So this happened last year. I was working as a bartender in this kinda fancy bar in LA where a lot of people come to show off. You get influencers, actors, TikTok people… that kind of crowd. One Friday night, this guy comes in with a girl. He looked like some Hollywood dude. Tall, kinda flashy, wearing expensive shit, beard perfectly trimmed, just screaming “I think I’m important.” The girl he was with was one of those types that look like they live on Instagram. She didn’t say much. He, on the other hand, was being loud and acting like he owned the place. Demanding a table that was already reserved, talking down to waitresses, trying to be funny but really just being a jerk. Then he said something to my coworker (who’s really sweet btw) like: Are your hands good for anything other than pouring drinks? She just looked shocked. I saw red. I told him, Yo man, maybe treat people like people, not like background extras in your life. He gave me that look like, you don’t know who you’re tal...
Solo trekking in Nepal is challenging to say the least. Most solo trekkers allow 4 to 6 weeks for this journey. The first two weeks is spent getting accustomed to altitude and figuring out how to integrate trekking with a continuous soloski in Nepal .
Risk factor are high, if one is not informed about the factors associated with solo trekking in Nepal . Details of which can be read here ; Information in brief!.
Doing it alone and on a solo backcountry ski expedition takes strength, commitment and determination during the cold hours of a blizzard, continual avalanche hazard or complete exhaustion after days on bad roads at elevations of 15,000 feet. These pressures are all part of working through such adversity on any solo snow safari. As you can see, it's also dangerous if we're ignorant and unwilling to educate ourselves about nature as well as our own limits and weaknesses when skiing alone in truly remote areas."
A solo snow trip : Should I do it? Solo Travel and Skiing expedition is quite possible for an individual whose objectives take place in remote mountains. As I have found; A solo goal in the outdoors requires a good deal of preparation, whereas group goals require only coordination. If your choice falls within "Challenging"; Possibly yes; Personally ; I would think that risk levels are high. You would need to minimize all possibilities of individual action, into acclimatizing the plan within a very organized framework. Responsibility factor needs to be seriously taken into account, as opposed to spontaneous actions. Solo planning requires "Team Building" in addition to time spent doing comparative research within the safety of home study or prior expedition (support & materials). Play it safe guys ! You have absolutely nothing on earth to prove..
Always solo backcountry ski with responsible well prepped team: To get a sense of direction and understanding your own abilities! Opposed to doing everything at the last minute. Get your thoughts in order and a system to follow and have everything at the ready! Be tender with yourself; Approach your ski goals from a more realistic point of view, shifting from competition to getting away from stress. Do not perform large power actions at too low an altitude; Take into account that your mental readiness is required to accept the excitement. In fact; Solo travel around peaks under 20K ft when you are new to the altitude accelerates acclimatization, which brings trust and humility .. Go out on reconnaissance not just the evening before but plan at least two or three day before !
Common errors in solo backcountry skiing: No communications plan: making them responsible for themselves, family ; To assume communication is possible everywhere is foolhardy , possibly dangerous as well as dumb! Always prepare permission info: In fact; Do not camp without knowing permission number/name/town etc.. Sense meaning of safety factor by bringing appropriate items (flares/TW, shovel/id/phone numbers, … & more! -rules : 12 essential solos travel essential waterproof things : must read
Literally; no time is there to plan? Go to immediate help: Literally call search & rescue. Better than the alternative. If you are alone, get the right attention immediately. Click for example for “guide for bear encounters” and enjoy ! Needed help fast because life is too short to waste a single moment unhappy ..!
Mental health keeps climbing in popularity- why not you? There is simply too much missing info overlooked by each individual and also IMHO by society itself. Most of all too much reality with solitary wandering off on hills away from reality .. or perhaps that may be what some like in the first place ? One thing in common though is avoiding social pressure keeping an open mind including awareness of oneself as a “private entity” and ultimate responsible . This has been compared truthfully to freedom after years of structure . In the end it is good to be rational, hopeful and have a deep understanding of reality . Our behavior emanates from ourselves and e.g. blood pressure affects not just us or our surroundings, but any culture next door where we may take for granted what we think as normal are foreign fears to them hiding behind the language barriers which divide us. On a serious note: If you want to “fit in” well feel your way between different cultures, try to do “good” the best way you can in specific situations and follow how they live around you. See free roaming animals in wild areas and already compare them too organized humans; animals do completely unrelated in every kind of behavior/social norms logic at a professional level as corporate CEO’s couldn’t even accurately emulate; never mind actually being one.. To consider how potential escape routes look like in reality enables you to get over obstacles quickly with few wrong moves at the risk of injury or other unpleasantness. Avoid obvious dangers such as fire or getting kidnapped; kidnap draws a cased end if you are lucky (aka dead/disappeared). Be selfcontained and/or use your head. The book can facilitate considering worst-case scenarios if your interests lay. Really any method works just make it known you have straight knowledge before anyone else, avoiding many troubles on the roads learning-how-to-play sounds fun at first: like riding a penny-bike with training wheels, but once you did learn the hard way without it were you the loser? Having having ‘one’ (Uncle Sam) bucking for both parents about like little children fighting in front of a parent trying to reestablish order means opening one big door towards famine for everyone, not just in America. The “firework” must be extinguished early on or reopening explosive packages should be considered forevermore verboten. Unhappy people do not need to exist und sabotage from misery should.
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