What do you need to go camping?
Yes, you need to get ready for a hike or climb. Certain difficulties and hardships await you. You will have to step over yourself and do something through “I don’t want” and “I can’t.” Sometimes, it’s only through willpower that you keep going. But no matter how you “bite the bit”, no matter how you prepare yourself, if your boots are too tight or you are generally dressed “not for the weather,” it is unlikely that you will be able to get anywhere without serious injuries and risk to life. That's what camping gear is all about. By the way, we have a special section on our website dedicated to equipment.
Now, as for experience. As they say, you can’t drink it away. Experience is what can compensate for the lack of everything else. An experienced tourist will save energy where possible. Will not put his life at unnecessary risk. If necessary, he will turn back in time. For example, there is a very important issue of acclimatization at high altitude. If you go through it incorrectly, then no matter how healthy you are and how new your shoes are, you won’t get far.
Physical training. I think everything is clear here. Where you can go depends on your endurance. More or less difficult hikes. And, including, your personal comfort and confidence. By the way, comfort largely depends on equipment. You can often hear reviews from beginners, where a negative perception of the mountains is associated precisely with the incorrect selection of equipment. An incorrectly adjusted backpack pressed and rubbed my shoulders, and the sleeping bag was too cold, and so on. Although no one can cancel perseverance in hardships, there is an opportunity to level out or seriously reduce such negative factors.
But I digress. So about physical training. Run! Believe me, running in sports is the head of everything. As a rule, in almost any sport, a short run is a short warm-up. Minimum. This is because running has a positive effect on your overall physical condition and warms up all your muscles. Not to mention that most of the “work” on a hike is done by the legs.
What else do you need to go hiking? Did I talk about money?