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no, hiking is extremely dangerous and should only be done alongside someone with years of experience and never alone. here's just some of the ways hiking is bad for you:
>get preyed upon by a bear or cougar
>get rained on, get hypothermia
>dont drink enough, get heat exhaustion
>get bitten by deer tick, live rest of your life with lyme disease
>sprain an ankle, break a bone
>tree falls on you
>exposed to high altitudes, risk of cerebral and pulmonary edema
>over exert yourself, give yourself a heart attack
>touch poisonous plants like poison ivy and get a nasty skin rash
>slip on wet rock and give yourself a concussion
>lightning strikes you
>suffer asthma and allergies from allergens in the air
>step on a landmine or unexploded ordinance in former conflict zones
>mosquito swarms, west nile virus
>get bored with no entertainment
>get caught in a booby trap left by hunters
>get sunburn, eventual skin cancer
>contract giardiasis from contaminated water
>psychopathic humans able to act lawlessly, rape or murder you
>fall into a hole in the ground and never be found
>get lost, starve to death before you are found
