Yes, it's a terrible article. Even if you ignore the bad metaphorical layer, the bad literal layer forgets the fact that hiking is (generally) for recreation If

Yes, it's a terrible article. Even if you ignore the bad metaphorical layer, the bad literal layer forgets the fact that hiking is (generally) for recreation If you act without consideration for your hiking companions, nobody is going to have any fun and you're probably going to find yourself hiking alone before long.