Hiking, trekking, camping–three words that would scare the crap out of someone used to the city life; someone who finds comfort in the noise and lights in the metro; and someone who just doesn’t enjoy physical activities. A lot of people have been into hiking lately, some with a bucket list of mountains that they want to climb. Others want to go soul searching in the wilderness. Then there are those who just want to be one with nature.
For all of you who want to start hiking but don’t really have any idea about what you should do before you invest in all those pricey gears, here’s a guide that will help you gauge what hiking entails. I mean, just so you won’t blindly hop on the bandwagon and then just faint in the middle of a hike because you didn’t know that there would be that much walking.