Hiking! By: Sammi T 2019
Table of Contents Page 3. The History and Origin of Hiking! 5. How to Hike! 7. Materials that you need for hiking! 9. Famous Hikers! 15. Evolution of Hiking! 17 Glossary
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The History and Origin of Hiking! If you're wondering when hiking was first remembered and recorded your in the right place to learn. Since you asked... the first recorded trek (that's another word for hiking) was by a Roman Empire in 125 ad. Oh! Right! and when other people later started to actually hike (Like bring the right materials and plan where they would go) was with Philip Bussmer at the end of the 19th century in Black Forest near Bussmer's haberdashery. I almost forgot about why hiking came about! (How hiking originated) Hiking originated from when we (Humans) used to go walking over mountains and through forests to find and travel to new land. Where you wondering about how you always hear about hiking clubs all the time? If so then did you know that the first hiking club(s) in the U.S. were formed in the 1850's?! Well they were!
Black forest
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Okay, let's get serious down deep in the history and origin of hiking. Let's start with when hiking originated. Another article that I read said that hiking originated during the stone age and when mankind started to stand up and walk around the land and hills. They also said that somebody could have possibly climbed the alps 500 years ago. Another article says that the ďŹ rst people (Well ďŹ rst that they know of) had followed animal tracks often and had ended up establishing the ďŹ rst network of trails. Also they said that the Native Americans had made some of the trails for their daily activities such as warfare, hunting, ceremonial purposes, and trade routes. And did you know that some of the trails became Native Americans migration routes?! And soon they became wider for carts as we (Humans) developed and some of us come over from England. Then soon after the trails started to widen for our carts and vehicles the trails became permanent roads in the 1840's.
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Anything in all uppercase pay attention!
How to Hike!
One of the most important things to know before you hike is how to hike. Mostly hiking doesn't have a specific way to hike but it is mainly about challenging your physical and mental abilities. Even though there is no specific way to hike here are 10 important (very important! it is for your personal safety.) tips if you are wanting to hike. 1. An important thing to do is planing where and what you're going to do first. 2. Give your body time to prepare. 3. You should pay close attention to your cardiovascular fitness. 4. Pay attention to your leg strength. 5. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR BACK IS STRONG. (This is really important because otherwise you could seriously damage your back.)
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Balanced
8. Don't forget the practice hikes. 9. Get your mind ready to hike and NOT JUST YOUR BODY! 10. Make sure to check the weather before you go so you can pack the right clothes for the hike.
These tips should help you understand how to hike and how to prepare even though there is no exact way to hike. Though there are some certain things that you need to stay safe.
Materials that you need for hiking!
Hiking boots
Though hiking may seem very carefree (and it is) hiking has certain materials that you need to keep yourself safe, alive, and happy. There are three dierent types of hiking. One type of hiking is day hiking. Another way to hike is where you go on the trail for more than one day but you don't ďŹ nish the whole trail. Last but not least there is thru hiking. Day hiking is where you go on a hike then come back home that day so you are only on the trail for one day. Then thru hiking is where you stay overnight every night and you don't stop till you reach the end of the trail. Most of these materials you will need for both but if not I will specify. If you want to hike here are some important things you will need. You will need a backpack to carry supplies, weather appropriate clothing, hiking boots or shoes with a strong grip, plenty of food, a good amount of water, a map or a compass, always a ďŹ rst aid kit!!!!!!!, and a knife or multi-tool. Those are important materials for both day hiking, thru hiking, and overnight hiking for less than the whole trail.
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These materials are especially for thru or hiking on the trail for more than one day. You can still bring them on a day hike even though it would be alot to carry for just one day on the trail. For thru hiking you will need a headlamp, a hat for when your in the sun, matches or some type of ďŹ re starting material, emergency shelter in case you get lost, extra clothes, rain gear and or fast dry layers, and most important so if you get lost you can call for help a whistle. Don't forget to add to this list the materials in the last paragraph they are important for being safe when hiking on the trails to. Water Map
Food
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Famous Hikers! Edmund and Tenzing
Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary was the first person that we know of to hike the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest! Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. He was the first person to get to the top of Mount Everest but he wasn’t alone, he went with his friend Tenzing Norway.
Early, Early Life Edmund was born in New Zealand on July 20, 1919 and lived there for his whole life. His parents were Percival and Gertrude Hillary.
Later life. Later in his life Edmund married Louise Mary Rose on September 3, 1953 and they had four children. They had two daughters and one son. Their daughters were named Sarah and Belinda. Their son was named Peter.
