Wilderness Basics
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Wilderness Basics

Get the Most from Your Hiking, Backpacking, and Camping Adventures, 4th Edition

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eBook - ePub

Wilderness Basics

Get the Most from Your Hiking, Backpacking, and Camping Adventures, 4th Edition

About this book


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* The standard text for the San Diego Sierra Club chapter's Wilderness Basics Course
* Extensive updating throughout, including many new photos

More than 100, 000 copies of Wilderness Basics have been sold over the years, and this new edition will continue as a training staple for those wanting to build their outdoor skills. It is the text used in the San Diego Sierra Club chapter's signature Wilderness Basics Course (WBC) and is written by chapter members. Updates to this new edition include:

* Outdoor Ethics — latest Leave No Trace practices
* Conditioning — completely rewritten, with targeted advice for certain health conditions
* Outfitting — updates on planning your pack weight, water treatment methods, expanded tentand sleeping system info
* Foods and Cooking — new information on how to not dirty a pot, in-the-bag cooking, and Dutch oven cooking
* Navigation — completely updated, including information on adjusted declination compasses
* Backcountry First Aid — the latest wilderness first aid info, first aid kit materials, and information on the Hantavirus and West Nile Virus
* Winter Adventures — addedinformation onpredicting changes in backcountry weather

There's more too in this exhaustively updated instructional for outdoor beginners and advanced backpackers, alike. You'll also appreciate the refreshed appendix of recommended websites for gear and travel info.

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Information

Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781594858222
Edition
4

Table of contents

  1. Wilderness Basics
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction: A Brief History of The Wilderness Basics Course
  8. Chapter 1. The North American Wilderness
  9. Chapter 2. Leave no Trace: Outdoor Ethics
  10. Chapter 3. Get up, Get Fit, and Get Out!
  11. Chapter 4. Planning Your Adventure
  12. Chapter 5. Gearing up
  13. Chapter 6. “Eating Out” in the Wilderness
  14. Chapter 7. Finding Your Way: Wilderness Navigation
  15. Chapter 8. How’s The Weather?
  16. Chapter 9. Now Let’s Get Out There!
  17. Chapter 10. Close Encounters of The Animal Kind
  18. Chapter 11. The Quiet Beauty of The Desert
  19. Chapter 12. Winter Snow Travel
  20. Chapter 13. Ouch! First Aid in The Backcountry
  21. Chapter 14. Getting Lost and Dealing With it
  22. Appendix: Resources
  23. Index