Encyclopedia of Outdoor and Wilderness Skills
Encyclopedia of Outdoor and Wilderness Skills
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This title is an informative guide that shows the reader how to understand and cope with the backcountry environment. It shows how to survive in the desert without water, or ride a canoe through rapids, or cache food, or avoid animal attack, recognize tracks, and find direction with or without a compass.
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Encyclopedia of Outdoor and Wilderness Skills by Rabil G
It also presents skills people need to learn not so much to the protect themselves but to minimize their impact on the environment which, in the backcountry, is often fragile, pristine, irreplaceable. The book emphasizes an environmental ethic and explains how to practice low-impact hiking and camping. It is a thinking person's guide to the outdoors, unlocking the wilderness.
Chris Townsend (Granton-on-Spey, Scotland), an internationally recognized rough-terrain hiker, is the author of several books, including Wilderness Skiing and Winter Camping and Backpackers Handbook, Second Edition. Annie M. Aggens has led numerous expeditions (skiing, canoeing, backpacking and dogsledding) in the Canadian Rockies and the North Pole, as well as sea kayaking in Belize and Crete. She has worked as an instructor in outdoor leadership schools and was the director of The Northwest Passage Adventure Travel Company. Annie's various certifications include EMT, Red Cross Instructor, Wilderness First Responder, and ACA Whitewater Instructor. HOMETOWN: Wilmette, IL
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780071384063 |
| ISBN 10 | 0071384065 |
| Title | Encyclopedia of Outdoor and Wilderness Skills |
| Author | Rabil G |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe |
| Year published | 2003-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |