Trekking is like an addiction for adventure lovers. People who love to travel rush to trek to find themselves in the beauty of trails-mountains-waterfalls and to take a break from the noise of the locality. Trekking means climbing the inaccessible mountains in search of a spring, treading the path of the forest, moving forward along the sometimes muddy sloping road, and walking on the slippery path of the spring, in a word, trekking is an adventurous and risky activity. For those who are going trekking, preparation is very important along with courage and willingness. Today’s event is about what new trekkers should take care of as a pre-preparation for trekking. Let’s find out.
Why pre-preparation for trekking is necessary?
Any place you go traveling, there is no current chance of finding anything valuable and there is no assurance of finding support from anybody other than yourself in the event of peril. That place can be completely uninhabited. Again many times you will not get a phone network. In the wild, you need to adjust to new circumstances each second. Trekking can be for a few hours or even for a few days. If you don’t make the fundamental preparations, your adventure can come in the way whenever and a little heedlessness can prompt a major mishap. So plan, pack essentials, and prepare yourself mentally.
What things must be taken care of?
1) Physical Ability:
Physical fitness is a prerequisite for trekking. If the health of the heart and lungs is not good, there is a possibility of getting sick on the journey. If you have a physical illness, please get permission from your doctor. If there will be a problem in cold or altitude, then what to do, you have to know all that. If you choose to go traveling, work on strolling and climbing steps a month ahead of time. Also, free the body by free hand exercise. It is important to exercise to increase leg strength.
For those who have never exercised, the physical preparation phase may seem a bit difficult. But if you go trekking without being fully fit, not only you will be in danger, but everyone in the group will be embarrassed by you. And for those who have such problems as fear of heights, asthma or breathing problems, anemia, joint pain, and low pressure, it is better not to go trekking in the mountains.
2) Backpack selection:
Journeying rings a bell when a swashbuckler gets over a mountain with a major rucksack on his shoulder. Trekking preparation is incomplete without a backpack. As a pre-trekking preparation for those who are thinking of buying a bag, one thing to note is that the more straps there are in the bag, the more the weight of the bag can be distributed across the body. Overall weight will be less. Spreading the load around the abdomen lessens the strain on the shoulders and makes strolling simpler. If there are more chambers or pockets, you can keep the important things independently. Keep in mind, that the lighter your pack, the more straightforward you can walk.
3) Pay attention to clothing too:
It is important to take care that the clothes do not get in the way of trekking. Choose clothes that will dry quickly when wet or sweaty. Light colors absorb less sun so it is better to wear light-colored cotton clothes. Comfortable three-quarter sports pants or trousers, jacket, t-shirt, and full-sleeve Genji are preferred by trekkers. Remember to take towels or slight towels. Clothing varies by place, time and season so keep these in mind.
4) Selection of shoes:
Shoes with grip are best for trekking. Walking around the market, you will find trekking shoes or boots. There is a gamble of slipping on uneven streets, so on the off chance that the shoe has great lower leg and curve backing and grasp, that dread is no more. Carry a pair of sandals that you can use other than trekking.
5) Take dry food with you:
Keep dry food in the bag that is quick to energize and easily digestible. Jaggery, muri, chocolate, dates, oat bars, mango bars, cookies, and nuts can be very good options. Don’t forget to take glucose and saline. The wellspring of drinking water ought to be known ahead of time. If you plan to trek for more than one day, you should take cakes, biscuits as well as other food. You can make tea, moment noodles, or soup on the off chance that you take a lighter and a little oven.
6) Must carry first aid box:
It is very important to carry a first aid box to deal with minor accidents during trekking or to provide immediate treatment in case of sudden illness. Pack anti-septic cream, essential medicines, mosquito repellent odomes, scissors, and bandages before the tour. Keep salt with you in the event of bloodsuckers on the traveling course.
7) Other Matters:
How about we investigate the things that ought not to be neglected in pre-traveling preparations?
*The weather, political situation, environment, and location of nearby localities of the place you are going to should be kept in advance.
*It is best to have a local tour guide or someone with previous experience in the group.
*Find out from the guide about the possible dangers on which route, and how to proceed on which route is beneficial. Make certain to fix the handy dandy aide.
*Who you choose as a partner is also important. Physical fitness, cooperative spirit, and ability to adapt to all environments are essential in all.
*Your preparation is incomplete without sunglasses, a hat, trekking stick.
*If you plan to stay in a tent at night, you should take the tent and sleeping bag with you. You can buy tents according to the number of people and the weather. Rope, torchlight must be taken.
*Carry toiletries like brushes, paste, hand sanitizer, tissues, etc.
*Now everyone can check their location, and time of arrival at the destination on the Google map of the smartphone. However, GPS support is not available in remote areas. In order not to lose your way, you have to learn the use of a map and compass in advance.
*Don’t forget to keep the map of the route plan in the bag.
*A waterproof ziplock bag must be carried for keeping cameras, binoculars, and mobiles.
Yes, learned about the pre-preparation for trekking. Wherever you go, take care not to harm the environment and wildlife. There is nothing wrong with getting lost in nature but remember that you can’t pollute the environment by littering anywhere. Happy trekking!