The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide: The Classic Handbook, Revised and Updated
The classic backpacker's handbook -- revised and updated -- providing expert guidelines for anyone who loves the outdoors.
The Wilderness Guide brings the savvy of the world's most famous and respected outdoor organization to everyone -- from the 16 million backpacking Americans to the more than 265 million people, tenderfeet and trail-hardened hikers, who visit our national parks annually. It covers:
Illustrated throughout with instructional drawings and photos and featuring lists of equipment, the Wilderness Guide is a must-have for anyone planning to explore the great outdoors.
Since 1965, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has been teaching its students how to climb, kayak, and navigate; how to camp without leaving a trace; how to stay warm and dry in the wilderness; how to cope with a backcountry emergency; and how to effectively lead others through such experiences. There are many reasons for spending time in the remote outdoors. Awe-inspiring scenery, peacefulness, wildlife viewing, and exercise are all good reasons. Another is that such experiences build character: "The wildlands teach us to be smart, practical, resourceful, and observant. To hike ten hours through scabrous terrain, cross a brawny river, stay warm in a snowstorm, and navigate your way out of tangled woods tests and builds your best faculties." While no single book can prepare one for spending time in the wilderness--much less impart all the skills necessary to survive in the elements--the NOLS Guide is an eminently useful place to start. Chapters include primers on equipment (fitting boots and packs, choosing a tent, the "Five Commandments for Equipment Care"); appropriate dress for a variety of climates; and ways of traveling in the backcountry, from crossing scree fields to fording rivers. It's not a substitute for in-depth instruction in, say, snow camping, or reading a map and compass. But with a solid grounding in the basics, one can take that first boot-step into what Joseph Wood Krutch called "the great reservoir of energy, of confidence, of endless hope."
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 21, 2006 Type: User Review |
Hamstrung by the past
I've read a lot of backpacking books and go on backpacking trips each month. A lightweight pack is a better way.
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 19, 2003 Type: User Review |
Good for this kind of camping
This book isn't for someone who wants to learn to be attuned to nature, or be able to flow with nature. I recommend Tom Brown Jr.'s books.
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 25, 2002 Type: User Review |
Excellent!!
A very good coverage of a large variety of topics. Learned a lot.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 20, 2001 Type: User Review |
The best book for serious outdoor adventure
I read the book in preparation for a mountaineering course - it's great - informative, well written, a good balance of solid content and easy readability. He would be a great person to go up a mountain with - but the book is a little easier to fit...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 28, 2000 Type: User Review |
If you Can't Take Mark Harvey Camping, Take His Book
As a carefree college student,I camped quite often, but today, as a thirty year old business owner, I prefer to enjoy the outdoors by day, and to sleep in my warm, safe, familiar home by night. Harvey's Wilderness Guide has not only helped me to...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 19, 1999 Type: User Review |
Oh what fun It is to Hike...
Harvey's way of covering all the bases, display's a deep knowlege and passion for his subject. And, his subject is something that too few people ever experience. The author's informal style coupled with real-life examples and antecdotes, makes...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 16, 1999 Type: User Review |
excellent
Overall, Harvey has created an outstanding example of what outdoor books should be all about. The Wilderness Guide mixes age-old, tried and true practices, along with modern examples. Harvey combines the 1960's and `70s ethics of Leave No Trace,...
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5.00/5 |
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