• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Cut Lunch Adventures

TREK | LEARN | ENJOY

  • Adventure Resources
    • 1. Adventure Ideas
    • 2. Trek Preparation
    • 3. On Adventure
    • 4. Post-Adventure
    • Tools & Calculators
    • Insurance for Trekking and Mountaineering
      • Insurance for Trekking and Mountaineering
      • Insurance for Australians
      • Covid Insurance
    • Useful Links
  • Where To Go
    • Trek Finder Wizard
    • Himalayas
    • New Zealand
    • Australia
    • North America
    • South America
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Middle East
  • Self Discovery
  • Fun
  • Shop
  • About
    • Our Story
    • How We Can Help You
    • Testimonials
    • Why Cut Lunch?
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Work With Us

15 Reasons You Should Go Trekking

Published July 2018 by Emma. Updated April 2025.

If you’re searching for the next big thing in your life, here are 15 reasons you should go trekking. Try it – we did – and it became a series of life changing adventures! Our on-the-ground research of talking to fellow trekkers has revealed that these are the most popular reasons to trek, in no particular order:

1. When you need a new challenge and to get out of your comfort zone

Read more in our post – Courage to Face a Challenge

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Trekking up Kohpra Ridge

2. When you’re reaching a milestone birthday

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - View to Dhaulagiri from Kohpra Ridge

3. When you want a break from modern busy life, and to enjoy the simplicity of being in the mountains and wilderness

Read more in our post – Experience Simplicity

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - experience the Swingbridge near Namche Bazaar

4. When you want to see what you’re capable of

Read our post – Discover What You’re Capable Of

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Everest Base Camp bucket

5. When you need a circuit-breaker from daily life

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Snowy Trekking to Lobuche

6. When you want a new goal or purpose

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - See you goal - Looking up Kohpra Ridge

7. To meet like-minded adventurers and enjoy some great company with people from diverse backgrounds

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Hiking in Chilcotin Coast Mountains

8. When you need to get away from it all after a significant event in your life

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Everest Circuit Trek in snow

9. To tick your bucket list

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Achieve the Summit of the Cho La Pass

10. To solve problems or puzzles in your life with new perspectives. Ask the mountains questions and they give you answers!

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Experience the Cho La Pass

11. To step up to something bigger than single day hikes

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Step Up from the Tongariro Winter Crossing

12. A great incentive to get fit!

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Great Hiking in British Columbia

13. A holiday with purpose – a bigger objective than sightseeing

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - View to Dhaulagiri from campsite

14. A new cultural or spiritual experience in the mountains

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Buddhist Stupa Above Namche Bazaar

15. To see some spectacular scenery and the world’s highest mountains!

Read our blogpost on Experiencing Awe

Reasons You Should Go Trekking - Views to Everest and Ama Dablam

So what are you waiting for?

Follow us on Instagram or Facebook for inspiration and more reasons to go trekking.

Explore trekking by reading about some of our experiences in the Himalayas, New Zealand, Australia and other areas of the world.

You might like to read our other posts on self-discovery.

If you’re new to trekking then read our guide to trekking for beginners.

Contact Us if you’d like to learn more.

Subscribe to our mailing list below for latest tips, ideas and inspiration.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email

If you liked this post you may also like …

  • How to Prepare for a Trek
  • 12 Tips to Build Mental Toughness for Your Next Trek
  • High Altitude Trekking Tips
  • Life Changing Adventure
  • Self Discovery
  • Trekking Gear Lists
  • Trekking Tools & Calculators
  • Trekking and Mountaineering Insurance
  • Guide to Successful Adventures
  • Ideas for Your Next Adventure
  • Trek Finder Wizard
  • Trekking for Beginners
  • Fun Stuff

Other Posts by Destination …

Other Posts by Topic …

Adventures Adventure Travel Annapurna Base Camps Biking Books Climbing Courage Courses Cycling Day Hikes Dhaulagiri Discover Everest Everest Base Camp Expeditions Experience Great Walks High Altitude Hiking Hiking Gear Himalayas Insurance Kanchenjunga Karakoram Kosciuszko Life Changing Adventure Mental Toughness Mountaineering Mt Taranaki Multi-Day Hikes Outback Project Base8000 Road Trips Self-Discovery Snowshoeing Tongariro Travel Tips Trekking Trekking Gear Trek Preparation videos Winter

Footer

Subscribe!

Join our mailing list for latest tips, ideas and inspiration.

 

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure

© 2025 · Cut Lunch Adventures