Hiking and Backpacking: A Complete Illustrated Guide - Paperback

Hiking and Backpacking: A Complete Illustrated Guide - Paperback

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Hiking and Backpacking: A Complete Illustrated Guide - Paperback

Hiking and Backpacking: A Complete Illustrated Guide - Paperback

$24.95

by Buck Tilton (Author), Stephen Gorman (Photographer)

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

Back Jacket

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. From picking the right gear to cooking gourmet trail food, from good hiking technique to dressing the part, it has everything today's hiker wants and needs. Step-by-step full-color photo sequences and information-packed, clearly worded instructions are the hallmarks of this definitive one-volume resource. Inside are 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 And much more!

Author Biography

Buck Tilton is a leading wilderness medicine expert, Backpacker magazine columnist, and author of Backcountry First Aid and Wilderness First Responder (both FalconGuides(R)), and 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.
Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 0.52 x 8.01 x 8.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 23, 2024

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