Wilderness basics : get the most from your hiking, backpacking, and camping adventures

Anderson, Kristi. (Added Author). Sierra Club. San Diego Chapter. (Added Author).

Summary: The revised edition includes: an all new chapter on gear, including lightweight tips and techniques for backpackers, a revamped navigation chapter with new illustrations and the latest GPS techniques, new conditioning and first-aid chapters to keep you fit and healthy, expanded cooking information, with details about Dutch oven cooking, vegetarian options, how not to dirty a pot, and more, and more than 60 new photos"--Page 4 of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781594858215
ISBN: 1594858217
Physical Description: print
318 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-305) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

A brief history of the wilderness basics course -- The North American wilderness -- Leave no trace, outdoor ethics -- Get up, get fit, and get out! -- Planning your adventure -- Gearing up -- "Eating out" in the wilderness -- Finding your way: wilderness navigation -- How's the weather? -- Now let's get out there! -- Close encounters of the animal kind -- The quiet beauty of the desert -- Winter snow travel -- Ouch! First aid in the backcountry -- Getting lost and dealing with it.