Author : Karen Berger
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 30,90 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780393317695
An expert long-distance backpacker shares secrets of the world's elite trekkers to make every hiker's adventure safer and more enjoyable.
Author : Victoria Logue
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0897328663
Hiking & Backpacking: Essential Skills to Advanced Techniques provides backpackers of all skill levels with the fundamental techniques and advanced tricks of trailsmithing needed to plan and carry out an enjoyable and rewarding outdoor adventure.
Author : Karen Berger
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 12,90 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780393313345
A companion volume to the PBS-TV series "Trailside" discusses gear, safety, and trail courtesy.
Author : Chris Townsend
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 25,16 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780071357562
With thousands of all-weather miles to his credit, from North America to Europe to Asia, Townsend is the ultimate guide for all backpackers. In an invaluable fusion of expert information and unlimited inspiration, he reveals to hikers the longest trails, the roughest terrains, and the fiercest climates around the globe. 75 photos. 30 illustrations.
Author : Rick Curtis
Publisher : Three Rivers Press (CA)
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 13,6 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780517887837
Designed to be taken on the trail, "The Backpacker's Field Manual" is an in-depth handbook that provides backpackers of all levels, from beginners to trip leaders, with all the essential information they'll need. 100 line drawings.
Author : Brian Beffort
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 27,31 MB
Release : 2015-07-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0899975208
A comprehensive guide covering every aspect of how to backpack--from planning a first trip to advanced wilderness travel. For those new to the activity, longtime backpacker and author Brian Beffort covers the fundamentals, with sections on trip planning, gear, backcountry nutrition and cooking, navigation, and other essential wilderness skills. You will also learn what to expect on the trail and in camp, and how to stay safe with first aid, weather preparedness, and more. For experienced packers, this book is filled with practical tips and inspired ideas on how to update and refine your approach to backpacking based on trends in lightweight gear, high-tech gadgets, changing wilderness rules, and increasing opportunities for wilderness travel around the world.
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Page : 104 pages
File Size : 27,78 MB
Release : 1973
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Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.
Author : Justin Lichter
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 16,41 MB
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493052101
Justin Lichter, a.k.a. Trauma, divulges hundreds of valuable tips and advice based on his more than 35,000 miles of hiking across the country and beyond. Trail Tested is a comprehensive guide to hiking and backpacking. Whether you're a new hiker looking for expert advice, an experienced hiker looking to hone your skills, or a thru-hiker gearing up for a 6-month trip, this book is packed with priceless information to make your trip a successful and comfortable one. Vibrant images from Trauma's treks will entice all readers of all skill levels to get out and enjoy the backcountry. You'll learn why getting the right gear and learning outdoor skills are integral to making the most out of your next backpacking trip. Some topics included in this guide are: * Gear advice, including backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, ultralight shetlers, and clothing * Gear maintenance and repair * Ultralight tips for novices to gram-counters * Low-impact camping and hiking * Campsite selection * Hiking with dogs * Navigating the backcountry * Winter camping * First aid * Weather forecasting * Advanced techniques for creating routes, cross-country hiking, fording rivers, multi-sport adventures, and animal encounters
Author : Mike Clelland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0762768878
Walking into the wilderness with a pack on your back is an empowering experience—all the more so when that pack on your back isn’t weighing you down. That’s where this book comes in. Outdoors expert and celebrated illustrator Mike Clelland offers advanced techniques on how to pack light without sacrificing the essentials or your safety yet staying well fed and comfortable. Written in the tradition of the successful Allen & Mike’s Really Cool Telemark Tips, with153 trail-tested tips full of solid advice, as well as more than 100 humorous and helpful illustrations, UltralightBackpackin' Tips is the ultimate guide for backpackers serious about traveling ultralight. Just a few of the top ten tips expounded upon in the book: * Use a scale. * Comfortable and safe are vital! * Make your own stuff, and making it out of trash is always the best! * It’s okay to be nerdy. * Try something new each and every time you go camping. * Know the difference between wants and needs.
Author : Chris Townsend
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 13,82 MB
Release : 2004-11-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0071460136
"The most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to equipment and technique available anywhere."—Backpack (UK) This enormously practical guide includes everything from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys—such as how to ford rivers safely and how to choose a route through untracked terrain. As a gear advisor, this book is unequaled. You'll find the last word on: How to choose packs and footwear—and make sure they fit What clothing to take on the trail Tents, tarps, stoves, water purifiers, and other gear GPS, cell phones, and other electronic devices And much more Now in its third edition, The Backpacker's Handbook also covers desert hiking, ultralight backpacking, and adventure trekking in distant corners of the globe. Indeed, there is little about backpacking Chris Townsend does not cover. This trusted reference will prepare you for the challenges and excitement of backpacking the wilderness. "A clear and comprehensive primer on backpacking gear. Townsend's knowledge is immense."—Sierra "Belongs in every bookcase dealing with outdoor topics. . . . Chockablock full of useful, practical, commonsense info. . . . If you tramp the outdoors, get this book."—Maine Sportsman "For those thinking of taking a backpack journey, The Backpacker's Handbook is required reading."—Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
