↑ Upside

• Rare opportunity for humans to show nature that, actually, we are the masters
• The more you feel pressured and guilted into hiking, the more fun it is
• Perfect for tormenting indoorsy visiting in-laws
• Fun to learn about other people by analyzing trash they leave behind
• It’s like being inside your desktop wallpaper, man
• Drunken plans to do it are usually forgotten
• Instagram needs fresh content, after all

↓ Downside

• Mumbling “hello” to people passing you from other direction is peak human awkwardness
• Could be avoided altogether with an intricate series of escalators and elevators
• Supposed health benefits don’t include X-ray vision or anything truly cool
• That guy who assures you, “It’s always harder on the way down”
• Probability of bear attack greater than zero
• Trail mix only has so many M&M’s
• Europeans with walking sticks