Assignment 4 Translation
1. Backpackers face many risks, including adverse weather, difficult terrain, treacherous river crossings, and hungry or unpredictable animals (although the perceived danger from wild animals usually greatly exceeds the true risk). They are subject to illnesses, which run the gamut from simple dehydration to heat exhaustion, hypothermia, altitude illness, and physical injury.
2. The “Leave No Trace" movement offers a set of guidelines for low-impact backpacking (Leave nothing but footprints. Take nothing but photos. Kill nothing but time. Keep nothing but memories).