Illustrated throughout with instructional drawings, and featuring lists of equipment and NOLS programs, as well as a glossary of common camping and hiking terms, The Wilderness Guide covers these essentials: -- Selecting equipment -- including descriptions of newly introduced products like the internal frame pack, lighterweight boots, and stronger tents -- Traveling safely and sensibly -- including vital information on maps, compasses, and weather forecasting -- Backcountry cooking, with tips on building fires and tricks for making gourmet meals -- Search and rescue techniques, including how…mehr
Illustrated throughout with instructional drawings, and featuring lists of equipment and NOLS programs, as well as a glossary of common camping and hiking terms, The Wilderness Guide covers these essentials: -- Selecting equipment -- including descriptions of newly introduced products like the internal frame pack, lighterweight boots, and stronger tents -- Traveling safely and sensibly -- including vital information on maps, compasses, and weather forecasting -- Backcountry cooking, with tips on building fires and tricks for making gourmet meals -- Search and rescue techniques, including how to organize a self-sufficient search group and when to call in professional rescue teams The Wilderness Guide brings the know-how of the world's most famous and respected outdoor organization to every -- from the 16 million backpacking Americans to the more than 265 million example -- tenderfeet, and trail-hardened hiking who visit our national parks annually.
The National Outdoor Leadership School conducts outdoor adventure programs at eight branches throughout the world; its headquarters are in the foothills of Wind River Range in Lander, Wyoming.
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Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Chapter 1: Why We Go A Word About NOLS Chapter 2: Expedition Planning Team and Leadership It All Begins with You Choosing Your Teammates Group Size Traveling Solo Leadership Commitment to the Trip and the Division of Labor Sharing Costs Physical Conditioning Expedition Goals Objectives and Expedition Philosophy Route Planning Your Route Regulations Maps Resupplying Your Trip Using Your Computer in Planning Your Expedition Contingency Plans Radios, Cell Phones, and Other Electronic Communication Devices Ration Planning Staple Food versus Freeze-dried Food Types of Staple Foods Bringing the Right Amount of Food Packaging Your Food Fuel Calculations Summary for Your Expedition Planning Chapter 3: Equipment Primer Where to Buy Your Equipment Footwear Boot Selection Fitting Your Boots Care of Your Boots Stoves Types of Stoves Types of Fuels Stove Troubleshooting Guide Sleeping Bags Sleeping Pads Packs Choosing a Pack Pack Packing Tents Types of Tents Tent Sizes Flies Pitching Your Tent Care and Maintenance of Your Tent Interview with John Roskelley Water Systems Headlamps and Flashlights Knife or Multipurpose Tool Equipment Repair Care of Equipment Equipment Summary Chapter 4: How to Dress for the Backcountry A Short Course in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Backcountry Clothing Fabrics Know the Climate Layering Base Layer Intermediate Layers Outer Layer Notes on Clothing Items Saving Money on Clothes Chapter 5: Camping Technique Choosing a Campsite Is It Safe? Leave No Trace Camping 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare 2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces 3. Dispose of Waste Properly 4. Leave What You Find 5. Minimize Campfire Impacts 6. Respect Wildlife 7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors Bear Camping Where the Bears Are Your Campsite in Bear Country Bear Hangs Encountering a Bear If Attacked On Good Habits Chapter 6: Travel Technique Energy Conservation, Hydration, and Nutrition Pace Walking Technique Group Management on the Trail Dehydration Nutrition LNT Trail Technique Interview with an Outdoor Photographer Precarious Terrain and Objective Hazards River Crossings Crossing Boulders, Talus, and Scree Rockfall Snow Subjective Hazards Trail Etiquette Meeting Horsepackers Smoking and Alcohol Foot Care Treating Blisters Chapter 7: Leadership and Expedition Behavior Expedition Behavior Interview with Molly Doran Leadership Leadership Styles Chapter 8: Maps and Compasses The USGS Map Colors Scale Latitude and Longitude What's in the Margins Contour Lines Reading Your Map Learning to See Keep Your Map Handy and Keep Track of Your Position Orienting Your Map Off-Trail Information Compass Compass Parts Directions Tips on Using Your Compass Bearings Taking a Bearing with Your Compass Following a Bearing Back Bearings True North, Magnetic North, and Declination Orienting Your Map with a Compass Charting a Course from Your Map Using