Assalamualaikum and good day peeps!
As you all know, I'm fond of travelling and I also enjoy hiking. But hiking trails vary, and so do the types of hikers you'll find on them. Your approach to a hike will be very different from mine, yet we might find ourselves within the same category of hiking. There are tons of categories, however, based on most hiking websites, the type of hikers that often being used are;
day hiker (also known as dayhiker)
overnight hiker, or overnighter
weekend hikers (weekenders)
multi-day distance backpacker
backcountry hiker
lightweight or ultralight (UL) hiker
section hiker (part of a long trail like AT or PCT)
thru-hiker, completing a long trail in one go
yoyo hiker, hiking a long trail in one direction and then turning around and completing it in the opposite direction
There is no judgement on which type of hikers are you, as long as you enjoy hiking, that is all matter. There is no limitation to those who want to hike (well, except for those who are having a medical condition, of course).
Since some of you were asking where to find options for hiking? Here, I list down groups and pages that I had followed for the past years. You may consider these options or perhaps suggest to me more on the comment section.
1. HACAW << click here
HACAW is the acronym for Hiking and Camping Around the World. With more than 50k members in the Facebook group, they describe themselves as;
An abode to connect amongst members’ adventures, travels and photos of all outdoor activities around the world.
“The world is yours to explore”
Experience without Boundaries.
HACAW was created on October 8, 2012, they allow hikers to discuss and promote their hiking trips locally as well as internationally; no matter either it is corporate trips or personal trips. HACAW also allows mentorship for experienced hikers to share their experience and skills to the hiker that interested in pursuing hiking at an advanced level. Besides, if you are looking for outdoor items, you may also find businessman/stores marketing their product inside the group. The options are varied.
2. HACAM LTC << click here
HACAM is another free platform for a group for hikers to do similar things as HACAW, but they are focused on destinations in Malaysia. They promote hiking trips, outdoor merchandise, and discussion for hikers. They describe themselves as:
A place for friends of similar interest in hiking, camping and love of nature. A place where we can organise trips to nearby hills and mountains.
The group was created on June 23, 2008, and was currently have 276k members. An interesting thing about HACAM is that they provide documents files for hikers, such as 'List of Campsites around Malaysia', 'Day Pack Checklist', and many more. This approach really helps to guide hikers to be prepared before their trips and adventures. You may also find recommendations, photos, videos, announcement, mentorship and events in the group. So, if you are passionate hikers in Malaysia, I really recommend you to join this group.
3. OHANA << click here
If you feel more comfortable to go out for an adventure with certified tour packages. You may try Ohana Adventure Sport. The company was founded in 2015 with their first event namely 'Expedition to Yong Belar Mountain'. Ohana is now a full-time business, they create travel packages made for hiking. They cover packages within Malaysia as well as in other countries including Everest Base Camp. You may go their website as well as social media to know more about their packages. Their company mission is;
"We are committed to serve the best quality services with affordable price to all customers where everyone can afford to travel, experience and discover the amazing borderless world"
4. Gunung Hub << click here
Gunung Hub runs as an event organiser. The company are the centralised hub for Malaysia outdoor lover that provide hiking trips by providing an experienced mountain guide and organisers. They help the client to create, lead and manage any kind of outdoor activities. They act as a marketplace for outdoor event management especially hiking trip all over Malaysia and oversea. Besides, Gunung Hub also provides mountain guide around Malaysia with affordable price. For those who wish to have personalised hiking trip, this is a recommended company to go to. Their tagline is;
"The beginning of an outdoor revolution"
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That is all for today peeps!
If I am able to find out more interesting hiking groups, and appropriate time to type down all of my findings, I would update more on my blog. Thank you for reading this! Please do comments below if you have more suggestions about hiking groups and pages. I would appreciate it a lot.
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