For a modern man, hiking and recreation in nature represents relaxation and rest from numerous life and business obligations that accompany him and that he experiences in various life and business situations, from the workplace, traffic jams and a number of other obligations. Types of active vacations such as hiking and recreational stay in nature give a person the opportunity to renew his spent energy, which is necessary for further work and study. Going to nature and engaging in activities in the fresh and clean air fills a person with new strength, satisfaction and emotional energy despite the physical effort. Through this work, we want to emphasize that the primary goal and content of hiking is to enjoy the beauty that mountains and nature provide, while creating harmony between the physical and mental qualities of a person that complement each other. By doing mountaineering, we achieve quality qualities such as determination, resourcefulness, perseverance, independence, courage, adaptability, principledness, self-sacrifice, sociability, and develop a sense of understanding nature and people. On top of that, we gradually accustom the organism to the efforts by which we improve our physical and mental health. This paper describes how proper application plays an important role in mountaineering as a form of sports recreation in nature, and that the awareness and responsibility of each of us depends on its quality use.