ON WALKING ALONE

For many, one of the great things about hillwalking is the company – but for others, it’s the lack of it that appeals. Question is... which are you?

WORDS SIMON INGRAM

To walk with others, or to walk alone? Most of us do either one or the other, most of the time. Then you get the extremes: those who always walk solo, and those who would never even consider it. It’s an interesting decision that transcends philosophy, practicality, psychology and safety. Our mountains are big, wild places that offer a concentrated dose of solitude and grandeur; if you so wished, you could make yourself very alone there indeed. But what it boils down to is, would you prefer your own company to that of other people in such a place? I’d wager the gut reaction of the person in the street would be to recoil from the idea. Maybe it’s because ‘walking alone’ as a concept has melancholy connotations. Say ‘alone’, you hear…

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Trail United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2016

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