I really enjoy hiking in the outdoors!  Do yo hike?
I love going tramping, I am from New Zealand. That is what we call hiking there.
Interesting!  I had never heard of that before!  It must be beautiful hiking in New Zealand!  Do you need special hiking shoes?
Hiking equipment
Hiking equipment is the equipment taken on outdoor walking trips. Hiking is usually divided into day-hikes and multiple-day hikes, called backpacking, trekking, and walking tours.
The equipment selected varies according to the duration, distance, planned activities, and the environment. Additional factors include weight and preparedness for unplanned events. The level of preparedness can relate to remoteness and potential hazards; for example, a short day hike across farmland or trekking in the Himalayas. The length and duration of a walk
valuable exhibition that has come to New Zealand".
Death.
Seddon Bennington and longtime family friend, Marcella Jackson, 54, disappeared while tramping in the Tararua Range on the North Island of New Zealand on 11 July 2009. Authorities were alerted after the pair failed to return from a weekend of tramping, as hiking is called in New Zealand. They had planned to hike from Otaki Forks to Kime Hut within the Tararua Range, but were caught in a sudden winter southerly storm on Saturday, 11 July, on