travel and rhum

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I’m looking for ways to assess how “dangerous” a rock scrambling portion of a hike is beforehand. I enjoy hiking, or at least I thought I did when I thought it just involved trekking uphill for extended periods of time & great vistas. Unfortunately my boyfriend has started taking me on “more difficult hikes” and they all include portions where I have to essentially climb part of a mountain or run across angled rocks or carefully step to ensure I don’t fall into various deep holes/other jagged rocks directly underneath. He doesn’t get why I hate it and will refer to strenuous higher altitude hikes I’ve done in the past, but they’re not comparable at all to me. I don’t know how to explain to him why scrambling is scary, maybe I’m just the weird one here? Regardless, I don’t enjoy it and am looking for ways to avoid these hikes, but are there different difficulty levels of scrambling I can look up ahead of time anywhere? All hikes have a little bit of it, so how can I tell when it’s something I’ll be able to handle or not?

Hello all,

I am looking for recommendations for the best, thickest, warmest socks ever. I am willing to pay extra. Sure I like hiking, but mainly, I live in a very, very cold house and this winter is about to be brutal if I don't buy some very good socks. I have been very disappointed in socks in the past that claim to be very warm and they're pretty thin and end up ripping easily. If I can get them off Amazon, that would be even better.

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Thanks!