The handbook of the excursionist
In order to guarantee the minimal conditions of security to people and to safeguard the integrity of the visited places, during the excursions it is necessary to follow some fundamental rules of behavior.
collect appropriate information about the trails you need to walk in order to get to know the degree of difficulty and to evaluate if it is possible to face it without any help of a tour guide
be equipped with compass and topographic maps, on an adequate scale, to be able to find your bearings in the territory
limit the use of motor vehicles as much as possible and in any case only to get to the closeness of the path to walk
always follow indications provided by the tour guides
wear suitable clothes and shoes
do not change the route provided with signals
do not walk stray from your group
proceed with attention along the pathways and the signed trails, keeping in mind that the use of a walking stick may ease your stroll
wear the safety equipment when expressly indicated
keep in mind that stones and boulders (especially near streams, torrents and rivers) are particularly slippery, better getting wet than jumping from a boulder to another!
always be careful when crossing streams and torrent
do not put your hands in the cracks of the rocks, between the boulders and the stones, between the bushes and wherever you cannot see the absence of viperids
never overcome the picket fences along the pathways
in the steep areas close to cliffs, follow exactly the path of the trail, walking in queue one after another and never side by side or in groups
observe the vegetation and everything that capture your interest but never bring anything away
never swallow berries or red fruits, spontaneous herbaceous plants and any part of plants
respect the animals you may chance upon along the path and do not get close to the nests of birds
avoid shouting, noisy and disrespectful behavior towards natural quiet
do not light fires
not to consume cold drinks
not to consume heavy meals before the excursion
not to drink water from sources unless its drinkability is clearly specified
not to smoke and not to use any kind of flame