As the title says, one of my friends wants to go on a backpacking trip with me. Usually I like to be very spontaneous and sorta “rough it”, which would definitely not be good for the guy. I planned out a nice flat-ish 30 km route for us where we can watch the sunrise and the sunset from an overlook. What are some things that I should do in order to make his first trip a little better?
30km in a day is an especially bad idea for a first time, because if someone is unprepared or gets injured half way (blisters can make it impossible to continue walking) then some poor schmuck has to come and get you and haul your ass back.