Overview

It also presents skills people need to learn not so much to the protect themselves but to minimize their impact on the environment which, in the backcountry, is often fragile, pristine, irreplaceable. The book emphasizes an environmental ethic and explains how to practice low-impact hiking and camping. It is a thinking person's guide to the outdoors, unlocking the wilderness.

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Author:   Chris Townsend ,  Annie Aggens
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.873kg
ISBN:  

9780071384063

ISBN 10:   0071384065
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   16 July 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

"Editorial BoardAbout the AuthorsIntroductionAbbey, EdwardAid ClimbingAlcoholAllergic ReactionsAltimetersAltitude SicknessAnchorsAppalachian TrailArtificial ProtectionAurora BorealisAvalanchesBackpackingBailout PointsBakingBandannaBannockBear BaggingBearingsBear-Repellent Pepper SprayBear-Resistant ContainersBearsBeaterBeaufort ScaleBee StingsBelayingBending the MapBetaBig-Wall ClimbingBinocularsBivouacBlackfliesBlazesBleedingBlistersBomberBombproofBootsBoulder FieldsBoulderingBowlineBracesBreathabilityBridgeBureau of Land ManagementBurnsBushwhackingButterfly KnotCachesCairnsCamerasCamp ChairsCampingCamp KitchenCandlesCanoeingCanoeing StrokesCanoe SelectionCanoe TrippingCanyoneeringCarabinersThe CascadesCatholeCavingCelestial NavigationCell PhonesChecklistClimbing CommunicationClimbing EquipmentClimbing EthicsClimbing RatingsClimbing SkinsClothingCloudsClove HitchCoastal CurrentsCoiling a RopeCold-Water SurvivalCold-Weather InjuriesCombat RollCommunication DevicesCompassCondensationContinental Divide TrailContingency PlansContoursCookingCook KitCornicesCottonCouloirsCoyotesCPRCramponsCrateringCrevasseCrevasse RescueCross-Country SkiingCryptobiotic SoilCryptosporidiumDead ReckoningDEETDehydrationDental EmergenciesDesertsDistanceDivorce BoatDogsleddingDownDraw StrokeDuct TapeDumpingDutch OvenEddiesEddylinesEdible PlantsEnergy BarsEskimo RollEstimating DistancesEvacuationExpeditionsFabricFanny PacksFastpackingFerryingField GuidesField RepairsFigure-Eight KnotsFirearmsFiresFirst AidFirst-Aid KitsFisherman's KnotFishingFixed ProtectionFlaresFlash FloodsFleeceFloat PlanFlotationFogFoodFootholdsForagingForest FiresForestsForest ServiceFracturesFree ClimbingFree HeelersFreestyle CanoeingFrostbiteFuelGaitersGiardiaGila MonsterGirth HitchGlaciersGlacier TravelGlissadingGloves and MittsGoals and ExpectationsGore-TexGorpGPSGrand CanyonGreat LakesGroundclothGroup TravelGuidesGunwale GrabberGunwalesHandholdsHang DoggingHatsHeadlampsHealthHeat RegulationHikingHip SnapHolesHorsepackingHydraulicsHyperthermiaHypothermiaIceIce AxIcebergsIce ClimbingInfectionsInsectsInsulating YourselfJohn Muir TrailJudgmentKayaking StrokesKayak SelectionKeepersKnife SharpeningKnivesKnotsLacerationsLanding in CurrentLatitudeLayover DayLeave No TraceLeewardLewis and Clark ExpeditionLightersLightingLightningLiningLlamasLong-Distance HikingLong-Distance TrailsLongitudeLong TrailLostMapsMaytaggedMenstruationMice and Other RodentsMinimum-Impact CampingMooseMountain BikesMountain BikingMountaineeringMountain LionMountainsMoving-Water HazardsMuir, JohnMulti-Pitch ClimbingMunter HitchNational ParksNatural HistoryNatural ProtectionThe Nature ConservancyNature's CompassNautical ChartsNavigationNight TravelNoiseNOLSNordic SkiingNorthern LightsOpen-Water HazardsOrienteeringOutback OvenOutdoor SchoolsOutward BoundOverhand KnotPacePacific Crest TrailPacking a CanoePacking a Sea KayakPacksPaddle SignalsPainter LinesPeak BaggingPee BottlesPemmicanPermitsPFDsPhotographyPillowsPlanning a TripPLBsPoisonous and Stinging PlantsPolingPortagingPrusik HitchPuncture WoundsRafting UpRainRappellingReading RapidsRepair KitRepairsRescueRest DaysResupplyingRetrieving a Canoe or KayakRetrieving a Rappel RopeRisk AssessmentRiver CrossingsRiver Ratings""Rock!""Rock ClimbingRockerRock GardenRocky MountainsRolling a KayakRopeRoping UpRoute SelectionRucksackRuddersSafetySandalsSanitationScatScouting RapidsScreeSea KayakingSeam SealingSearch and RescueSelf-ArrestSelf-RelianceShelter, EmergencyShockSierra ClubSierra NevadaSignalingSkegsSkiingSki TouringSlackpackingSledsSleeping BagsSleeping PadsSlingsSnakesSnowSnow AnchorsSnow BlindnessSnowboardingSnow CampingSnow SheltersSnowshoeingSnow ShovelsSocksSoft ShellsSoloingSolo TravelSpeedy StitcherSpiders and ScorpionsSplintsSport ClimbingSprains and StrainsSprayskirtsStanding WavesStovesStrainersSun ProtectionSurfingSurvivalSurvival KitSwampedSwamps (or Wetlands)Sweep StrokeSwimming in RiversSwitchbacksT-RescueTalusTarpsTaut-Line HitchTelemark SkiingTentsThin IceThrow BagsThrowing a Climbing RopeThru-HikingTicksTidesTitaniumToilet PaperTop RopingTorso RotationTowingTrail EtiquetteTrail MagicTrail MarkersTrail RunningTrailsTransportationTrekkingTrekking PolesTrimTriple CrownTrip PlanTrucker's HitchTump LineTundraTurnaround TimeUltralight HikingUmbrellasUTMVapor BarriersWashingWatchesWaterWater KnotWatermelon SnowWaterproofingWaterproofing MapsWavesWeatherWeather RadioWeightWet ExitsWhistleWhite MountainsWhitewater CanoeingWickingWidow MakersWild AnimalsWildernessWilderness ActWilderness SocietyWindWindboundWind ChillWindwardWinterWolvesWoodcraftWoolWrapped CanoeYard SaleYellowstoneYokeYoke PadsYosemiteYosemite Decimal SystemZ-DragResourcesMetric Conversion TableAcknowledgmentsIndex"

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Chris Townsend (Granton-on-Spey, Scotland), an internationally recognized rough-terrain hiker, is the author of several books, including Wilderness Skiing and Winter Camping and Backpackers Handbook, Second Edition. Annie M. Aggens has led numerous expeditions (skiing, canoeing, backpacking and dogsledding) in the Canadian Rockies and the North Pole, as well as sea kayaking in Belize and Crete. She has worked as an instructor in outdoor leadership schools and was the director of The Northwest Passage Adventure Travel Company. Annie's various certifications include EMT, Red Cross Instructor, Wilderness First Responder, and ACA Whitewater Instructor. HOMETOWN: Wilmette, IL

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