How to Walk Downhill | Hiking

Learn how to walk downstairs safely with this useful hiking video

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This is essential for any keen hiker or backpacker

The Hiking Program was made in partnership with Decathlon, Sikana's partner for the Sports program, as well as Xavier Gadat, an expert mountain guide who provided his expertise on the subject.



Music:
Voice-over by Dominic di Rollo


Translation - Lynda Bell

[thecadschool]

Never throw away water while trekking, it's essential

[Undergroundexpedition]

Ok, I dumped all my water out. now I can finish my hike without all that extra weight.

[paintingworlds]

Good tips. I find that putting 60% of weight on front part of foot and 40% on back part automatically shifts the body forward a little. And yes bending the knees helps shift the weight into the hill. When one incorrectly puts most weight on the heels, the foot can slip out down the hill causing a fall. Going uphill it is the opposite… one puts most weight on the heel..

[mikeratkowski]

Is this the Onion? No mention of trekking poles and dumping water, delete this and rethink.

[peterchristensen]

Didn't look like they used their poles at all to take some of the weight off their bodies (knees). I don't think they held them correctly for downhill?

[owencamo]

Thanks, ill try this technique. Musta been doing it wrong, our last major hike down hill - we came back with very painful toes and feet.

[aliensoup]

On steep down or uphill slopes, walk in a traversing path like a skier, if the trail is wide enough. Traversing makes going down safer, and conserves energy going uphill. It will take longer to cover the distance, but will spare your joints from the stress.

[Prash]

Thanks for the tips. I have the same Quechua bag 😉

[Lannd]

Our founding fathers didn't give their lives for your freedom and then let you just waste water like that.

[grndragon]

I cringed when he emptied the water bottle

[bananaslug]

Where was this filmed?? The background looks beautiful!

[dizzydays]

please remember to also take off your clothes and leave them, for even less weight carried

[YashBhardwaj]

How to downhill or uphill safely when there was a snow?

[jefffaulkner]

Are you kidding me! Take a piss before you throw away perfectly good clean water.

[lmergenti]

Empty your water? This is horrifically bad advice. Very very bad.

[danielnunez]

Pour water!! What are you smoking!!!!????

[JoanKiernan]

Neither were holding the poles correctly

[pierluigicolotto]

You can learn more about it on woodprix website I think.

[pavelhedge]

It not a surprise to hear an advice to throw out water from a man who is holding trekking poles like that when walking downhill. Water is almost never should be thrown away before reaching the endpoint just for the case of emergency. And poles are not only for keeping balance, but for taking weight from the knees too, and I can't see any pressure on hands here

[kareylorena]

Wrong, your heels go first when hiking down hill