This draft of Simon’s hiking rules is a work in process.

• Stay positive, you are more than halfway to somewhere.

• Bring extra water.

• Buy good boots that fit properly.

• Hike when you can, don’t wait for good conditions.

• Smile and say hello to people on the trail. This is a community of strangers.

• Getting to the peak is not mandatory, getting back to the trail head is.

• Enjoy the journey, the destination is a bonus.

• Hiking is not climbing, climbing is not hiking.

• Avoid Littering and pick up litter on your way back to the trail head.

• Don’t cut the switchbacks.