>>2463833The official advice (sourced from people who know way more than kids who post in /out/) is to look larger by standing up, waving your arms, and flapping your jacket around, yell, and throw things.
Mountain lions will absolutely false charge and otherwise act aggressively without actually attacking. Here’s a 6 minute encounter in Utah of a hiker who stumbled upon a mother with two cubs.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pg2CDCm34w 