Before starting your adventure, take a look at the Minimum Impact rules..
1.PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL
Check the rules and regulations of the area where you plan to visit, so you’ll know the restrictions if any.
Ask about the weather conditions in the area and always check the forecast before you start your adventure
Always go on small groups ( no more than 10). Smaller groups can enjoy nature more and cause less impact.
Avoid peak seasons like holiday weekends, when most people go and the places get full. Ask a local operator the best seasons.
Make sure to pack up everything you brought with you, and don’t leave any trash in the campsite.
Choose the activities you want to practice, based on your physical conditions and expertise level.
2.YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR SAFETY
Don’t risk yourself recklessly. Rescuing in natural environments can be quite complex, taking days sometimes, and causing serious damage to the environment. Pay attention at your guide’s instructions and ask for help anytime you need.
Leave your trip plan with somebody you trust, with instructions in case of emergency.
Aware the local administration ( Guiding associations, etc) about your plans, expertise and number o people in the group,
O salvamento em ambientes naturais Ă© caro e complexo, podendo levar dias e causar grandes danos ao ambiente. Portanto, em primeiro lugar, nĂŁo se arrisque sem necessidade.
3.TAKE CARE OF THE TRAILS AND CAMP SITES
In high-use areas, Leave No Trace suggests that people concentrate activity, which makes further damage unlikely.
In areas of very little or no use, Leave No Trace encourages people to spread out. Taking different paths when hiking off-trail will avoid creating new trails that cause erosion. Dispersing tents and equipment, and moving camp daily will avoid creating permanent-looking camp sites. Always look for durable surfaces. Poor planning can result in improperly located campsites because groups failed to plan enough time to reach their intended destination, or improper campfires or excessive trash because of failure to plan meals or bring proper equipment.
4.YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR TRASH. BRING IT BACK
Trash and litter are primarily social impacts which can greatly detract from the naturalness of an area.[5] Thus, Leave No Trace recommends that trash and litter should be packed out. Proper human waste disposal prevents spread of disease, exposure to others, and speeds decomposition. Catholes, 6 to 8 inches deep and 200 feet from water, are often the easiest and most practical way to dispose of feces.
5.LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND
Leaving rocks, plants, archaeological artifacts and other objects as found will allow others a sense of discovery. Similarly, Leave No Trace directs people to minimize site alterations, such as digging tent trenches, hammering nails into trees, permanently clearing an area of rocks or twigs.
6. MINIMIZE USE AND IMPACT OF FIRE
Leave No Trace encourages people to use lightweight camp stoves, instead of fires, because the naturalness of many areas has been degraded by overuse of fires and the increasing demand for firewood. If a campfire is constructed, Leave No Trace suggests using an existing fire ring in a well-placed campsite or to use a fire pan or mound fire. True Leave No Trace fires show no evidence of having ever been constructed.
7. RESPECT WILDLIFE
If enough people approach or interfere with wildlife, it can be disruptive to animal populations.
8. BE CONSIDERATIVE TO OTHER VISITORS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
Following hiking etiquette and maintaining quiet allows visitors to go through the wilderness with minimal impact on other users.
