Hiking, skiing, and backpacking enthusiasts will find a wealth of sound advice in this volume, which is written in a detailed style that reflects the extensive personal experience of veteran hikers Fletcher and Rawlins. All types of gear are described at length. The authors also tell how to perform every imaginable task while on the trail, such as how to build a snow cave, and they discuss how much water to carry, what maps to take, and where to buy supplies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Colin Fletcher was born in Wales and educated in England. He moved to California in 1956 after serving in the Royal Marines, farming in Kenya, surveying in Zimbabwe, and prospecting in northern and western Canada. He is the first man to have walked the length of Grand Canyon National Park within the canyon’s rim. He is the author of numerous books on walking and the outdoors, including <i>The Thousand-Mile Summer, The Man Who Walked Through Time, River, The Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher,</i> and three previous editions of <i>The Complete Walker</i>. He now lives in California.<br><br><br>Chip Rawlins has worked as a guide, outdoor instructor, range rider, firefighter, field hydrologist, and scientific editor. A former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, Rawlins has written previous nonfic
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