Gold Winger 9 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 " (you shouldn't go in a group of more than 4)," Never understood that. When I ask the experts, I get a lot of hand waving about "reducing impact" but no one can explain how five groups of four leave any fewer footprints than one group of 20. Link to post Share on other sites
beardad 12 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I don't understand either, but I suspect that the experts would rather their not be five groups of 4 either. I think they would just like to be the only ones allowed to use it. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunny2862 11 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I may be wrong, but I think it has to do with the number of people stepping in the exact same place within a certain amount of time. If you have the smaller groups with some separation the ground cover has a chance to recover - if you are all in a group together you may compress or tear up the ground cover, damaging it. It is really more of a concern at altitude or in areas with sparser vegetation - where we are at it is NOT a concern. Link to post Share on other sites
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