a Baseline and Aiming Off Navigation Time Control Plans Tips on Route Finding Chapter 9: Emergency Procedures Emergency Procedures When to Evacuate an Injured or Sick Group Member Steps to a Safe Evacuation Evacuation Options If You Request a Helicopter Search and Rescue Finding the Lost Person Getting Found Tips on Surviving If You Get Separated from Your Gear or Group Chapter 10: Weather Clouds Air Masses and Fronts Orographic Uplift Lightning Interview with Pamela Eaton of the Wilderness Society Chapter 11: Cooking in the Backcountry Your Kitchen Site Kitchen Gear Water Treatment Microorganisms in Your Water Bottle Sanitation in the Kitchen Basic Cooking in the Backcountry Baking Boiling Frying Cooking in Your Tent Cleaning Up Dehydrating Your Own Food Natural Additions Food Stress Chapter 12: Our Responsibility to the Land Equipment List Suggested Reading Index
Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Chapter 1: Why We Go A Word About NOLS Chapter 2: Expedition Planning Team and Leadership It All Begins with You Choosing Your Teammates Group Size Traveling Solo Leadership Commitment to the Trip and the Division of Labor Sharing Costs Physical Conditioning Expedition Goals Objectives and Expedition Philosophy Route Planning Your Route Regulations Maps Resupplying Your Trip Using Your Computer in Planning Your Expedition Contingency Plans Radios, Cell Phones, and Other Electronic Communication Devices Ration Planning Staple Food versus Freeze-dried Food Types of Staple Foods Bringing the Right Amount of Food Packaging Your Food Fuel Calculations Summary for Your Expedition Planning Chapter 3: Equipment Primer Where to Buy Your Equipment Footwear Boot Selection Fitting Your Boots Care of Your Boots Stoves Types of Stoves Types of Fuels Stove Troubleshooting Guide Sleeping Bags Sleeping Pads Packs Choosing a Pack Pack Packing Tents Types of Tents Tent Sizes Flies Pitching Your Tent Care and Maintenance of Your Tent Interview with John Roskelley Water Systems Headlamps and Flashlights Knife or Multipurpose Tool Equipment Repair Care of Equipment Equipment Summary Chapter 4: How to Dress for the Backcountry A Short Course in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Backcountry Clothing Fabrics Know the Climate Layering Base Layer Intermediate Layers Outer Layer Notes on Clothing Items Saving Money on Clothes Chapter 5: Camping Technique Choosing a Campsite Is It Safe? Leave No Trace Camping 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare 2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces 3. Dispose of Waste Properly 4. Leave What You Find 5. Minimize Campfire Impacts 6. Respect Wildlife 7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors Bear Camping Where the Bears Are Your Campsite in Bear Country Bear Hangs Encountering a Bear If Attacked On Good Habits Chapter 6: Travel Technique Energy Conservation, Hydration, and Nutrition Pace Walking Technique Group Management on the Trail Dehydration Nutrition LNT Trail Technique Interview with an Outdoor Photographer Precarious Terrain and Objective Hazards River Crossings Crossing Boulders, Talus, and Scree Rockfall Snow Subjective Hazards Trail Etiquette Meeting Horsepackers Smoking and Alcohol Foot Care Treating Blisters Chapter 7: Leadership and Expedition Behavior Expedition Behavior Interview with Molly Doran Leadership Leadership Styles Chapter 8: Maps and Compasses The USGS Map Colors Scale Latitude and Longitude What's in the Margins Contour Lines Reading Your Map Learning to See Keep Your Map Handy and Keep Track of Your Position Orienting Your Map Off-Trail Information Compass Compass Parts Directions Tips on Using Your Compass Bearings Taking a Bearing with Your Compass Following a Bearing Back Bearings True North, Magnetic North, and Declination Orienting Your Map with a Compass Charting a Course from Your Map Using a Baseline and Aiming Off Navigation Time Control Plans Tips on Route Finding Chapter 9: Emergency Procedures Emergency Procedures When to Evacuate an Injured or Sick Group Member Steps to a Safe Evacuation Evacuation Options If You Request a Helicopter Search and Rescue Finding the Lost Person Getting Found Tips on Surviving If You Get Separated from Your Gear or Group Chapter 10: Weather Clouds Air Masses and Fronts Orographic Uplift Lightning Interview with Pamela Eaton of the Wilderness Society Chapter 11: Cooking in the Backcountry Your Kitchen Site Kitchen Gear Water Treatment Microorganisms in Your Water Bottle Sanitation in the Kitchen Basic Cooking in the Backcountry Baking Boiling Frying Cooking in Your Tent Cleaning Up Dehydrating Your Own Food Natural Additions Food Stress Chapter 12: Our Responsibility to the Land Equipment List Suggested Reading Index
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