8 things you should be prepared for on your first hiking

I always heard bad news about hiking man such as .somebody lost their way, somebody lost their life during hiking. somebody fell from the cliff etc Yes hiking is very exciting, but safe is very valuable.

On 2015 August , 8 hiking people go to hiking on caidian Huangpi mountain, which located in Hubei China, , these 8 man have no hiking experience , they don’t prepare any hiking equipment , so at evening they feel so hungry and lost their way onmountaintop .they have to dial 110 finally . The policeman spend 4 hours to arriving the mountaintop and saved the hiker from the trouble . On their way to get down the mountain, they even met the grid which the villagers to catch wild boar.

We have to say these rookie traveller is really brave, with so simple equipment , they also dare to venture climbing ?

There is 8 things you should be prepared for on your first hiking.

1 ) Familiar with the hiking map to avoid lost way , pay attention to the road safety .

2) With good safe car if you need car.

Also pay attention to the gas station or repair car stop etc. Pay attention to the nearby hospital for emergency use.

3) Check your healthy before your hiking. Make sure your can afford for hiking .

4) With suitable equipment such as cloth, shoes , climbing stick etc.

5) Pay attention to the weather report .

6) Avoid dangerous area, safety is the top 1 things during hiking .

7) No smoking or play fire during hiking. We need to pay attention to protect the environment .

8)Keep clean during hiking .

8 Things you should know before your first backpacking trip