The Essential Backpacker: A Complete Guide for the Foot Traveler

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Featuring veteran hiker and popular author Adrienne Hall's signature fusion of expert advice, confidence-building anecdotes and insider information, The Essential Backpacker is the ideal beginner's guide for the millions who hit the hiking trail for the first time each year.

Focusing on the basics but also providing a taste of advanced backpacking techniques, this clear-cut, handsomely illustrated handbook is packed with resources and allows novices to progress comfortably from debut day-hike to ambitious long-distance trek.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Backpacking 101: A Walk in the Woods

• What You Will Need
• Planning

Backpacking 201: A Night in the Woods

• The Basics
• The Backpacker's Kitchen
• Skills and Techniques
• Safe Travel

Backpacking 301: Expanding Your Horizons

• Longer Trips
• Advanced Terrain
• Backpacking with Children
• Taking the Dog
  
  
• Appendix 1. Equipment Checklist for a Day Hike
• Appendix 2. Equipment Checklist for Backpacking
• Appendix 3. First-Aid Kit Checklist
• Appendix 4. Cleaning and Storing Gear
• Appendix 5. Resources

About the Author

Adrienne Hall began backpacking at age 11. She has hiked in the Rocky Mountains, the Virginia Blue Ridge, and Europe, and through-hiked the Appalachian Trail and the Colorado Trail. She spent a season as a backcountry ranger in the Alaska Denali wilderness, and is the author of several books.

The Essential Backpacker: A Complete Guide for the Foot Traveler