Solo hiking

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Solo Hiking is hiking alone. It requires experience because you can not rely on others to help you in an emergency. While it has that disadvantage, and some would say they get lonely when hiking alone, solo hiking also has its rewards. Part of the joy of backpacking for many is the independence and freedom it allows. Solo hiking is the ultimate in independence and freedom. While hiking with others provides some additional comfort and security, it also comes with a responsibility to consider your partners. When hiking alone one can hike at your own pace, go where you want and stay as long as you like. Some solo hikers say they trade off some safety for an increased sense of adventure, heightened commune with nature, and the solitude it provides. Hikers who go into the wilderness alone often manage the risk by leaving a hike plan with a responsible person, registering with a ranger in the area, carrying some form of communication, and by teaching themselves to be particularly alert to hazards they may encounter. Many professionals, park rangers, geologists, biologists, game wardens and trappers for example, travel alone. Colin Fletcher and Chip Rawlins have good advice for solo hikers in their book "The Complete Walker IV" Colin Fletcher has written several books about his adventures as a long distance solo hiker.