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Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 21:31:19 No.1838611 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1838724 >>1838730 >>1838940 >>1838972 >>1839007 >>1839449

I've been hiking for a couple years now and It has instilled a love of nature for me. But hiking is quite boring at times.

Is there any more skill based outdoor activity? Something more difficult than walking in nature, but not as hard as alpinism.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 23:54:04 No.1838724 Report

Quoted By: >>1838766 >>1839007

>>1838611
clearly you dont love nature that much if you get bored hiking

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 00:00:29 No.1838730 Report

Quoted By: >>1838864 >>1838878

>>1838611
Orienteering
Hiking on abandoned train tracks and forest roads
Trail running

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 00:51:50 No.1838766 Report

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>>1838724
It's a entirely reasonable reaction..

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 02:57:09 No.1838864 Report

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>>1838730
These.

Also trail mapping, trail cutting, foraging, botany, birdwatching, photography, and mountainbiking

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 02:59:30 No.1838868 Report

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Bike packing is pretty fun imo
Trail running and mountain biking are awesome but limited in scope
Some people really enjoy technical trail riding, not me, I prefer flow track and going fast.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 03:06:28 No.1838878 Report

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>>1838730
Already do trail running.
orienteering seems like its for yuppie nonces.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 03:22:07 No.1838896 Report

Quoted By: >>1838940

Track animals

>track wild hogs to find their wallow holes
>coyotes will travel usual routes
>bobcats...good luck with that

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 04:23:26 No.1838940 Report

Quoted By: >>1838943

>>1838611
This >>1838896 is a really good answer honestly.
I was gonna suggest hunting, but a lot of people just are not interested, so just go hunting and don't bring a gun. Track, stalk, Observe, try to remain undetected and get close. Bring a camera instead of a rifle, shoot pictures instead of meat.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 04:28:03 No.1838943 Report

Quoted By: >>1838946

>>1838940
wildlife photography is legitimately a great /out/ hobby. that being said a decent camera+lens kit capable of that costs like $3k minimum

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 04:35:38 No.1838946 Report

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>>1838943
you don't need to be taking saleable quality pictures right out of the gate. I was more suggesting he try to stalk as close as he thinks he can get to animals and take pictures as a form of sport basically. "Here's the time I got withing 10 feet of a buck before it spooked" Don't need an $1800 telephoto for that.

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Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 04:43:27 No.1838949 Report

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I feel you op. I started running all my hikes now instead to add a little competitive flair. I enjoy taking my time on the uphill portion but the downhill sucks so I usually run that. I’ve paraglided back down before too (they call it hike and fly) but it takes a special person to pursue this path. I’ve incorporated some photography/video making too lately which makes hiking a lot more fun. But the main thing is running and doing it for time.

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Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 05:22:07 No.1838972 Report

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>>1838611
Learning to navigate with a map, compass and altimeter is a step up, and definitely a skill. It's cool when you can go off-trail, or explore more remote areas, or use your compass in fog to find the right way.

Backcountry camping is also a step up - not only do you need to walk and possibly navigate, you also need the skills to cook and sleep in the woods.

If you don't want to go full alpinism, scrambling with a rope has all the technical difficulties (rope work, belaying, protection) but the climbing itself is easy.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 06:44:41 No.1839007 Report

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>>1838611
>But hiking is quite boring at times.
get off the trail then and lrn2bushwhack

>>1838724
>clearly you dont love nature that much if you get bored hiking
also this, there are many people who like the idea of "hiking" because of big mountain views and pretty waterfalls, but get disappointed when it requires a long hike to get to the pretty sections

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 08:25:43 No.1839047 Report

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Paragliding, quick descent so it's easier on your body and you can thermal and go cross-country allowing you to enjoy views of the mountains you would never have seen before. Vol-biv paragliding in particular is a really cool discipline which is basically a mixture of flying XC and camping.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 14:41:21 No.1839336 Report

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For me it was hunting. I'm not "bored" with hiking in any way, but my intense interest in game animals livens up any trip into the woods

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 15:39:31 No.1839389 Report

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Poaching in Sherwood, little John.

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Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 16:36:36 No.1839449 Report

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>>1838611
>But hiking is quite boring at times
Only boring people get bored
Why are you so uninteresting?

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