Norwegian Mountain Code - Stay Safe in the Backcountry

I enjoy reading about backcountry travel. I am also interested in what is the right gear to carry.  I also do my best to hike safely.

I came across the Norwegian Mountain Code last year.

It's pretty simple.

In 1967, Norway tragically lost 18 outdoors men during the Easter weekend. Later the Norwegian Red Cross and Norwegian Mountain Touring coordinated the development of the code; a common sense approach to back country winter travel.

The code compliments the Ten Essentials and builds on it. Read about the code here.