Are you ready for the mountain?
Careful planning and preparation protects you from surprises. Pay attention to the following points when planning:
- Date, getting there, coming back
- Distance, altitude and elevation gain/loss - Plan tours (on smartphone or tablet)
- Route category (lowland, mountain or alpine)
- Start, end, stopovers, breaks
- Food
- Weather
- Equipment
- Local conditions (suckler cows, ticks)
- Fellow hikers: mobile phone numbers, experience and fitness
- Route conditions: closed/diverted sections