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What you need to know before you hit the trails Whether you are backpacking for the first time or a veteran follower of the trails, this enormously practical guide includes everything you need to know, from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys...

"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...

Backpacker and Hiker's Handbook tells how to plan and prepare for a backpacking trip and discusses equipment, safety, and the essential trail skills of using a compass, purifying water, cooking, and where and how to set up camp...

The essential guide to emergency medical procedures away from home. The Outdoor Medical Emergency Handbook provides easy-to-follow advice on how to prevent, treat and care for illnesses and injuries while outdoors or traveling...

New entry in the Backpacker magazine series: Practical, reasonable strategies for everyone who'd like to lighten their load on the trail. *Written by a former contributing editor for Backpacker Magazine *How to pick and choose light hiking strategies to fit your needs and hiking style *Light hiking is one of the biggest trends in backpacking today Lightweight hiking strategies apply to everyone, says master hiker Karen Berger: the less weight you have on your back, the more comfortable you'll be on the trail whether you're hiking five miles or five hundred...

This is a guide on how to plan a trekking trip, whether it is in the USA or anywhere around the world. It contains pre-trip, during trip, and post-trip strategies for long distance hiking.

When it was first published in 1998, The Backpacker's Field Manual set the standard for comprehensive backpacking books. Now exhaustively updated to offer a more complete view of backpacking today, it covers the latest developments in gear—such as Global Positioning Systems and ultralight hiking equipment—first aid, and Leave No Trace comping, and includes a chapter devoted to outdoor leadership resources and basics...

Winner of the Outdoor Writers Guild award for excellence, this inspired guide from one of the world's best-traveled adventurers offers essential, up-to-the-minute information and advice on all aspects of backcountry trekking for hikers and backpackers of every stripe...

Backpacker magazine's Trailside First Aid assembles for readers an outdoor first-aid kit of essential items; soothe bites and stings; deal with hot and cold injuries; wrap sprains, fractures, and dislocated joints; handle backcountry emergencies until professional help arrives...

Learn ow to get started, what gear to choose and how to handle possible dangers.

What you need to know before you hit the trails Whether you are backpacking for the first time or a veteran follower of the trails, this enormously practical guide includes everything you need to know, from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys...

What you need to know before you hit the trailsWhether you are backpacking for the first time or a veteran follower of the trails, this enormously practical guide includes everything you need to know, from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys...

Backpacker and Hiker's Handbook tells how to plan and prepare for a backpacking trip and discusses equipment, safety, and the essential trail skills of using a compass, purifying water, cooking, and where and how to set up camp...

490525 Features: Editor Kristi Anderson completed the Wilderness Basics Course (WBC) in 1996 and discovered a passion for the outdoors Since then, she has led camps for the WBC and other Sierra Club activities Specifications: 272 Pages

New entry in the Backpacker magazine series: Practical, reasonable strategies for everyone who'd like to lighten their load on the trail. *Written by a former contributing editor for Backpacker Magazine *How to pick and choose light hiking strategies to fit your needs and hiking style *Light hiking is one of the biggest trends in backpacking today Lightweight hiking strategies apply to everyone, says master hiker Karen Berger: the less weight you have on your back, the more comfortable you'll be on the trail whether you're hiking five miles or five hundred...

"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...

New entry in the Backpacker magazine series: Practical, reasonable strategies for everyone who'd like to lighten their load on the trail. *Written by a former contributing editor for Backpacker Magazine*How to pick and choose light hiking strategies to fit your needs and hiking style*Light hiking is one of the biggest trends in backpacking todayLightweight hiking strategies apply to everyone, says master hiker Karen Berger: the less weight you have on your back, the more comfortable you'll be on the trail whether you're hiking five miles or five hundred...

The essential guide to emergency medical procedures away from home. The Outdoor Medical Emergency Handbook provides easy-to-follow advice on how to prevent, treat and care for illnesses and injuries while outdoors or traveling...

This is a guide on how to plan a trekking trip, whether it is in the USA or anywhere around the world. It contains pre-trip, during trip, and post-trip strategies for long distance hiking.