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Hike description template

Yes, they are your responsibility.

We've had children as young as 3 climb 12k foot mountains.

Go by individual cars, carpool to destination/trailhead.

Example URLs:

In the JSON output, location/zone contains the zone for fetching weather for a zone:

XML output:

Sleeping bag (rated 20°F or higher. you may need 0°F or higher)
Sleeping pad
Spoon
Food: either high-calorie meal-replacement bars, soup, or freeze-dried meals (e.g. Mountain House or Backpacker's Pantry brands) are good for dinner/etc.
Clothes: towards the warmer side, at least 3 sets. 2 that you will carry—you should not sleep in clothes you were hiking in, and should alternate. 1 set to keep in the car for the ride home (we don't want to smell you). Can use extra clothes as a pillow when sleeping. Check weather report to see. Clothes should include extra socks, a jacket, etc. Preferably clothes that dry quickly (no jeans/cotton!)
Water bottles enough to hold 1 day's drinking water and for meals
Headlamp/flashlight
Backpack: large enough to hold everything you're carrying, probably 35–45L. Backpack should weigh no more than ¼ your weight, and absolutely no more than ⅓ your weight (i.e. w/ water can weigh ⅓ your weight, but should be ¼ your weight or less without water)

Instant heat pouch iron salt hand/body warmers: useful when freezing in the morning or when sleeping to help warm up. In hunting section at Walmart
Tent: usually will have no problem rooming w/ someone else. Tent is the kind of thing that will take you over the