The Essential Backpacker: A Complete Guide for the Foot Traveler (The Essential Series) - Softcover

Hall, Adrienne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071354379 ISBN 13: 9780071354370

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001

Synopsis

The "Essential Series" are your trusted guides. As a self-sufficient backpacker, you can go wherever your feet will take you - to a wildflower meadow, a mountain summit, or the shore of a moonlit lake. "The Essential Backpacker" provides a clear and thorough education in backpacking, guiding you through hiking skills, what to take and how to carry it, and how to deal with the challenges of the trail.Other features include: planning a weekend or long-distance hike; backpacking solo or with companions - including children and dogs; route-finding skills and safety techniques; and tips on equipment, camping, food preparation, and minimizing your environmental impact. Featuring veteran hiker Adrienne Hall's fusion of expert advice, confidence-building anecdotes, and insider information, "The Essential Backpacker" is the ideal guide for anyone planning to hit the hiking trail for the first time. This straightforward handbook focuses on the basics while providing a taste of advanced backpacking techniques. And it's packed with the resources hikers need to progress comfortably from day hikes to long-distance treks.

About this title

About the Author

Adrienne Hall (Missoula, MT), the author of Backpacking: A Woman's Guide.

From the Back Cover

The Essential Series Your Trusted Guides

As a self-sufficient backpacker, you can go wherever your feet will take you to a wildflower meadow, a mountain summit, or the shore of a moonlit lake. The Essential Backpacker provides a clear and thorough education in backpacking, guiding you through hiking skills, what to take and how to carry it, and how to deal with the challenges of the trail. Other features include:
-Planning a weekend or long-distance hike
-Backpacking solo or with companions including children and dogs
-Route-finding skills and safety techniques
-Tips on equipment, camping, food preparation, and minimizing your environmental impact

Featuring veteran hiker Adrienne Hall's fusion of expert advice, confidence-building anecdotes, and insider information, The Essential Backpacker is the ideal guide for anyone planning to hit the hiking trail for the first time. This straightforward handbook focuses on the basics while providing a taste of advanced backpacking techniques. And it's packed with the resources hikers need to progress comfortably from day hikes to long-distance treks.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071354379
• ISBN 13: 9780071354370
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122