111 T ra v er sing T r a v er sin g Indi v iduals w it h pr e v ious e xper ience in t he outdoor s inc ludin g hik er s c am per s and t hose en g a g ed in e xplor a t ion w or k w ill lik e l y ha v e de v e loped an a w ar ene s s of t he pr epar a t ion and pr ec aut ions t ha t ar e r equir ed f or t r a v er sin g T r a v e l on f oo t is t he mos t c ommon outdoor ac t i v it y ho w e v er f amiliar it y should no t pr ec lude s af e t y a w ar ene s s N e w and une xpec ted ha z ar ds ar e of ten enc ounter ed when t r a v e lin g on unf amiliar ter r ain General T ra v er sing Precautions T ra v er se in pa ir s pref erably with at least one e xperienced per son within communication distance use handheld radios be tw een gr oups The less e xperienced per son should be learning no t just f ollo wing the e xperienced per son should be t eaching T ra v el at t he speed of the slo w est par ty member Use great er ca ution if it is necessar y t o tra v el alone Ev en a minor mishap ma y be f atal if there is no one t o come t o y our assistance pr om ptly A v oid f ollo wing t oo close t o a per son ahead of y ou t o pre v ent branches fr om springing back int o y our f ace or being stung if the lead per son stir s up a w asp nest