How To Summit a Mountain That Doesn’t Have a Trail
There are 1,000,809 mountains in the world, according to mountain tracking app PeakVisor. Some are massive, topping 25,000 feet, while others are small and seemingly approachable — and the vast majority of them, even the smaller mountains, don’t have a trail to the top. For the adventurous, that only adds to their appeal and the desire to reach their summit. Hiking off-trail to a mountain peak is an exciting excursion, but without proper planning and execution it can be downright dangerous. No one wants to find themselves bushwhacking through dense shrubbery or stuck atop a high cliff with no visible way back down.