It is a tour, walk or crossing that is usually done on foot with various involved purposes such as cultural, sports, educational, scientific, biological, investigative, tourist, military or recreational that are the most common, these activities are called hiking and the people who do it hikers.
Having a great variety of excursions and the places are infinite to do them, such as those of winters where snow is the protagonist, of extreme mountains or mid-mountains between summer and spring where the path goes between very large and slight heights and those of only light walks to parks, each one has its time and its particular characteristics as its needs; in winter high and cold temperatures with wet soils with the great possibility of snowing on the way, mountains with their uneven terrain between ravines and stones that if it rains become slippery, in the middle of the mountains the terrain varies and becomes mixed between wet and dry, with firm but uneven sections between highways, paths andrivers, or just light and easy walks.
The implementations for all cases are the same between the appropriate backpacks, boots for types of ground such as mountaineers or trekking boots, support poles, compasses, water canteens, whistles to call for help, sun protection such as creams and glasses, varying the clothing that for summer is cotton shirts or long or short sleeved flannels, shorts or long pants, caps and handkerchief. In winter they should wrap up very well with thermal underwear, gloves, hats, scarves, a high neck sweater, thick socks and all the clothes that can keep the body heat, in all these excursions meals should be taken to keep the energy level tall like chocolateor fruits, as well as all the information of the place and the site such as the route to be followed, carry signal transmitting radios and flares such as not staying more than the stipulated time and if there is any inconvenience ask for help to be rescued as soon as possible.
