Here are 4 Things to Do if You Get Lost in the Mountains
Information
The mountain is a place that is often visited by people from various parts of the world and the mountain is a perfect place for some people who really want to release all fatigue and stress.
The reason is that mountains, up to this day this place become a tourist attraction and also a location for hiking. Mountains are also the habitat of several animals and plants that you might not be able to find in the lowlands, and mountains also have a lot of benefits for the people around them.
Even though the mountain is a beautiful place to unwind, enjoy the beauty around the mountain and also provide a challenge within yourself, it turns out that the mountain also holds a dark side where it is not uncommon for people to accidentally get lost every year. Some have survived and told their stories of getting lost during their journey, but some have also failed to return home safely and of course, this is a story that many people may know about nowadays.
Well, on this occasion, i won't discuss why they could get lost like that, It could be due to psychological influences and so on. But here I will explain what to do if you accidentally get lost in the mountains.
1. Not Going Anywhere From That Place
If you get lost in the mountain, never leave the area, even if it means changing your position to several hundred meters or even tens of kilometers from where you first got lost, why ? It has to do with your trail, If you get lost and you keep walking away from the first place where you got lost, it will make it difficult for the SAR (Search & Rescue) Team to search for you.
In the beginning, you were in position A, but now you are in position B. It is not uncommon for you to make many movements that make it difficult for the SAR Team to find your trail, so of course it will take them longer to find you.
2. Go with the River Flow
If you really don't have any acquaintances or close friends that you can invite to go hiking/climbing, of course you can follow the river, well you can do this if you go hiking alone and get lost.
That's because of course the first way is impossible if within 24 hours no one is aware that a climber has not yet descended and is lost above.
Well, but what you need to know is, you shouldn't have too high expectations when you start going down the river, why? It's because you could end up in a canyon.
What you have to do at this moment is to look for a way across the canyon even though you will go around it and it is possible that you will end up in the same place or somewhere even further away.
3. Remember Post 1 Location According To The Direction Of The Wind And Where You Are
If you don't have a compass and you only carry a smartphone, the first thing you can do in that situation is to check which direction is north from your location and make sure you remember which direction the cardinal points are where post 1 is located.
If your digital compass needle points north in front of you and you remember that post 1 is to the west, then face north, aka forward, now part of your right side is east, part of your left side is west, and your back is south.
So go to the left side, aka walk to the left side because your left side is west.
Now here you may not find a path, you could be on a track you don't know, and you could also end up in a canyon or ravine, of course pay close attention to your footsteps and the surrounding path, make sure there is no ravine or canyon ahead.
And usually you might go down, but not at the downhill position at post 1, you could end up in a village behind the mountain, it could happen if you don't know the path you are taking, because of your ignorance, your brain will program that you are walking as if you are fast, but you only realize that you have been walking for hours through various terrains until you realize that you are in a place that is 180 degrees different. That's why many people suddenly find themselves on another mountain or behind a mountain.
This is due to the similarity of the contours of the land and the surrounding environment, making the brain and subconscious process that he is walking only around that place, even though unconsciously he has walked quite a distance past the starting point.
4. Pray to the Creator (God)
Praying is something you can really rely on if you ever find yourself lost in a situation where you feel you have been led into by an invisible entity.
Maybe there are still many who don't believe, but for those of you who do believe, it doesn't hurt to take some time or free time to pray in the middle of the lush forest alone, with a clear and sincere heart to pray to God for help.
Well, below you can pray according to this paragraph line:
“Dear God, the source of all sources, I have lost my way in this forest, open a path for me to return from this forest, cleanse my mind/subconscious from the various manipulations of negative entities that are trying to hold me captive in this place, in Your name, I surrender, Thy will be done, O God, amen”
Or
“O Lord, Source of all sources, I have lost my way in this forest, please give me a clue so that I can return home from this place, in Your name I surrender, may it be according to Your will, amen”
Say the verse above when you pray, make sure you must pray sincerely and solemnly aka “believe” in Him, then you will surely find a sign where you will realize if it is manipulation and return to the real world or you will find a clue where you will be directed to post 1 or to a resident's house.
Well, maybe that's it, the 4 ways I know that you can do if you do get lost in the mountains and have few resources, of course when you go hiking, make sure you have plenty of supplies, always think about the worst case scenario that might happen later like getting lost, so you can bring plenty of supplies to be used for more than the next 10/20 days.