This is very poor advice. It’s the kind of thing people want to believe, but it’s rarely true.

That threw me too.

Welcome! How does it feel?

Looks like it could be a scene from Lord of the Rings.

I was thinking how unsafe it is and how disrespectful of nature to do this. But you’re right, it also fucks up everyone else’s photos.

There’s absolutely nothing positive about people going off-trail, much less “cool.”

Poor mountain. I wish it lots of snow, and soon.