Rules of conduct on a hike
The apartment is your home, you know how to behave here. You don't put your fingers in electrical sockets, you don't litter under the couch (I hope), you don't make noise after 11 p.m. Mountains are an unusual environment for you. This is why you need a guide, this is why you must follow the rules of conduct on a hike.
Don't split up!!!
Statistics say that one of the main causes of all hiking accidents is group separation. Therefore, it is extremely necessary to forget about individualism during the hike and always and everywhere walk together. Before you go anywhere, you must notify the instructor. There are mountains around, not a city park.
Immediately forget about phrases like “You go, I’ll catch up with you later”, “I’ll just take a picture of the moon from that cliff” or “Maybe while you’re sitting, I’ll quickly run up that hill” and other attempts to create a potentially dangerous situation.
No alcohol!
A hike is not a party in nature; the mountains don’t like drunk people. Drinking alcohol while hiking is prohibited. This also applies to wine, beer and other low-alcohol drinks. And the point here is not only about safety - drinking “divides” the group into two camps: drinkers and teetotalers. And division, as I already wrote, is a very bad thing.
Don't litter.
Everything that came to the mountains in your backpacks should also leave in them. We take all the wrappers, bags, empty bottles, cans, and candy papers with us. We take away not only our own trash, but also other people's.
Smoking! On the very first day, make yourself an ashtray from a tin can. Ashes and bulls have the right to exist only in an ashtray. In Crimea, the fire danger period lasts from April to December. Everything here is dry and burns like gunpowder.
Do not cut down or saw trees.
At all. In Crimea, trees are worth their weight in gold. They must be protected. And for a fire, the brushwood lying on the ground is more than enough.
Don't be silent.
If you are having a hard time and are tired, say so. Speak directly, and not with clever questions like “And, when is lunch?”, “And, how many kilometers are left?” After all, you need rest, not sacred knowledge about the number of kilometers.
I also don’t recommend being a hero. There is no need to crawl with all your strength without showing any signs of fatigue. As a result, you will push yourself, and the instructor will have to finish you off:)
Don't run.
The vast majority of tourists walk too fast. I'm pretty sure this applies to you too. Out of urban habit, you will try to quickly walk up the hill in order to rush over it, but you won’t have enough strength and you will die. You will fall to the ground with crazy shortness of breath, and you will think that the mountains are not for you.
Nonsense. In order to walk in the mountains, it is enough to learn to move your feet slowly. The speed should be such that neither the pulse nor breathing quickens - practically crawling. And you know what?! As a result, you will walk more in an hour than if you tried to run.
If you're in good shape and can really go fast, you'll be rewarded with a few extra pounds of weight to match your speed with the rest of the group.
The instructor always goes first; you cannot overtake him. The last one is the final leader, appointed from among the strongest and most experienced participants in the campaign. The leader’s task is to ensure that no one lags behind the group. This does not mean at all that the leader will push the laggards. On the contrary, it will inform the instructor about the need to pause or slow down.
Think!
All of the above rules can be replaced with one simple “Think!” By the way, if you sit down and think a little, it will become clear why on a hike (and in life in general) you need to think not only about yourself and your interests, but also about others.