so sad that zoomers can't be friends without constantly thinking of having sex with eachother
>>2859710You put your arms around him, that's so cute omg.
>>2859710I climb mountains solo just fine but I wish I had a bro like you. You seem like a great friend. In lieu of that I try to treat strangers on the trail with this level of kindness (without overstepping boundaries of course).
>>2859713>>2859729You're right, we should have celebrated with a firm (gloved) handshake and eye contact before heading back down in complete silence.>>2859775Being friendly to people on trail is pretty easy, the way I see it everybody out there is experiencing the highlight of their week and usually in a great mood. I'm always happy when people ask about the trail conditions and such, but there have been times where I'm on my way down and I see people like >>2858279 still going up at 2 or 3 in the afternoon. I'm not their mothers or some forest jannie, I can't tell them to turn around but I have told people respectfully that there isn't enough daylight left to do what they're trying to do or that they'd need snowshoes and spikes to go much further.
