Monday, March 28, 2011

Top 52 Hiker Mistakes

With peak hiking season just around the corner, now is a good time to review some of the most common mistakes hikers make, and hopefully learn how to avoid them.

The March issue of Backpacker Magazine includes a compilation of the 52 most common mistakes hikers make. These include mistakes made at home, on the trail, in camp, as well as navigational, first aid, and food and water mistakes.

This is an excellent list for newbies, and a good review for grizzled veterans!

You can click here to read the article.




Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com

2 comments:

Take A Hike GPS said...

Is there a prize for "collecting" all 52 mistakes? Ok, so maybe I haven't made ALL of them...but I've made my fair share, and will probably make some more. Isn't that half the fun?

The Smoky Mountain Hiker said...

As long as you don't pay a steep price! Hey, we're all probably guilty of at least a couple of them...

Jeff