8 Tips for Beginner Solo Hikers

Eight tips which are integral to a beginner solo hiker.
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Tip #1 - Planning
03:40 Tip #2 - Safety
05:55 Tip #3 - Time
07:30 Tip #4 - Clothing
09:20 Tip #5 - Food & Hydration
11:08 Tip #6 - Navigation
12:55 Tip #7 - Know your limits
14:11 Tip #8 - Enjoy it
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[@petercollins7848]

Top advice Chris. I meet so many people on my hikes that have done no prep, have no maps or nav devices, and often are in inappropriate footwear or clothing.

[@MaxCherry4170]

Fatmaps look really interesting. Good shout👍

[@jonuk2640]

Great tips and advice Chris, would really like to see a lot more content on your channel

[@thevalleywalker]

Lovely belt of venus behind you on PYF at 14:42. Some great tips and well delievred Chris. atb Al

[@dreamerlotus]

Some cracking tips. All things I already do (including dog haha) but lovely to see the info being shared as see so many unprepared out there. I live in Norfolk so much flatter than beautiful Wales 😂 hoping to improve my map reading this year for more hilly adventures. Really great app recommendations too.

[@davetynan5045]

Awesome advice mate

[@samm4192]

Another big fan of Grace’s adventures! Dying to go to the dolomites

[@jamespalmer530]

Thanks for sharing, very useful for a newbie like me !

[@SaltyNuts_]

Oh yes, marvellous! Thanks for all the great tips & I’m looking forward to implementing these tips on my next solo hike.

[@JonWilliams1]

Great tips Chris! Subscribed!

[@luketreharneTi7s]

Quality video brother! Super useful 🙌

[@heatherk569]

Beautiful video

[@petershores]

I really appreciate the time and effort you put into these videos Chris - any chance you could put some links to the software and kit you recommend? It might earn you some affiliate commission too! :-)

[@endurance50plus]

Hey Chris, nice to see a fellow adventurer. My partner and I are regularly on the mountains every weekend. We have nearly covered all the walks in the beacons and there are quite a few! However, I am toying with the idea of doing a sponsored walk across the Beacons of some, fifty-miles, Non-stop. If this is a challenge you would be interested in doing drop me a message. The year is early and there is plenty of time to train for such an event. Whatismore, I walk on average in one day around Twenty-five miles which takes me ten hours, so we are looking at a minimum of a twenty-four hour walk, without stops. So I have calculated for such a walk and all eventualities a Thirty-four hour window. Further, this will not be done without support. My partner will not be able to cover such a distance so she will be backup for food and water. I have been in the army and I only rely on a map and compass, only reverting to my phone to get a bearing. I carry a full first aid kit, two bladders, one of water and the other of isotonic. I never leave home without them. Furthermore, I am looking at the logistics of this walk, even though I have done the walk in sections, I have never done the whole walk and I am still assessing the start and end of this event. Subsequently, I also live in Swansea not far from Liberty stadium. plus, I am regularly down the Gower, spearfishing. If this has wetted your appetite for a challenge, drop me a message and we will take it from there. P.S. Bring your camera's because I will be using mine. CJ.

[@flyinghigh3193]

Enjoy your videos,Drone do you use please?.

[@ohwhataknight]

Thanks, Dji Mavic 2s, its super small, light and has a great sensor

[@flyinghigh3193]

@@ohwhataknight I got a Dji Mini 2 Drone which is good under right conditions