What are the precautions for hiking?

Hiking is not as time-saving and labor-saving as taking transportation. Instead, you have to rely on your own two feet to reach your destination step by step. Therefore, you must have good physical strength. Therefore, you should prepare for this trip before setting off. Have a general understanding of travel and make a more practical plan. Think more comprehensively about the difficulties you may encounter during travel, so as to be prepared to deal with various difficulties, including psychological and material preparations. In particular, the advent of adventure activities that have emerged in recent years should be taken seriously. For example, teenagers in big cities have a rebellious mentality due to the doting of their parents. They always want to get rid of the shackles of their parents and go to nature to experience exercise and seek stimulation. Therefore, they are not mentally or materially prepared for the difficulties they may encounter. , without the ability to survive in a struggle with nature, resulting in various injuries and even loss of life. Therefore, it is a good thing for young people to go to nature for exercise, but they cannot go out blindly, let alone act secretly without telling their parents. Instead, they must make careful plans and full preparations with the participation of their parents before they can be implemented. Here are some things you should pay attention to when hiking:

1. Prevent ankle sprains when walking on mountainous or slippery roads. Hiking will encounter a variety of roads, sometimes rugged, sometimes winding and muddy, making walking very difficult. Especially when walking on icy and snowy roads in the northern winter, you may fall if you are not careful. In mild cases, you may suffer skin abrasions, in severe cases, fractures or concussions. The consequences of a fall are more serious for older people. For this reason, travelers must firstly walk carefully and slowly when walking, and must not rush or stride; secondly, they must understand the road conditions in advance, and it is best to wear comfortable and non-slip shoes; thirdly, they must pay attention when walking to prevent being obstructed Stumble over things.

2. When walking on steep mountain roads, you can use crutches or branches for support to keep your body relatively stable. If there is a narrow mountain road on one side and a deep mountain stream on the other side, you should pay full attention to the road while walking and do not look into the mountain stream to avoid causing panic and falling into the mountain stream. Don't go down too fast to avoid inertia and serious consequences.

3. Be careful when crossing the river. The decision depends on the width, depth, speed and river bed conditions of the river. It is best to seek advice from local people who are familiar with the situation. Only wade across the river to ensure that there will be no danger. This is especially important for people who cannot swim. When wading across a river, choose a place where the river is narrow, the water is shallow, there are no whirlpools, and there are no stones on the river bed. If the water is deep and you cannot be sure of safety, you have to cross the river by ferry.

When crossing a river by ferry, be sure to sit firmly and not move around casually to avoid losing the balance of the boat and tipping it into the river.

If the river is not wide and there is only a single-plank bridge, then you must have the courage to cross the bridge slowly, support each other, and cross slowly.

When crossing a river or walking on a river in winter in the north, it is best to follow the path that others have taken to avoid accidentally falling into the river due to thin ice.

4. When walking in villages or on infrastructure construction sites, be sure to prevent nails from hurting your feet. This is an accidental injury that many travelers often encounter. Please be careful when walking on wooden boards.

5. Avoid falling into the swamp when crossing it. Hiking adventure tours sometimes require you to cross swamps. If you are not careful, you will fall into it and it will be difficult to extricate yourself. The best way at this time is to ask a guide to lead the way, or follow the path that others have walked. It is best to avoid or take safety precautions in swamps that are very difficult to walk.

6. When hiking at night, you must have good lighting to prevent tripping over obstacles.

7. Hiking is best done in groups. Especially for some adventurous hiking trips, it is best to go together with a few people so that they can help each other and tide over the difficulties together in the event of an unexpected event.