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Chinese Being a one traveller is quite tricky and risky if you want to start exploring nature. When visiting an extreme place, like hiking up a mountain, you need to be careful and make sure your preparation is perfect. Things could go beyond expectation if you are not ready and don’t know what to do when trying to travel to the mountain.
However, it is not going to be impossible if you know a few tips. Even a basic understanding of what it takes to become a solo traveller could help you. It’s also quite a refreshing journey for you as a lone traveller. Things will be good as you start to know how to manage your own things in solitude.
By this, you don’t have to worry anymore. It is not too late for you to learn the ropes of becoming a one traveller to enjoy your whole vacation alone. Here we provide you with the best 5 tips. It will be useful for those who are trying to start to become a solo hiker to fulfil your beautiful journey ahead.
What is one traveller?
One traveller is a single or solo traveller who is going on holiday or going up to a destination alone. This requires a thorough awareness of the destination, maintaining your physical and mental health, financial readiness, and preparing your equipment. Those are to ensure your trip's safety. It means you need to be prepared for everything by yourself in nature. You also have to know when and how to help yourself when hiking.
Being a solo traveller is not an easy journey for a beginner. That’s why we recommend a short yet simple start to the trip so you can reach your destinations safely. It is also important for you to know what you should prepare before you can be a proper beginner hiker to climb the mountain safely.
As you already know, with the basic rules and knowledge, you will have a great experience in the future as a hiker with these tips:
Plan the hiking date and time.
You need to make sure you know at what time or on what date you will go hiking up a mountain. There is going to be a time when a mountain could be risky at certain weather or seasons. Mountains such as Rinjani could be really dangerous and slippery during the rainy season.
It is not advised for a one traveller to go around in extreme seasons or weather because the danger of winter, rain, fog or extreme heat. It will cause critical danger to your health and safety if you don't have a lot of experience or equipment during hiking. Even as a lone traveller, it is always good to hike up along with other groups. Having another group along with your path will improve your survival chances.
Plan for the gear and your equipment
For a one traveller, you need to be well aware of the equipment you should bring, depending on the hike distance. You do not yet need professional gear, specialised equipment, or complex clothing layers, as you are still a beginner. For the basics, here we provide what kind of items you need for hiking over a short distance:
Backpack: A small size (10-20 litres) or medium size (20-35 litres) backpack to carry extra water, food, and medicine only
Clothes: Long sleeve shirts, long pants (except jeans), a lightweight insulated jacket, polyester or nylon clothes, gloves, a hat, and sneakers or ankle boots.
Gear: Maps & compass, pocket knife, lighter, and GPS, trekking poles.
The whole thing is already enough for you, as one traveller, to hike up safely to the mountain in a much shorter distance. If you have already experienced enough later, you will need more complex and specialised gear to climb the mountain. It is always good to ask a local guide which route and equipment you need.
Choose the best route for your body fit as one traveller.
You need to be extremely aware of your body health and the route you decide. Never do a long hiking distance, especially as one traveller hiking on a difficult track. Such things as wildlife, thick roots or requiring you to do much climbing could endanger you on hiking. Always be ready with your map and aware of your distance to avoid exhaustion and dangerous obstacles.
Also, it is always beneficial to prep-check your body first before you start climbing the mountain. Do 5 minutes of preparation before climbing or hiking up a mountain to avoid injury later. Since hiking requires a lot of physical activity, you have to be aware of your body conditions first.
Always be considerate of nature.
Hiking up mountains always means admiring nature. It is always good for you to leave nature behind and only bring the memories back. There are a few points you couldn’t do when hiking up mountains as an effort to take care of nature, as it should be. Below are things you need to be more aware of:
Do not litter: As a one traveller, it is always good to respect nature by not throwing any kind of waste around the mountain. As it will endanger and pollute the local species and plants which already inhabit the mountain.
Always on the official path: Even though you are a beginner, you don’t have to worry, as the path will navigate you to the right post. Trying to make a shortcut or else will endanger the other hiker and could be distracting.
Leave nature as it is: As you admire the nature on the mountain, it is always important to take care that the environment is left undisturbed. Taking such animals, plants, or any activities to harm them is also endangering the species or the mountain itself.
Conclusion
All in all, those are a few tips that you could apply as a one traveller who tries to be a hiker. Hopefully, this will boost your insight as an aspiring hiker and improve your interest in visiting the mountains. There are many mountains you could explore around the world for your best experiences.
You can always choose the Rinjani Trekking Center as your first beginning journey for an incredible hike. Consider visiting now to enjoy the various packages that can enhance your incredible journey. Be part of the story with many spectacular and unforgettable experiences that will await you with us!