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Answers to the Most Asked Questions About Trekking
1. What is the difference between trekking and hiking? If you are on a leisure walk along with the landscape beauty of nature, especially on a pre-etched path, then you are hiking. But, if you are on a challenging trek, along the unexplored or rarely touched land terrains, for a longer duration, then fellas you are trekking. Let’s analyse the difference between the two on the basis of few specific pointers( because in general, both the terms are often used interchangeably) In respect to location; trekking is undertaken in areas where there is no means of transport. The trekker is required to reach the last transport accessible location, where there…
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Trekking: Expectations Vs. Reality
What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it’s supposed to be. ― Jeremy Binns The above quote by Jeremy Bins sums up my entire write-up in just one line. But still, I used it as an opening note rather than a conclusion, just to create and maintain the much-needed intrusiveness in the mind of the readers till the end-note. Often we the trekkers (me being no exception) or the hikers create or had created a picture of how our trekking or hiking would be like, even much before taking our first step. And we plan out our expectations so perfectly in…
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Mental Preparation Is As Important As Physical Preparation For a Trek
How to prepare yourself for trekking physically, mentally, and socially Before you start off with the real adventure and hit the trek it is important for you to know how to prepare yourself for trekking physically, mentally, and socially. To build our physical fitness for the trek, we prepare our body by working out in a gym or the outdoor. In both the scenarios, we choose a space where we can sweat it all out and strengthen our body. But even if you get extremely fit before the trek, there still be climatic and environmental challenges that will try to break your body and your mind too. A walk through hailstorm…