Trailside Guide: Hiking & Backpacking - Ideal For Travel/Hiking

Norton proudly reissues these best-selling guides with fully revised sources & resources sections (including where to find the web sites, gear, services, books, clubs, and organizations that make for foolproof outings); updates to reflect the latest in gear technology, wilderness medicine, and first aid; and advances in techniques. You can take it with you: trailside guides are designed to be used on the trail. Their handy size makes them easy to take along on outdoor adventures. Picture this: trailside guides show you how it's done. Each book has more than 100 color photographs and dozens of informative, full-color technical illustrations you'll refer to again and again. Buying guide: each guide has all the information readers need to make informed decisions about what gear is available, and what they should buy. Step-by-step: tutorials take readers through every aspect of a given outdoor activity. Each guide covers planning and preparing for a trip, getting in shape, technique, safety, and first-aid tips, and how to have more fun along the way! Easy to use: trailside guides provide information quickly. Every book contains detailed illustrations, information-packed sidebars, and a complete index and bibliography. Technique tips: any physical activity is more fun when it's done right. Trailside guides are written by experts and contain lucid explanations that help the reader quickly achieve proficiency. It's a big world out there. Get into it with the trailside guides.