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Later In life when Louise and Belinda where headed to go see their dad (Edmund) on a plane a tragedy happened. What happened was soon after the plane took of it crashed and they both died. Soon after the expedition to Mount Everest Edmund re-married to Tenzing’s now widow wife (after Tenzing died) June Mulgrew. Sadly Edmund died on January 11, 2008. Even though he died we can still remember him when we look at New Zealand’s 5 dollar note to see his face staring back at us and that way we will be able to see how much he meant to New Zealand.
Edmund Hillary
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Scott Jurek.
Scott Jurek
Did you know that normal thru hikers take seven months to complete the whole trail but Scott Jurek completed it in 49 days and 8 hours! 3 hours less than the world record of 49 days and 11 hours! How is that possible, well it’s possible because Scott ran it!
Earliest life I know of If you are wondering how he learned to run this is your answer. Scott started running when he was a high school sophomore and he didn’t like running when he graduated and only gradually started to think about trail running like the Appalachian trail. Later life He started to run in competitions and won a lot of metals. The first time he competed he did an ultra-marathon for 50 miles and won a silver metal. Then the next year Scott did it again and got second place. Suddenly the next three years he won. Next he did 100 mile races and he ended up winning the prestigious Western States Endurance run in 1999 on his first try.
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The next six years he won 100 mile marathons every year. The record of seven wins in a row still stands. Appalachian Trail part of His Life Scott Jurek is the fastest person to hike the Appalachian Trail. Scott was 41 when he did it in 2017. Scott did the whole Appalachian Trail in 49 days and 8 hours. Although it is really impressive, what makes it really impressive is that he struggled through exhaustion, dehydration, knee pain, and a muscle tear that almost stopped him in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. Now about sleep. Scott Jurek slept 5 to 6 hours a night but near the end of the trail he cut down sleep to about an hour a night.
Appalachian Trail
Fun fact- Appalachian trail is about 5 million steps long!
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Dale Sanders
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Dale Sanders is the oldest person to hike the Appalachian Trail. When he hiked the Appalachian trail he was 82 years old. Dale Sanders
Dale Sanders is the oldest person to hike the Appalachian trail. He took more then the average time to hike it. Normal thru hikers take about 7 months to hike the whole trail. Dale took more than 7 months to hike the whole thing. Dale started the trail on March 12 and ended it on October 26 2017. It is hard to hike the whole thing and he was very old when he did it so of course he had some medical injuries. His biggest medical problem was when he started to bleed internally in the mountains of Maine. This phenomenon almost stopped him from continuing to hike after he got treated for the hemorrhoid. The only thing that kept him going after he got treated, was his friend who was a retired FedEx pilot. He convinced Dale to continue on the trail. One article I read says that Dale’s nickname is “Grey beard” but another article I read says his nickname is “Graybeard” and I bet both are correct just different people call him by different names.
Dale didn’t only break the record for oldest person to hike the Appalachian Trail he also is the oldest person to paddle the whole Mississippi River, was the IUSA spear ďŹ shing athlete of the year, and when he was little in 1959 he broke the record for longest under-water breath holding.
Fun fact: Even though he had internal bleeding in Maine he thinks that New Hampshire’s slick rocks where the hardest part.
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Evolution of Hiking! In the 20th century hiking was a really new concept because the land was largely rural until the mid 1800’s. As technology evolved we started to lose the rural landscape and it was harder to walk in nature as a daily activity. After the civil war the population in our cities and towns increased dramatically. This happened between 1870-1900. The reason was that nearly 12 million immigrants arrived from all over the world. Houses became really crowded and we started to learn about germs and diseases. It started to inspire movements for social and health reforms because of dire social and health situations. Central Park and other big parks were formed because of the need for clean air and green space. Central Park was the ďŹ rst big park in America built in 1851. Central Park inspired more big parks to be built across the US.
Central Park
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16 It was not until 1933 that hiking was included as a thing to do at these parks. People started experiencing great appreciation for nature because of the big parks that were being built. People started to get worried that nature would disappear because of how we were treating the land. We started to get “outing clubs” that included a lot of out door activities including hiking. Outing Clubs: 1873 The White Mountain Club (Portland Maine) Rocky Mountain Club (Denver, Colorado) 1876 The Appalachian Trail Mountain Club (Boston Massachusetts) 1890 Fresh Air Club (NY, NY) 1892 Sierra Club (San Francisco) 1894 Mazamas of Portland Oregon (Portland Oregon) In 2019 kids like hiking because of the growing popularity in the 1900’s. The first hiking group to include kids was The Woodcraft League. It was built in 1902 to teach boys (not girls) the skill, lore, and law of the American Indians.
Glossary 19th century: The 1800’s. The 20th century: The 1900’s AD: CE= Common Era Appalachian Trail - a trail that runs from Georgia to Maine. Distance of the trail is about 2,200 miles long but the distance changes a little each year. The trail goes through 14 states. Settle: To make a village or town. Trek: Another word for hiking.
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Pictures of me on the trail.