Originally Posted By: Dagny
Originally Posted By: Sherpadog
Originally Posted By: Dagny
Dangerous to hike alone.

I have been doing solo hikes for too many years to count and can name 50 different outdoor activities that are more dangerous then hiking alone.

While hiking alone, you need to be prepared, mentally, physically and gear wise. If you meet and continuously follow all three of these requirements, it is a pretty safe activity in my view...



Are you a woman?



No I am not, however your original and seemingly blanket statement of "hiking solo is dangerous" did not allude to gender being a devisive factor of whether solo hiking is safe or not. That being said and not wishing to further hijack the original OP's contribution and link to the news article. I have started a new post and topic here on peoples thoughts of solo hiking.