That guy on the Salkantay trail who gave me his last granola bar

I was hiking the Salkantay Trek near Cusco in Peru back in 2018, and around 14,000 feet my legs just gave out. This random dude from Germany named Lars stopped, handed me his last granola bar, and said 'eat this, walk with me.' We ended up chatting for the next 3 hours about his solo trips through Patagonia and he gave me three route tips that saved my whole South America trip. Has anyone else had a random stranger on a trail totally change their hike?

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emma_ramirez3d ago

That's a beautiful story... the world needs more people like Lars.

the_ben3d ago

Got me tearing up over here ngl