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Embraceuncertainty.Evenif it’sdusk,there’sa storm

approachingandyoustillhaven’tfounda pitch.Anopen,

calmmindis muchmoreabletofinda solutionoveronethat’s

panicking.Andremember,youhaveeverythingyouneedonyour

backtosurvive.

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Alwaysaimforthepathofleastresistance.Listenfortrickling
creeksasit maybeeasiertowalkupthegutsofoneif thebush
is relentless.Ridgelinesgenerallyprovideeasierwalkingthan
hackingthroughmangledgulliesduetolessvegetation.Retrace
yourstepsif it getstoothick.If youdoover-commit,consult
themap,picka pointandcommittotravellingin thatdirection.
Thiscouldmeantakinga bearingeveryfivemetres,pickingout
distinctivevegetation,beeliningtowardsthat,andthenrepeating
theprocess.If bush-bashingin Tasmania,forexample,wherethe
scrubis mostlyspiky,thenidentifyfriendliervegetation,species
thatwon’ttearyourlegstoshreds.Noticinghowthesefriendlier
shrubsweavethroughthelandscapecansometimescreatea path
amidstthemelange.Beawaretooofsensitiveecologicalareasand
avoidtrampingoverthem.

Vistas

Watchsunsetsandsunrisesovervast,deserted

landscapeswithnomanmadestructurein sight—

allfromtheawningofyourtent.

WWate

Finda siteclosetowater,even

if it’sjusta puddle.Lookout

forrocks,whichsometimes

accumulatewaterpoolsdown

thesides.Carrypurification

tablets.Checkthemapforwater

sourcesemanatingnearmountain

summits;it’sthefreshestwater

thereis!Alwaysaimtoheadto

placesonthemapneartarnsor

creeks.

ZoomOut

Adopta macrocosmicperspective;alwaysthinkofthebigger

picture.Extendyourawarenesstoencompassbothyour

immediateandfarawayenvironment.Forexample,before

choosingtocampbeneathtrees,checktoseeif thereare

anybranchesthatcouldfallandpotentiallyspearyourtent.

Zoomingoutenablesthewildcampertospymorepotential

hazardsaswellasopportunities..

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decision making. You can waste vital

time and energy by being indecisive.

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