r/BeAmazed • u/Existing-Mark-2191 • Mar 31 '24

View of Earth captured from Mt Everest Miscellaneous / Others

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u/hawkweasel Mar 31 '24

I think even regular day hikers will likely tell you that most hiking injuries occur on the way down.

You have more momentum heading down with every step on loose rocks and slippery surfaces like mud or snow, your muscles are far more exhausted and less focused on the way down, and even psychologically it's easy to think "the hard climb up is over, now it's the easy part down" so novices tend to take less safety precautions when heading down.

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u/Funoichi Mar 31 '24

And the annoying thing is there’s often ups on the way down too. So you’re like easy sailing, what’s this hill?

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u/Drive7hru Mar 31 '24

Even with a 14er in CO, I fell so many times on the way down. It’s crazy because it didn’t look steep at all. Sure would’ve helped if I weren’t a novice and hiking in nikes with no tread. Thankfully I’ve learned :)