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If you do longer hikes, particularly ones that involve going off marked trails or if you hike in unfamiliar areas, you may be required to make some assumptions. The problem with assuming is you don’t always get it right and as the old saying goes, if you assume you can end up making an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me’.
In this podcast episode we go through a multi-day example and look at the positives and negatives of making assumptions when planning your hikes.
Podcast Overview
- Podcast introduction
- Episode introduction (time index 0:01:28)
- Body of episode
- The need for assumptions (time index 0:01:55)
- Positives
- Negatives
- The need for assumptions (time index 0:01:55)
- A multi-day example (time index 0:09:30)
- What worked out and what didn’t
- Wayfinding
- Daily travel
- Fitness
- Water
- What worked out and what didn’t
- Final thoughts – Gill and Tim wrap (time index 0:21:35)
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Close (time index 0:25:20)
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Last updated
6 February 2026
