{"id":307,"date":"2014-08-20T12:46:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T10:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2015-05-30T11:55:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T09:55:35","slug":"with-or-without-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/en\/with-or-without-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"With or without a guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know why the word “unknown” often is used to\u00a0give an impression for a\u00a0worry,\u00a0potential trouble, instead of a\u00a0nice surprise or upcoming discovery. The same way, for many people a phrase like “wild nature” speaks about creeping danger, something out of control, instead of being related with purity and primal harmony, for example. Truly, it’s up to us to decide if the cup is half-full or half empty!<\/p>\n

I decided to write this text, to help the visitors of our website to choose if they need a guide or not. The truth should cool down the\u00a0excessive enthusiasm that makes us reckless sometimes. On the other hand, the timid ones must be encouraged in their first independent steps outside.<\/p>\n

When we really need a guide? We do for sure,\u00a0when we can’t solve particular situations by ourselves. While passing on unknown terrain or track, if lack of enough self-confidence occures, we do need a guide. In case of technical difficulties during walking or climbing we need someone to ensure our safety, regarding the risk of a fatal fall, avalanches, frost bites, falling rocks, dehydration, etc.\u00a0When the stake is too high, the help\u00a0of a guide is often irreplaceable.<\/p>\n

\"vratsa-alpine-guide\"<\/a>Central wall, Vratza, Bulgaria – climbing of Vinkelite tour (6+ UIAA, 380 m). The next pitch has lots of loose rocks and just a few places to put gear, so instructions are needed…<\/em><\/p>\n

The guide can make a trip not just safer, but also funnier, more intriguing. Unlike his tourists, he knows well the visited destination.<\/p>\n

Once we get into deep waters\u00a0we see\u00a0that we can swim also there. On an organised trip, many inconvinient circumstances are basically mitigated. And usually it takes time before to dare to make a long trip abroad or a technical hike on our own. This bold step forward requires some will and it pays off well, in conditions of good preparation and manageable risk. Going to\u00a0far destinations needs a solid trip organisation, including long collection of information, we pay visits to some institutions (such as embassies for visas, hospitals for vaccines…), buying of equipment according to circumstances we expect, etc. If it’s about a difficult mountain route, a guide can help us with knowledge and abilities to deal with mishaps. But even here we can go by ourselves, relying on experience already gathered. This part of our personal\u00a0development is very important, in case we look\u00a0for a progress in this area exactly.<\/p>\n

\"Capo<\/a><\/em>
\nI won’t forgot this girl I guided once. She travels on organised trips, but also gets self-organised, from time to time.<\/em><\/p>\n

In brief, each step\u00a0towards our own development costs\u00a0effords and\u00a0discomfort. So…<\/p>\n

A GUIDE IS NEEDED, WHEN WE DON’T WANT TO WASTE EXTRA EFFORDS OR WHEN WE LOOK FOR A QUICK PROGRESS, RELYING ON GUIDE’S SOLID SUPPORT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t know why the word “unknown” often is used to\u00a0give an impression for a\u00a0worry,\u00a0potential trouble, instead of a\u00a0nice surprise or upcoming discovery. The same way, for many people a phrase like “wild nature” speaks about creeping danger, something out of control, instead of being related with purity and primal harmony, for example. Truly, it’s … Continue reading With or without a guide<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.10.7","language":"en","enabled_languages":["bg","en","fr"],"languages":{"bg":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"fr":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4WpMG-4X","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1401,"href":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307\/revisions\/1401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/guided-treks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}