It`s Choose-Day and we are highlighting a few characteristics of different categories of Hikers considering one day group hikes.
BEGINNERS HIKERS EXPERIENCE
1. They ask a dozen questions prior, during and after the hike.
2. They have a tendency to over prepare for the hike. e.g they over pack snacks, overdress and attract anxiety in the process.
3. They are really awed by stories of other experienced hikers
4. They are more often than not asking “how much further are we from reaching the summit point?” As their guide, you will hear this question a gazillion times.
5. They will internally bear regrets as to why they signed up for this hike in the first place
6. The ones who attain their goal of reaching the summit point and back to the starting point in good time will most likely get hooked up for future trails. Woe unto those that did not reach the summit point and had a tacit experience up. 90% of them swear to never come back and trust me they keep their word.
MODERATE HIKER
1. These ones have attempted several hikes and are at it with a certain gait.
2. They pack and dress up for the hike appropriately
3. They are always ON TIME at the departure point
4. The introverts will always carry a book to read en-route the drive. Better yet an audio gadget from which to listen music / podcasts from. The extroverts on the other hand will be here and there entertaining the ones who care to hear their narrations.
5. On the hiking trail, they will walk with a steady gait occasionally stopping to sip in on the beauty of the trail while capturing photos of the terrain they are on.
6. These ones enjoy the entire trail without much difficulties. Why? because they have developed a sense of hiking consistency.
HIGH ACHIEVERS
These ones thrive on another level of adrenaline. They have a timed “hiking race”. It is not a walking expedition anymore. These ones have no time to walk alongside the beginners, in fact they feel offended by their slow pace. They literally gallop past other hikers. Did I say they pack very lightly? in fact they use their camel-back-pack-pockets for all their required essentials and water. I tell you they even dress very lightly mostly in cargo pants / shorts, a thermal top and a windbreaker. Minimal weight on their shoulders is their ultimate motto.
What amazes me is the fact that they do not even consider taking photo shots of the trail they are expediting. This (not taking photos) used to bother me a lot because am the moderate kind of a hiker until I observed their trends closely. The reason why they don`t is mostly because they have either been on this trail more than once, or they intend on coming back this time round to specifically take high quality captions to flaunt to their social media followers.
So what category of a hiker do you fall in?
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