Tips for Hiking With Ultralight Techniques

Tips for Hiking With Ultralight Techniques - Ultralight hiking mountain climbing technique is fun at the same time very challenging thing to do. Reduce the burden of the backpack from the normally weighing 20 kg to 10 kg only course will certainly relieve your footsteps when stepping on every incline, speed climbing will certainly increase very rapidly, and travel time may be shortened.

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That's some of the benefits you can get when applying this technique. But keep in mind, reducing burdens means removing a lot of stuff from your backpack, if you want to really apply this technique, be prepared to lose a lot of luxury in your climbing trip.

Ultralight hiking technique forces you to carry only items that are really important to the safety and security of your ascent, comforts and luxuries found in other items you normally take it, automatically should you forget. That's the toughest challenge of the climb with this technique, the efficiencies have to sacrifice luxury and comfort that is commonly obtained from the climb with traditional techniques.

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For those of you who are interested in trying to climb with this technique, an awful lot of preparation you have to do. Some of which I have discussed in the article on the technique of ultralight hiking. And for this time, I will supplement that information with providing some tips that can be done if you are interested in trying out climbing techniques with ultralight hiking. Here're some tips.

1. Be solidify in the choose items you would take it!

Consider with a good selection of stuff that you would take it. Note the functions and benefits of the main item that you select. If an item is considered to have not too vital functions in support of the safety and security of your hike, feel free to leave it in your home.

Remember, this ultralight engineering does not seek comfort and luxury while camping, but efficiency and safety when travel is preferred. Of course, for the first time, it will be hard to do, you will be forced to leave cherished belongings which usually always accompany and provide comfort in your previous ascent.

2. Prioritize to prefer a multi-purpose item

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One tool with many functions is the best weapon you should take it while climbing with ultralight techniques. Multifunctional items will actually reduce your load because these items one can replace many items with different functions. Multifunction knives from Switzerland's Army is the most common example of the often unreliable ultralight hikers.

3. Bring goods and groceries in the portion that is truly right

If you usually bring food and excess fuel as a backup if the other lack of anticipation, try to leave that habit. Learn from your experience to determine the number of servings of food and fuel with a right, not a shortage, and there also. Select the appropriate size carrier and bring clothes to taste. Efficiency is everything.

4. Properly Estimate the amount of water that you will bring

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Water is the major irreplaceable needs. Water shortage will be very dangerous for the safety of your life. But water is the heaviest items that exist in your carrier if it brings too much, certainly would be very disruptive to your climbing trip. Learn to carry water only as you need. Know any point water source at the location of your ascent. While in the source water, drink as many. To determine the amount of water that needs to take it, read it here.

5. Share the burden with travelings mate could be a surefire strategy

Equipment groups such as tents and stoves are the responsibility of each Member of the Group shared ascent, therefore, is not fair if the load must be shouldered by just one member. Share the burden evenly is a step-wise thing to do, for the sake of the efficiency of travel that you do. If the physical abilities of each Member feel the same, share the load evenly over the group that should be taken.

6. Always train your physical strength!

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Climbing with any technique, of course, require physical strength, ultralight hiking technique is no exception. With a lighter load than usual, not that you should ignore your body's physical strength. Within just a few kilometers, with excess body weight and physical strength are lackluster, the backpack weighing 10 kg will be felt like a bag full of boulders.

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