Knowledge, Skills, and Lore for the Whole Outdoors Whether you're interested in hiking, backpacking, skiing, kayaking and canoeing, climbing, mountain biking or any other wilderness activity, the "Encylopedia of Outdoor and Wilderness Skills provides fast, easy access to everything you need to know before you enter the wilderness. Its concise yet thorough entries offer authoritative coverage of more than 450 wilderness-related topics, from Edward Abbey to Z-drag. Written by expert authors with a combined total of more than forty years' experience living, teaching, and guiding groups in the…mehr
Knowledge, Skills, and Lore for the Whole Outdoors Whether you're interested in hiking, backpacking, skiing, kayaking and canoeing, climbing, mountain biking or any other wilderness activity, the "Encylopedia of Outdoor and Wilderness Skills provides fast, easy access to everything you need to know before you enter the wilderness. Its concise yet thorough entries offer authoritative coverage of more than 450 wilderness-related topics, from Edward Abbey to Z-drag. Written by expert authors with a combined total of more than forty years' experience living, teaching, and guiding groups in the wilderness, this comprehensive guide is completely cross-referenced for quick access to relevant entries. You'll find detailed, reliable information on: Lining rapids; Carrying loads; Fording streams; Crossing avalanche country; Avoiding bear attacks; Building snow shelters; Navigating deserts; Mountaineering; Treating hypothermia; Evacuation techniques; Long-distance hiking; Rappelling; Leave No Trace principles; And much more
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.
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Editorial Board About the Authors Introduction Abbey, Edward Aid Climbing Alcohol Allergic Reactions Altimeters Altitude Sickness Anchors Appalachian Trail Artificial Protection Aurora Borealis Avalanches Backpacking Bailout Points Baking Bandanna Bannock Bear Bagging Bearings Bear-Repellent Pepper Spray Bear-Resistant Containers Bears Beater Beaufort Scale Bee Stings Belaying Bending the Map Beta Big-Wall Climbing Binoculars Bivouac Blackflies Blazes Bleeding Blisters Bomber Bombproof Boots Boulder Fields Bouldering Bowline Braces Breathability Bridge Bureau of Land Management Burns Bushwhacking Butterfly Knot Caches Cairns Cameras Camp Chairs Camping Camp Kitchen Candles Canoeing Canoeing Strokes Canoe Selection Canoe Tripping Canyoneering Carabiners The Cascades Cathole Caving Celestial Navigation Cell Phones Checklist Climbing Communication Climbing Equipment Climbing Ethics Climbing Ratings Climbing Skins Clothing Clouds Clove Hitch Coastal Currents Coiling a Rope Cold-Water Survival Cold-Weather Injuries Combat Roll Communication Devices Compass Condensation Continental Divide Trail Contingency Plans Contours Cooking Cook Kit Cornices Cotton Couloirs Coyotes CPR Crampons Cratering Crevasse Crevasse Rescue Cross-Country Skiing Cryptobiotic Soil Cryptosporidium Dead Reckoning DEET Dehydration Dental Emergencies Deserts Distance Divorce Boat Dogsledding Down Draw Stroke Duct Tape Dumping Dutch Oven Eddies Eddylines Edible Plants Energy Bars Eskimo Roll Estimating Distances Evacuation Expeditions Fabric Fanny Packs Fastpacking Ferrying Field Guides Field Repairs Figure-Eight Knots Firearms Fires First Aid First-Aid Kits Fisherman's Knot Fishing Fixed Protection Flares Flash Floods Fleece Float Plan Flotation Fog Food Footholds Foraging Forest Fires Forests Forest Service Fractures Free Climbing Free Heelers Freestyle Canoeing Frostbite Fuel Gaiters Giardia Gila Monster Girth Hitch Glaciers Glacier Travel Glissading Gloves and Mitts Goals and Expectations Gore-Tex Gorp GPS Grand Canyon Great Lakes Groundcloth Group Travel Guides Gunwale Grabber Gunwales Handholds Hang Dogging Hats Headlamps Health Heat Regulation Hiking Hip Snap Holes Horsepacking Hydraulics Hyperthermia Hypothermia Ice Ice Ax Icebergs Ice Climbing Infections Insects Insulating Yourself John Muir Trail Judgment Kayaking Strokes Kayak Selection Keepers Knife Sharpening Knives Knots Lacerations Landing in Current Latitude Layover Day Leave No Trace Leeward Lewis and Clark Expedition Lighters Lighting Lightning Lining Llamas Long-Distance Hiking Long-Distance Trails Longitude Long Trail Lost Maps Maytagged Menstruation Mice and Other Rodents Minimum-Impact Camping Moose Mountain Bikes Mountain Biking Mountaineering Mountain Lion Mountains Moving-Water Hazards Muir, John Multi-Pitch Climbing Munter Hitch National Parks Natural History Natural Protection The Nature Conservancy Nature's Compass Nautical Charts Navigation Night Travel Noise NOLS Nordic Skiing Northern Lights Open-Water Hazards Orienteering Outback Oven Outdoor Schools Outward Bound Overhand Knot Pace Pacific Crest Trail Packing a Canoe Packing a Sea Kayak Packs Paddle Signals Painter Lines Peak Bagging Pee Bottles Pemmican Permits PFDs Photography Pillows Planning a Trip PLBs Poisonous and Stinging Plants Poling Portaging Prusik Hitch Puncture Wounds Rafting Up Rain Rappelling Reading Rapids Repair Kit Repairs Rescue Rest Days Resupplying Retrieving a Canoe or Kayak Retrieving a Rappel Rope Risk Assessment River Crossings River Ratings "Rock!" Rock Climbing Rocker Rock Garden Rocky Mountains Rolling a Kayak Rope Roping Up Route Selection Rucksack Rudders Safety Sandals Sanitation Scat Scouting Rapids Scree Sea Kayaking Seam Sealing Search and Rescue Self-Arrest Self-Reliance Shelter, Emergency Shock Sierra Club Sierra Nevada Signaling Skegs Skiing Ski Touring Slackpacking Sleds Sleeping Bags Sleeping Pads Slings Snakes Snow Snow Anchors Snow Blindness Snowboarding Snow Camping Snow Shelters Snowshoeing Snow Shovels Socks Soft Shells Soloing Solo Travel Speedy Stitcher Spiders and Scorpions Splints Sport Climbing Sprains and Strains Sprayskirts Standing Waves Stoves Strainers Sun Protection Surfing Survival Survival Kit Swamped Swamps (or Wetlands) Sweep Stroke Swimming in Rivers Switchbacks T-Rescue Talus Tarps Taut-Line Hitch Telemark Skiing Tents Thin Ice Throw Bags Throwing a Climbing Rope Thru-Hiking Ticks Tides Titanium Toilet Paper Top Roping Torso Rotation Towing Trail Etiquette Trail Magic Trail Markers Trail Running Trails Transportation Trekking Trekking Poles Trim Triple Crown Trip Plan Trucker's Hitch Tump Line Tundra Turnaround Time Ultralight Hiking Umbrellas UTM Vapor Barriers Washing Watches Water Water Knot Watermelon Snow Waterproofing Waterproofing Maps Waves Weather Weather Radio Weight Wet Exits Whistle White Mountains Whitewater Canoeing Wicking Widow Makers Wild Animals Wilderness Wilderness Act Wilderness Society Wind Windbound Wind Chill Windward Winter Wolves Woodcraft Wool Wrapped Canoe Yard Sale Yellowstone Yoke Yoke Pads Yosemite Yosemite Decimal System Z-Drag Resources Metric Conversion Table Acknowledgments Index
