{"id":10357,"date":"2016-02-04T11:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sortaoutdoorsy.com\/?p=405"},"modified":"2020-12-26T17:47:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T22:47:31","slug":"tip-heres-how-to-scramble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/tip-heres-how-to-scramble\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip: Here’s how to scramble"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>We\u2019re not talking about the eggs you\u2019re eating for brunch. Many hikes in the northeast require some amount of rock scrambling<\/a> or using your hands and feet to ascend a steeper-than-usual part of a hiking trail.\u00a0Here’s a few\u00a0basic tips to help move yourself up these sometimes tricky trail sections.<\/p>\n

Most trails\u00a0mark the\u00a0best path upward with blazes but if that\u2019s not the case where you are, be sure to make a plan before you start to climb. Avoid loose rock and any areas that don\u2019t have a lot of places for you to securely place your hands and feet. Next, be sure to keep at least three limbs on the rock as you move upward\u2014so if one hand is reaching forward, leave the other where it is to help you balance and only move your feet when both hands are stable.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d recommend sticking to the rock scrambles like the ones around Storm King <\/a>or Breakneck Ridge<\/a> while you\u2019re getting used to the technique. Be careful out there!<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/b>We\u2019re not talking about the eggs you\u2019re eating for brunch. Many hikes in the northeast require some amount of rock scrambling<\/a> or using your hands and feet to ascend a steeper-than-usual part of a hiking trail.\u00a0Here’s a few\u00a0basic tips to help move yourself up these sometimes tricky trail sections.<\/p>\n

Most trails\u00a0mark the\u00a0best path upward with blazes but if that\u2019s not the case where you are, be sure to make a plan before you start to climb. Avoid loose rock and any areas that don\u2019t have a lot of places for you to securely place your hands and feet. Next, be sure to keep at least three limbs on the rock as you move upward\u2014so if one hand is reaching forward, leave the other where it is to help you balance and only move your feet when both hands are stable.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d recommend sticking to the rock scrambles like the ones around Storm King <\/a>or Breakneck Ridge<\/a> while you\u2019re getting used to the technique. Be careful out there!<\/p>\n

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Many hikes in the northeast require some amount of rock scrambling or using your hands and feet to ascend a steeper-than-usual part of a hiking trail. Here are a few tips for new hikers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":10464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[796,763],"tags":[859,860,797,771],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10357","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hiking","8":"category-mappy-hour","9":"tag-breakneck-ridge","10":"tag-rock-scrambling","11":"tag-storm-king-state-park","12":"tag-tips"},"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n