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Hiking To Keep Your Ski Muscles Strong

Hiking Tips

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Views From the Top of Big Slide Mountain in the Adirondacks.

© Mike Doyle
More Hiking Tips:
  • When you’re hiking uphill, especially with a backpack, take short steps, keeping your weight even. Don’t lean into the hill too far, especially on wet terrain - you will slip forward. Likewise, when going downhill don’t get in the back seat or you will find yourself on your seat.

  • Keep your boot or trail shoe laces in tight loops. Boots and trail running shoes tend to have long laces. If you tie them and leave a big loop, your shoelace loop will find a root or something else to catch on and could start a nasty fall. So back lace down your boots or otherwise shorten your laces to keep them tight.

  • Wear gloves. Short finger biking gloves are good, but you can use any kind that keep your palms from getting blisters from the pole handles and will aid in climbing.

  • Buy a small First Aid kit, a small flashlight, and a multi-purpose tool like a Swiss Army knife.

  • Carry a small roll of duct tape, the universal fix anything.

  • Dress for the day’s weather, but be prepared for whatever possible weather your area can throw at you.

  • Be sure your cell phone has at least some service in the terrain you will be in.

  • Carry a topographical map and know how to read it and how to use a compass.

  • Think about investing in a GPS for your hiking. It’s a great gadget to have and to insure your safety.

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