Download or read book The Backpacker written by John Harris and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John’s trip to India starts badly when he finds himself looking at the sharp end of a knife in a train station cubicle. His life is saved by Rick, who persuades John to abandon his plans and travel to the Thai island of Koh Pha-Ngan where they pose as millionaire aristocrats. Pursued by Thai Mafia, they escape, facing danger at every turn.
Download or read book The Backpacker written by Albert Saijo and published by One Hundred One Productions. This book was released on 1972 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Backpacker Long Trails written by Backpacker Magazine and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARDS (INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORY) Make the Dream of a Long Distance Thru-Hike a Reality Have you been dreaming of the summer when you can hike the Appalachian Trail? Or marvel at the snow-capped peaks along the Pacific Crest Trail? Or simply section hike the Continental Divide Trail? In Backpacker’s Long Trails, Liz “Snorkel” Thomas, former women’s speed record holder for the AT and veteran of twenty long trails, gives you the tools to make this dream a reality. Included is trail-proven advice on selecting gear, stocking resupplies, and planning your budget and schedule, complete with gorgeous photographs of life on the trail. Along the way, enjoy sneak peeks into not only the Triple Crown trails, but also lesser-known long trails throughout North America.
Download or read book The Backpacker Tourist written by Márcio Ribeiro Martins and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Backpacker Tourist: A contemporary perspective explores the increasing number of people traveling around the world as backpackers and analyses the great diversification of this demographic and their varied experiences while traveling.
Download or read book Trekking Washington written by Mike Woodmansee and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exclusive travel guide guides the visitor through the most incredible activities to be found in Shanghai: savour the food of world-class chefs in Asia's most romantic two-seater salon; eat at the best holes-in-the-walls and discover local street food haunts; find the best tailors and quality cashmere, satins and brocades by the yard; expert ......
Download or read book The Backpacker s Field Manual Revised and Updated written by Rick Curtis and published by Crown. This book was released on 2005-05-24 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly researched yet accessible backpacking book offers a complete view of backpacking today, exploring everything from how to plan a trip and select gear to emergency procedures and first-aid care in the field A revised, updated, and comprehensive guide to backpacking with a complete view of modern-day backpacking, The Backpacker’s Field Manual covers the best in gear, first aid, and Leave No Trace camping, and also includes chapters dedicated to trip planning, cooking and nutrition, hygiene and water purification, and more. Whether you’re about to set off on your first hike or have been camping for decades, The Backpacker’s Field Manual is an indispensable guide for trip planning strategies and also works as a quick reference on the trail for: • Back-country skills: how to forecast the weather, identify trees, bear-proof your campsite, wrap an injured ankle, and more—with over one hundred illustrations to guide you • Tricks of the trail: time-tested practical lessons learned along the way • Going ultra-light: downsizing suggestions for those who want to lighten up Every traveler knows that space in a backpack is limited, so on your next trip, carry the only guide you'll ever need—this one—and take to the great outdoors with confidence.
Download or read book The Backpacker s Survival Guide written by Tamsin King and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A big trip brings big questions, like how do I go about choosing and packing a bag, how should I handle money abroad, and what the hell do I do when my hostel dorm is filled with snorers? Luckily this handy guide is filled with essential tips, advice and hacks to make your adventures on the road truly unforgettable.
Download or read book Macca the Alpaca written by Matt Cosgrove and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macca the Alpaca is the alpaca-llama mashup of the year! Perfect for fans of Oi, Frog! and You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus. Macca is an alpaca. He loves splashing in puddles, and he gives the very best cuddles. Harmer is a llama. He's tall, strong and woolly, but he's also a BIG BULLY. When a friendly alpaca comes face-to-face with a meanie llama, he soon realises that LLAMA DRAMA lies ahead. But, who knows, perhaps the differences that separate the two will be exactly what brings them together in the end. A heartwarming story of friendship, acceptance and the value of being yourself.
Download or read book Backpacker The National Parks Coast to Coast written by Backpacker Magazine and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the crystal clear waters on the Summit Lakes Trail at Lassen Volcanic National Park, take in the expansive views at Shenandoah National Park’s Old Rag Mountain, or traverse the sandstone cliffs at Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park. Choose your adventure from any of the forty-four national parks profiled throughout the book. This book delivers jaw-dropping photos, detailed hike descriptions and maps, ranger essays, and more, all of which combine to create an intimate look at the best our national parks have to offer.
Download or read book Backpacker written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.
