Thanks for your thoughtful list. I work with a college outdoor program and we do everything on that list except #1. It's unfortunate but if we made it a requirement that every student who joined us could read a map and compass, we'd have very few people on our hikes. For that reason we keep very strict leader & sweep roles on our hikes. No one gets in front of the leader or behind the sweep. Like on the list, we stop at all stream crossings, intersections, etc. to be sure we have everyone before starting off again. While I hope I'm not pushing my luck, in almost 40 years of doing trips here, so far this has all worked out to everyone's benefit.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper