Hiking and Backpacking: A Complete Illustrated Guide
Mar 2009 · Rowman & Littlefield
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Wilderness medicine expert Buck Tilton covers every step needed for the best hiking and backpacking experience. From gear to gourmet trail food, from good hiking technique to dressing the part, from using a map and compass to nibbling wild plants, this visually organized resource has everything today’s hiker wants and needs—including top-quality color photos for inspiration.
Never again will mosquitoes, blisters, bad food, or the wrong gear ruin a great hike—not with Hiking & Backpacking, a quick-reading, picture-driven guide that offers the highest level of expertise in the most user-friendly format ever. The first such reference created for visual learners, it covers every step needed for the best hiking and backpacking experience, one step at a time.
Step-by-step full-color photo sequences and information-packed, clearly worded instructions are the hallmarks of this definitive one-volume resource.
Inside are clear instructions and 460 color photos covering:
Gear
Clothing
Boots
How to Hike
Where to Hike
Navigation
Setting Up Camp
Recipes
Camp Hygiene
Zero Impact
Wild Animals & Plants
Wilderness First Aid
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About the author
Buck Tilton has the knack! A leading wilderness medicine expert and Backpacker magazine columnist, he is the author of Backcountry First Aid and Wilderness First Responder (both FalconGuides®), as well as Knack Knots You Need. He teaches at Central Wyoming College.
Stephen Gorman is a photographer and writer whose photo-essay books include Northeastern Wilds and The American Wilderness. His work has also appeared in Knack Canoeing for Everyone and Knack Car Camping for Everyone, as well as numerous national magazines, including Outside and Audubon.
Stephen Gorman is a photographer and writer whose photo-essay books include Northeastern Wilds and The American Wilderness. His work has also appeared in Knack Canoeing for Everyone and Knack Car Camping for Everyone, as well as numerous national magazines, including Outside and Audubon.
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