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How to Best Prepare For Your Upcoming High Altitude Trekking

High-altitude trekking is one of the most sought-after adventurous sports by millennials. However, trekking is a very demanding sport and one must be prepared physically and mentally to climb some of the tallest peaks in the world. Moreover, you have to look after your food and clothing so that you donu2019t suffer from cold-related diseases during your high-altitude trekking. Have a look at the slide to know the ways to prepare for your upcoming trek.

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How to Best Prepare For Your Upcoming High Altitude Trekking

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  1. HOW TO BEST PREPARE FOR YOUR UPCOMING HIGH ALTITUDE TREKKING

  2. High-altitude trekking is one of the most sought-after adventurous sports by millennials.

  3. High altitude trekking is a demanding but highly exciting trekking activity that involves trekking on the glaciers.

  4. Alaska boasts of beautiful mountain ranges and glacier treks that everyone must try once in their life.

  5. Here are the ways you can prepare for your upcoming high-altitude trek.

  6. PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

  7. Sometimes experience in trekking beforehand makes trekkers complacent about their upcoming trek.

  8. However, you must not commit this mistake because each mountain is different & throws up challenges that you might not have faced before.

  9. There are various physical activities like running and swimming that you can pursue to train for your trekking.

  10. BE PREPARED PSYCHOLOGICALLY

  11. High-altitude trekking is mostly a solitary expedition & there will be few individuals with you.

  12. This is why you must learn to prepare yourself psychologically for the climb.

  13. You can practice yoga and meditation which helps to calm the mind and also helps in controlling your breathing.

  14. MAINTAIN YOUR DIET

  15. You will need a lot of energy for your high altitude trek & for this, you have to increase the intake of light but calorie-rich food.

  16. Keep a tab on your fluid intake this is because the air in the mountains is very dry and you need to have regular water breaks.

  17. You need to carry water bottles and backpacks designed to store plenty of food and water.

  18. HIGH ALTITUDE CLOTHING

  19. During high altitude trekking, you have to face the adverse effect of weather where the temperature would be below the freezing point.

  20. You might also encounter heavy snowfall that can often lead to hypothermia and other high-altitude diseases.

  21. This is why choosing proper clothing and equipment for your trek is very important.

  22. These are some of the tips that you can follow during & before your trekking.

  23. Have a word with your trekking tour operator so that you can learn valuable things about the terrain.

  24. CONTACT US Phone : 907-364-2333 Website : https://beyondak.com/ Email : info@beyondak.com Address : PO Box 211202 Auke Bay, Alaska United States AK 99821

  25. THANK YOU

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