#hikerchat - Back to the Basics
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MissouriHowell
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6: I paid much heed to Skurka when I got started. #hikerchat
3UpAdventures
A6: A big thanks to the orientation leaders for my college trip but aside from that, I'm self taught. #hikerchat
dignthegarden
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6 ALL the Mentors. Still learning. Always more to learn. #hikerchat
TETONsports
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6: I had 3, My dad, mother, and my dad's dad (Grandpa), I learned so much and can't thank them enough #hikerchat
DryGuyHQ
HikingWithHendr
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6) I worked in the ED where an avid hiker/backpacker doc worked. Picked his brain every day! 4 real,… https://t.co/Q3bFjVW0rP
bushwhackingfoo
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6. Started out with a co-worker as mentor, but I wanted to go more often, so I went solo & taught mysel… https://t.co/Wa9tP1ha9b
RCGibby73
A6: My uncle managed a camp store in Huntington Station NY and introduced me to outdoors and lit the stoke #hikerchat
Kootenaicountry
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6: Boyscouts. Our troop leader was a hardcore Vietnam Vet who didnt really follow rules, but showed us… https://t.co/fjZG0auSdH
ozark_trail
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6: Trial and error is a great teacher. Kinda expensive though. ;) #hikerchat
RMhigh7088
coasthikergirl
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6 #hikerchat Pretty well self-taught. Didn't even have YouTube to help me out. Now I'm happy to mentor others though!
afoxintheforest
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6: Self-taught. Learned MANY things the hard way - ie rattlesnakes don't like rocks thrown at them. F… https://t.co/5zAAA1DlPi
TorontoBoris
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @TETONsports A6: Bit of both. But what really got me going was takin Outdoor Education program at colleg… https://t.co/G7dpvUxqmi
naturetechfam
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 #hikerchat A6 mostly self taught w some friends who had a wee bit more experience than I did.
RoarLoud
replying to @RCGibby73
@RCGibby73 A6 A mentor, I barely had any equipment then so it was really helpful!
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RegisterCouple
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6. Dad did @OutwardBoundUSA as a kid, but I've only heard stories. Found an @outsidemagazine in Iraq &… https://t.co/8ylbcCfRdb
Bernardine
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6 A mentor back then & now many mentors still here e/day as I keep learning! #Hikerchat
purpleosh
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6: Self.Lots of humbling trial & errors. It was a point in my life that note taking & reading was at it… https://t.co/6ioPqnGgFF
DVKOutdoors
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6: No mentors for me...just read everything I could get my hands on about hiking and backpacking. #hikerchat
1zestytraveler
A6 Scouts. I was a GS and my brother a BS. Our parents were our troop leaders. #hikerchat
KidsInParks
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6. Parents and grandparents were invaluable. #HikerChat
Hiker_Steve
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6: #Hikerchat Mostly self taught. Learned some from friends.
t_jh2009
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6) Some of the older guys in Boy Scouts were my mentors, who in turn taught me how to mentor younger Scouts. #HikerChat
TaigaAdventures
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6. Self taught, I wish there was #hikerchat when I was growing up.
Mrs_Roadrunner
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 a6 well, had the church people, school people,family friends no one person. #hikerchat a little of wh… https://t.co/uY401ov9OZ
jewelrymandave
RT @3UpAdventures: A6: A big thanks to the orientation leaders for my college trip but aside from that, I'm self taught. #hikerchat
NakMakFeegle
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A6 A combination - I've learned from friends and family, but also from personal experience #hikerchat
adventuresof_DD
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @TETONsports A6 - @LoveMaine207 showed me the way. I tricked her + said I was more experienced, but we'r… https://t.co/5wYvttbXlt