15/08/23

Understanding Hiker's Language ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ•๏ธ๐ŸŒฒ Te Araroa Thru Hike

Have you ever joined a new group and wondered if they were speaking a different language, some of it sounds sort of familiar but there seems to be acronyms and words used in context that are nothing like youโ€™ve heard before?

As a group, hikerโ€™s are no different and in this video, Iโ€™m going to explain what SOBO, NOBO and even HOBO stand for when used in a hiking context along with a whole lot of other hiker lingo.

Iโ€™ve chosen one of my favourite bush hikes as this videoโ€™s backdrop, this is the Mangamate Circuit in the Whirinaki Forest which I solo hiked over three challenging days in late winter. A highlight of this trip was hearing kiwi calling across the valley where I was camped deep in the forest, it was the first time Iโ€™d ever heard Kiwi in the wild and it was a magical moment.

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