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Safety First
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100
You should carry a small jar of gasoline or starter fluid to help start a fire.
FALSE! Combustible liquids are dangerous to carry and completely unnecessary. Instead, carry safety matches, a lighter, and fire starter.
100
This direction is always at the top of a map.
What is north.
100
Which of the 10 essentials can be used to signal that you need help?
What is a whistle
100
Which general direction is Mount Baker from Burlington?
Northeast.
200
Which TWO of these ARE part of the 10 hiking essentials:
Toilet Paper
Cell phone
Rain Gear
Hatchet
Fire Starter
Hand Warmers
Rain Gear and Fire Starter
200
How can you use your cell phone to find north?
Download a free compass app. before you leave home!
200
If you are lost you can always follow a stream downhill. True or False?
FALSE! Downhill often leads to uphill (backtracking) or an impassable route.
200
What is the most important meal on the day of the hike?
Breakfast.
300
What is this and why is he wrapped in it?
It's a survival blanket and is used to stay warm and dry in an emergency.
300
True or False: if you think your are lost you can always follow an animal trail to a main hiking trail.
False! Animals don't want to be around two-leggeds! Following animal trails or random side trails can result in being farther away from any main trail (and rescue).
300
If someone in your hiking group gets lost it's ok to split up and go find them.
Chances are you will soon have more than one lost hiker!
300
This is the most important thing to have if you are injured and cannot go get help
A FRIEND!
400
You can use this to find direction of travel while hiking.
What is a compass?
400
What are the four cardinal (main) compass points?
North, South, East, and West
400
Right or wrong: if you run out of water you can drink from a clear stream.
400
The FIRST thing to consider before leaving for any hike.
500
Here are 6 items. Which of these IS NOT on the list of 10 essentials for a day Hike:
Fire Starter Headlamp
Whistle Binoculars
Water Map and Compass
1. Navigation 6. Rain Gear
2. Water 7. First Aid Kit
3. Food 8. Shelter
4. Fire starter 9. Multi-tool/Swiss knife
5. Whistle 10. headlamp.
(WTA's list includes sun protection but not a whistle).
500
What does a solid green liine mean on a Green Trails map?
It is a normally maintained trail.
500
What is the pace of an average hiker?
1.5 - 2 miles an hour, depending on terrain.
500
This is the most important thing to do when hiking in bear country.
Bears won't hear the bells until you're too close. Yelling, clapping, and talking are more effective ways of alerting a bear to your presence. 