Ukuhamba ngezintaba, ukuhamba nokuhamba ngezinyawo kuyinjabulo uma ujabulela ukuhamba ngesinyathelo ngesinyathelo ezindaweni ezimibalabala endleleni eya ezindaweni ezithakazelisayo. Nakhu ukuthi ungakhetha kanjani futhi ulungiselele uhambo lokuhamba (noma ukuhamba).
1. Chaza isitayela sakho sokuhamba
Ingabe ukuhamba ema-Adirondacks noma kumaRocki kunomsindo njengokumnandi? Ingabe ufuna ukugxila ebusuku, ibhuzu elisendlini yamahhashi noma ubusuku obuhle endaweni yokunethezeka? Ungathanda yini ukuhamba ukusuka edolobheni elilodwa laseYurophu ukuya elilandelayo, ukuma emahishini amancane lapho ungaxoxa nabantu bendawo ngenkathi bedla ukudla kwasemini?
Ingabe ukuhamba emigwaqweni embi emazweni asithathu wesithathu ukucindezela inkinobho yakho "ye-gotta"? Uma usuqonde uhlu lwakho lwesifiso yisikhathi sokuthola uhambo.
2. Khetha Uhambo Lwakho
Manje ukuthi ungene ngemvume ngohlobo lokuhamba ngezinyawo, ukuhamba noma ukuhamba uhambo oluthinta kakhulu kuwe yisikhathi sokuthola uhambo. Izinkampani eziningi zinikeza ukuhamba nokuhamba ngezinyawo. Xoxa nenkampani ngayinye enesithakazelo futhi ubuze ukuthi yikuphi uhlobo lokuma okumelwe ube kulo ukujabulela okuhlangenwe nakho. (Kwezinye izindlela zokuhamba e-Yurophu, izimoto zizokukhetha uma unquma ukungahambi ngendlela eya edolobheni elilandelayo. )
3. Hlola izinga lakho lokufaneleka
Ungase uhambe amakhilomitha amabili noma emibili ngomgwaqo ngokunethezeka, kodwa ungahamba ngamamayela amane noma amahlanu ngosuku - noma ngaphezulu - endaweni ehlukahlukene ngaphandle kokuwa embhedeni yonke intambama? Uma usukhethile uhambo, cela inkampani yokuvakasha ukuthi yiliphi izinga lokuzivocavoca ngokomzimba okufanele ube khona ukuze uthathe uhambo. Bese, yakha uhlelo lokuqinisekisa ukuthi ulungele ngokomzimba.
4. Train for Uhambo lwakho
Ngokuhamba okuningi, kulungile ukuqala ukuqeqeshwa kwakho inyanga noma ezimbili ngaphambi kokuthi uhambe eholidini. Ukuchitha isikhathi esiteshini sokuzivocavoca esisebenza ngezisindo kanye nesiteji sokuhamba, iS StairMaster noma ibhayisikili elimilayo ngumzila owodwa. Gcwalisa ukuqeqeshwa ngezinyawo ezinde noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngezimpelasonto, mhlawumbe emigwaqweni engcolile esikhundleni sokuhamba.
Ukugijima kuma-toughens uphinde ukwandise amandla akho nobuchule.
Uma uhamba waya eMt. I-Everest Base Camp noma ulandela i-Inca Trail e-Peru kuzodingeka uqale izinyanga zokuhamba ngaphambi kokuthi ungakaze uchithe isikhathi esiningi uhamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni ezibucayi nasezindaweni eziphakeme. Izinkampani eziqhuba lezi zinhlobo zokuhamba ziyoba nezincomo ezithile.
5. Thola Okusetshenziselwa Ukuthwala Izinto
Thola ukujwayela ukugqoka isikhwama esithwele ngenkathi uhamba. Ubukhulu nesisindo kuxhomeke kuhlobo lohambo oluthathayo, ngakho cela opharetha wakho ukuvakasha. Gqoka amabhuzu ozothatha uhambo ngesikhathi uhambo lwakho lokuqeqesha.
6. Faka izithuthuthu ezifanelekayo
Letha amabhuzu okuhamba ngezinyawo ngokusekela okuhle kwe-ankle. Qinisekisa ukuthi zihambisana kahle futhi ziphukile-ziwanele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi zikhululekile ngoba amabhuzu afanelekayo angenza umehluko phakathi kokuzijabulisa noma uhambo olubuhlungu. Thatha amabhangqa amaningana wezinsizakalo zokuhamba kahle. (Izinto zokwenza izinto eziphezulu ezenziwe ngogesi ezicwilisa umswakama zingcono kakhulu kunekotini.)
7. Hlela ukuthi yisiphi isembatho sokupaka
U-opharetha wakho wezokuvakasha uzokunikeza uhlu lwezingubo ezithile. Kuzobandakanya izingubo ezingenakuvinjelwa nezingenakuphefumula. Hlola igesi elisha elinenkinga yokuvikela ilanga.
Amabhulukwe aneziphuzo zokuvala i-zip-off ayinto ephezulu kakhulu. I-REI inokugqoka nezimpahla ze-adventure ezingacabangeka. I-TravelSmith idayisa izingubo eziphezulu zobuchwepheshe nezokuhamba. I-Magellans iyigugu lemishini yamagesi nezimpahla zokuhamba.
8. Faka i-Right Bag
Letha iphakethe elihambisana nomzimba wakho ngokunethezeka - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi i-daypack yokubamba ibhodlela lamanzi lakho, ukudla okulula, i-lotion yelanga, kanye nejackethi - noma iphakethe elenzelwe ukubamba gear ngokwanele yokuhamba ngezinsuku eziningi ngezintaba.
9. Ungakhohlwa Usizo Lwabantu Basekuqaleni kanye Nezimo Eziphuthumayo
Ungase uzame ukulondoloza isikhala esikhwameni sakho, kodwa izinto ezilandelayo zingangena ngendlela efanele uma kuvela izimo ezingalindelekile: ukushiswa kwelanga, amandla okudla; i-flashlight; ama-binoculars; ummese; i-bug repellant; isitifiketi sokusiza nge-bandage blister kanye nekhamera ephuthumayo enekhanda; ikhampasi; ukulinganisa kanye nengubo yokulala.