What is trekking?
What is trekking?
Now, we will get answer for the question “What is trekking?” with Hanh trang Phuot! Touch the mountain’s “soul” to start the package holiday to Vietnam
When talking with Le Ba Cong who has joined the program “Conquer Everest”, he told that: “ The first thing you need to know to conquer a mountain is to get its’ history, and the culture background of that area. According to him, “trekking doesn’t mean just going, and going. To conquer a mountain, you need to listen to it “sing”, and “whisper”. It is because every mountain has a sacred meaning to the locals. On the way to conquer Fansipan, Kinabalu, or Kilimanjaro, I discovered many interesting and mysterious legends which I can not know if I don’t set off.” Because of this reason, before every trip, the coach Sherap Sherpa often tells his students that: “Learn about, and look up to the mountain you will climb. Only when you respect it, you can avoid its’ anger such as: Forest gets fire when you are trekking.”
It is the habit of senior trekkers to get into conversation with the locals at the bottom of the mountain. They will show you basic knowledge to get into an adventurous, and risky world. A mountain of tropical climate is different from a mountain of temperate climate in moisture, temperature, and creatures on the way. Traditional legends of incidental accident will be priceless tips for you to face up to risks… It is clear that only when you have enough knowledge of the mountain, you can respect it, and avoid desecrating the locals’ faith.
Learn about the local culture
A maxim is passed between trekkers that: “ Trekking teaches us patience”
Trekking doesn’t take as much as strength as climbing ( climbing is often made with straight cliffs), but it requires a great flexibility and patience. When you trek thousands of meters, the air gets weak ( oxy is only 60% at the height of 6.000m, and 30% at the height of 8.000m), the temperature gets lower ( it decreases 10C when you get 100m higher). Therefore, if you treck quickly, you will get exhausted soon because you can not get oxy in time. The lack of oxy can lead to headache, vomiting, insomnia, illogical thinking, and you can not maintain your actions.
Moreover, a rush can make you lose opportunities to watch flowers, and landscape around,… one of things specialist always emphasize is that: “ Smile, and wave with all people you get on the way because they may be the saver when you get accident.”. people can easily get closer when passing difficulties together. On the trip to Kilimanjaro recently, Vu Thanh Minh ( once a travel guide) made friends with many athletes, and tour guides,…. He has told them about Vietnam. They also showed their interest with Vietnam, and claimed to come Vietnam one day. Meanwhile, Phan Thanh Nhien also claims: “Trekking makes me feel the meanings of each footstep”
Trekking, simply defined as passing through forests, and climb primitive mountains, is a measurement to make you stronger and more clever effectively. It will help you stronger after each footstep because you have to try your best to step little by little, which will give you a great strength. Therefore, you can call it a kinds of exam for endurance of the physical health and the will. It may be the most important factor that makes this sport attractive. Certainly, you, and people in your team will be surprised to find out that your threshold is higher that you think. Your brave, and your confidence will become higher, as Sherap Sherpa once said: “ That feeling of being overwhelmed is only understood by you, and the people who have suffered that feeling. However, it is a little between different people”
The life without water, electricity will help everyone get the value of the life, the normal things we often forget. Besides, one of the most interesting things trekking athletes have is showing the love for our country in foreign countries. On the top of the mountain, they hold each other, together sing the National song beside our country’s flag. At that moment, you are the representative of our country, and you will feel full of the National spirit.
It is a pity that most of the trekkers now are foreigners.
It is because we partly don’t have the habit of adventurous travel and the information of this sport is limited. Recently, travel agencies have started to disseminate this kind of risky sport which is accepted by most of the young. It will certainly become more popular in the future when the standard of living is getting higher. It will satisfy the demand of challenge of the young, and generate a generation of more bravery, more energetic, and more desirable youth.
Source : http://www.gialinhtravel.com/typologies-packages/Vietnam-and-Cambodia-tours
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