Next Summit Members get exclusive content, skill-building courses, & coaching to help you #HikeSmart and stay safe on Colorado’s 14ers. Plus, you support outdoor education & public land advocacy!
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Next Summit Members get exclusive content, skill-building courses, & coaching to help you #HikeSmart and stay safe on Colorado’s 14ers. Plus, you support outdoor education & public land advocacy!
Join today: thenextsummit.org/membership
Use "natural handrails—like rivers, ridges, roads, or valleys—to stay oriented when tech fails. Simple, smart, and possibly life-saving. 🧭
💬 Have you ever used handrails while navigating outdoors?
#HikeSmart #MountainSafety #TheNextSummit
Use "natural handrails—like rivers, ridges, roads, or valleys—to stay oriented when tech fails. Simple, smart, and possibly life-saving. 🧭
💬 Have you ever used handrails while navigating outdoors?
#HikeSmart #MountainSafety #TheNextSummit
Base = wick sweat
Mid = stay warm
Outer = block wind/rain
Pack smart, swap layers as you go, and don’t forget an extra puffy for when the sun dips. 🥾🌄
#HikeSmart
Base = wick sweat
Mid = stay warm
Outer = block wind/rain
Pack smart, swap layers as you go, and don’t forget an extra puffy for when the sun dips. 🥾🌄
#HikeSmart
✅ Stop & scan
✅ Make noise
✅ Stay alert
#WildernessAwareness #HikeSmart
✅ Stop & scan
✅ Make noise
✅ Stay alert
#WildernessAwareness #HikeSmart
Before you treat, make sure YOU are safe. ⚡Then check the basics:
✅ Airway
✅ Breathing
✅ Circulation
✅ Disability
✅ Environment
Stay calm. Stay systematic. Save lives.
#WildernessFirstAid #HikeSmart
Before you treat, make sure YOU are safe. ⚡Then check the basics:
✅ Airway
✅ Breathing
✅ Circulation
✅ Disability
✅ Environment
Stay calm. Stay systematic. Save lives.
#WildernessFirstAid #HikeSmart
🧪 Evaporation cools you — but dry heat masks dehydration
📊 Bring 1L of water/hour
🌡️ Use GPS + check UV
⚠️ Avoid 10am–4pm, wear light clothes, pack electrolytes
#HikeSmart #STEMEd #SciTechInstitute #ArizonaHeat
🧪 Evaporation cools you — but dry heat masks dehydration
📊 Bring 1L of water/hour
🌡️ Use GPS + check UV
⚠️ Avoid 10am–4pm, wear light clothes, pack electrolytes
#HikeSmart #STEMEd #SciTechInstitute #ArizonaHeat
📽️ BEFORE YOU HIKE:
Watch our B.C. AdventureSmart trail video for Hanes Valley.
#HikeSmart 💪🌤️
youtu.be/W1RMKXQ7Ryg
📽️ BEFORE YOU HIKE:
Watch our B.C. AdventureSmart trail video for Hanes Valley.
#HikeSmart 💪🌤️
youtu.be/W1RMKXQ7Ryg
We have 'HikeSmart' some places here, and then also a recent addition, "Recreate Responsibly" a campaign by retail industry org + land managers, borne out of the peak of poor behavior during the early days of covid.
We have 'HikeSmart' some places here, and then also a recent addition, "Recreate Responsibly" a campaign by retail industry org + land managers, borne out of the peak of poor behavior during the early days of covid.
Watching our trail-specific safety video will prepare you for this exhilarating hike!
+ your preparedness helps North Shore Rescue.
🥾🌲 #HikeSmart
youtu.be/I9NnSV7cKhU?...
Watching our trail-specific safety video will prepare you for this exhilarating hike!
+ your preparedness helps North Shore Rescue.
🥾🌲 #HikeSmart
youtu.be/I9NnSV7cKhU?...
☁️ Orographic lift = morning sun pushes moist air up slopes, forming clouds.
🌦 Monsoon season = extra fuel for fast-building storms.
By midday, ⚡ is almost guaranteed.
👉 Rule: Summit early. Be below treeline before noon.
#14ers #HikeSmart
☁️ Orographic lift = morning sun pushes moist air up slopes, forming clouds.
🌦 Monsoon season = extra fuel for fast-building storms.
By midday, ⚡ is almost guaranteed.
👉 Rule: Summit early. Be below treeline before noon.
#14ers #HikeSmart