Download or read book THE BACKPACKER S HANDBOOK written by Chris Townsend and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2004-11-21 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to equipment and technique available anywhere."—Backpack (UK) This enormously practical guide includes everything from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys—such as how to ford rivers safely and how to choose a route through untracked terrain. As a gear advisor, this book is unequaled. You'll find the last word on: How to choose packs and footwear—and make sure they fit What clothing to take on the trail Tents, tarps, stoves, water purifiers, and other gear GPS, cell phones, and other electronic devices And much more Now in its third edition, The Backpacker's Handbook also covers desert hiking, ultralight backpacking, and adventure trekking in distant corners of the globe. Indeed, there is little about backpacking Chris Townsend does not cover. This trusted reference will prepare you for the challenges and excitement of backpacking the wilderness. "A clear and comprehensive primer on backpacking gear. Townsend's knowledge is immense."—Sierra "Belongs in every bookcase dealing with outdoor topics. . . . Chockablock full of useful, practical, commonsense info. . . . If you tramp the outdoors, get this book."—Maine Sportsman "For those thinking of taking a backpack journey, The Backpacker's Handbook is required reading."—Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Download or read book Backpacker The Survival Hacker s Handbook written by Backpacker Magazine and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backpacker The Survival Hacker’s Handbook provides detailed instruction on how to use everyday items to survive in extraordinary circumstances. Sure, the quirk is here. For instance, learn how to make a fishhook out of a beer can, start a fire with hand sanitizer, or purify water with bleach. But it goes beyond the quirk to identify real solutions for real scenarios—with real items you carry with you. The book includes useful tips and tricks from survival experts, and provides step-by-step instructions, along with short stories of survival situations where these modern survival skills have come into play. The book is organized around basic fundamental concepts of survival: finding food, building shelter, securing water, etc.
Download or read book Supermarket Backpacker written by Harriett Barker and published by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary. This book was released on 1977 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Backpacker s Handbook 4th Edition written by Chris Townsend and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What you need to know before you hit the trails Whether you are backpacking for the first time or a veteran follower of the trails, this enormously practical guide includes everything you need to know, from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys. The Backpacker's Handbook also gives you the latest information on gear. You'll find the last word on: How to choose packs and footwear—and make sure they fit What clothing to take on the trail Tents, tarps, stoves, water purifiers, and other gear GPS, cell phones, and other electronic devices And much more Reviews from previous editions "The most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to equipment and technique available anywhere." --Backpack (UK) "A clear and comprehensive primer on backpacking gear. Townsend's knowledge is immense." --Sierra "Belongs in every bookcase dealing with outdoor topics. . . . Chockablock full of useful, practical, commonsense info. . . . If you tramp the outdoors, get this book." —Maine Sportsman "For those thinking of taking a backpack journey, The Backpacker's Handbook is required reading." —Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Download or read book Backpacker Magazine s Guide to the Appalachian Trail written by Jim Chase and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2004-10-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[T]he definitive guide to the most famous footpath in the nation. Featuring the latest details on the Trail route and current conditions, this revised and updated edition tells you what terrain you can expect to find, where to go to avoid the crowds, and what to look for along the way."--Cover.
Download or read book Backpacker Life List written by Editors of Backpacker Magazine and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2003-10-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD'S 50 BEST HIKES Life is short. You don't have time to waste on mediocre travel. You want outdoor adventures that will heighten your senses and quicken your pulse--ones that will thrill you in person and grow bolder in your memories. And you want them now. For that, you need some direction. You need the Backpacker Life List. The editors of Backpacker magazine have traveled the earth to become the world's foremost authorities on outdoor adventure. Now, they've pooled their knowledge and narrowed a whole world of options to 50 top locations. Places like the Grand Canyon. Kilimanjaro. The Appalachian Trail. Mount St. Helens. Places you must go before you hang up your hiking boots for good. But the Life List is more than just an inventory. For every trip, you get: Inspired descriptions of your destination A complete expedition planner with the names, numbers, and information you'll need to chart the perfect trip Journal space for your personal memories All this makes the Backpacker Life List the perfect guide and travel companion. With Backpacker leading the way, your next trip won't be simply unforgettable--it will be worthy of your Life List.
Download or read book Backcountry Foodie Ultralight Recipes for Outdoor Explorers written by Aaron Owens Mayhew and published by Backcountry Foodie Cookbooks. This book was released on 2018 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cookbook includes fifty trail tested recipes created by a registered dietitian. This unique cookbook contains dry ingredients based recipes, complete nutrition information, dry weight measurements, easily identifiable graphics for dietary and meal preparation preferences and downloadable food label templates. It's truly one of a kind.
