Outdoor - USA (2020-03)

WILDCAMPINGGUIDE

izontalhailingandyou
canbarelyseeyourhikingbuddy’s
flounderingtentfivemetresaway,
thenmaybeyoushouldstayput.
Plansshouldbeflexible;theymean
nothingin thefaceofNature.

HeightenedAwareness

Ofemotions,ofphysicality,ofsocietalconditioning,of

negativebeliefsystems.Wildcampingstripsusback.

Whoarewewhenourtentsareclingingtoa mountain

ridgein theeyeofa tempest?Thewildcampingjourney

canbea pilgrimage,a journeythroughnotonlyexternal

terrainbutinnertoo.

III ngenuity

I wasondaytwoofa six-day

hike-and-biketripin GuyFawkes

NationalPark,NSW,whenmytent

polesnapped.I repairedit witha

peg,a sockandmymattressbag,

makinga splintwiththepegand

sock,andthenplacingrocksinside

mymattressbag,whichI usedasa

counter-weighttoeasepressureon

thepole.It wasfarfromideal,but

it worked.Everythingin yourpack

shouldhaveatleasttwouses.

Just Get On With It

Learning to laugh in the pimpled

face of adversity is essential,

especially if you’re up to your waist

in water and shivering with no sight

of a clear way through the bush.

Wild camping breeds trust and

resilience.

GoWiththe

Flow

J

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