What should the hiker etiquette be on who gives way to whom when passing on the trail?
(aspects to consider: going uphill, downhill. Day hiker, multiday hiker, multimonth hiker. Carrying a pack, not carrying a pack)
(the trail is very narrow in a lot places, so when passing opposing hikers, who should give way to whom?)
OK, so I researched this a bit since - well - I'm not a hiker and the best answer that I could find (on hikingdude.com)is that a single hiker should yield to a pack of hikers (since it's easier for a single person to move than a group - makes sense, right?). The other general rule of thumb, according to hiking dude, is that size matters... for example, a person should yield to a bicycle and a bicycle should yield to someone on horseback. I'm not so sure that you're encountering bicyclists or people on horseback, but I suppose that baggage/packs could be factored into this theory. Other than that, I would think that common sense and human decency should factor in (that's not from hiking dude, that's from me!) If you're in a better/easier position to move, than you should.... if they are, then they should. Of course, some people are high and mighty and/or self absorbed and inconsiderate - so you just might be effed in the a!
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