Hiking

Hiking

Hiking groups related disciplines within climbing. It includes Backpacking and Off-trail hiking.

Hiking sits under Outdoor Travel in the Skill Life skill tree.

Canonical branch: Outdoor Nature > Outdoor Travel > Hiking.

Sub-skills of Hiking

Backpacking: Backpacking is a hiking discipline within climbing. It emphasizes movement efficiency, route reading, grip management, and controlled risk taking.

Day Hiking: Completing planned day routes while managing pace, terrain, navigation, and turnaround decisions.

Off-trail hiking: Off-trail hiking is a hiking discipline within climbing. It emphasizes movement efficiency, route reading, grip management, and controlled risk taking.

• Backpacking
• Day Hiking
• Off-trail hiking

Related skills in Outdoor Travel

Caving: Non-competitive cave travel using route finding, movement, conservation, and hazard controls.

Winter Backcountry Travel: Route travel in snow and cold conditions with reviewed weather, terrain, equipment, and turnaround decisions.

• Caving
• Winter Backcountry Travel