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Outdoor Adventure Manual

Author : Scout Association
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9780857332820
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book Outdoor Adventure Manual written by Scout Association and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haynes has joined forces with the Scout Association (who better?) to create this hands-on, inspirational manual for enjoying the great outdoors, whether hiking for the day or camping in the back of beyond. Featuring step-by-step guides to a range of key ‘backwoods’ skills such as trekking, navigating, camping, firelighting and cooking, backed by hundreds of colour photographs, this is the ultimate introduction to outdoor skills for families and anyone wanting to ‘get out there’.

The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated

Author : Rick Curtis
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 1400053099
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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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.

Master Guide Handbook to Outdoor Adventure Trips

Author : Gil Gilpatrick
Publisher : Heliconia Press
ISBN 13 : 9781896980751
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Master Guide Handbook to Outdoor Adventure Trips written by Gil Gilpatrick and published by Heliconia Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes you step-by-step through every stage of planning and conducting a successful outdoors experience.

The Packraft Handbook

Author : Luc Mehl
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680516035
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Packraft Handbook written by Luc Mehl and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A staple for paddlers.... [The Packraft Handbook has] now become the bible for outdoor recreators taking their inflatable rafts into the backcountry." ― Anchorage Daily News 2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Guidebook Winner Alaska-based author is a leading expert on wilderness travel Emphasis on skill progression and safety applies to wide range of outdoor water recreation Vibrant illustrations and photos inform and inspire The Packraft Handbook is a comprehensive guide to packrafting, with a strong emphasis on skill progression and safety. Readers will learn to maneuver through river features and open water, mitigate risk with trip planning and boat control, and how to react when things go wrong. Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started--from packraft care to proper paddling position as well as what to wear and how to communicate. Illustrated for visual learners and featuring stunning photography, The Packraft Handbook has something to offer all packrafters and other whitewater sports enthusiasts.

The Survival Handbook

Author : DK Publishing
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756657040
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book The Survival Handbook written by DK Publishing and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential skills for outdoor adventure from the Royal Marines Learn to stay alive with the Royal Marines. Want to know what to do if you met a bear in the woods, how to light a fire in the rain or what to do in shark-infested waters? Get the answers to these and many more questions with the ultimate guide to survival techniques as experienced by the Royal Marines. Pick up survival basics, from staying fit, to planning your expedition and packing essential kit. Discover what to do on a trail, from navigating and using pack animals to hiking or even skiing to your destination. You'll pick up wilderness techniques and learn to make shelters, find water, spot, catch and cook wild food. And when there's an emergency you'll be glad you learned how to mount a rescue, use essential first aid techniques and even how to get found. Learn survival techniques from the men who've been there, done it and survived. And take on the most testing challenges nature can throw at you.

GPS Outdoors

Author : Russell Helms
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN 13 : 0897327772
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (973 download)

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Download or read book GPS Outdoors written by Russell Helms and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For about $150 anyone can access the United States' multi-billion dollar GPS program. Using GPS Outdoors: A Practical Guide for Hikers, Bikers, Paddlers, and Climbers shows readers how to plug in and enhance most any outdoor experience. Whether a hiker on a weekend trip through the Great Smokies, a backpacker cruising the Continental Divide Trail, a mountain biker kicking up dust in Moab, a paddler running the Lewis and Clark bicentennial route, or a climber pre-scouting the routes up Mount Shasta, a simple handheld GPS unit is fun, useful, and can even be a lifesaver. Described in conjunction with today's most popular GPS software, easy to understand information enables readers to: - Plan a trip - Navigate along a route - Gather data from the outing - Analyze trip data after the trip Information is power, and a GPS unit is today's preferred tool to harness the power of navigational technology for a more enjoyable, more informative, and possibly safer outdoor experience.

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

Author : Jeffrey Baierlein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733349116
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Risk Management for Outdoor Programs written by Jeffrey Baierlein and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your outdoor program provides fun, personal growth, adventure. It changes lives. But are your safety systems up to standards? If something happens, are you prepared to respond? Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: a Guide to Safety in Outdoor Education, Recreation and Adventure provides essential knowledge for any outdoor professional. Program managers, executives, volunteers and group leaders will learn the critical approaches and strategies for successfully anticipating and addressing outdoor program risks. Packed with real-life stories, current research findings, and best practices, Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: a Guide to Safety in Outdoor Education, Recreation and Adventure gives expert advice on: - Approaches to Risk Management - Standards - Legal Considerations - Safety Culture - Activities and Program Areas - Staff - Equipment - Participants - Subcontractors - Transportation - Business Administration - Risk Transfer - Incident Management - Incident Reporting - Incident Reviews - Risk Management Committee - Medical Screening - Risk Management Reviews - Media Relations - Documentation - Accreditation - Seeing Systems

The Survival Handbook

Author : Colin Towell
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744024064
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Survival Handbook written by Colin Towell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take on the toughest challenges that nature can throw at you with the ultimate visual guide to camping, wilderness, and outdoor survival skills. Written by Colin Towell, an ex-SAS Combat Survival Instructor, The Survival Handbook is bursting with survival tips, manual skills, camping essentials, and advice on how to improvise, survive, and get found – on land or at sea. Combining proven, no-nonsense military survival skills with ingenious bushcraft techniques, specially commissioned illustrations, and accessible step-by-step instructions show you how to survive in the wild. Learn how to plan your expedition, how to make a fire, and how to build a shelter and everything you need to know about wild food and natural dangers. Revel in inspirational real-life survival stories and be prepared for every outdoor situation. From survival basics, such as finding water and catching fish, to extreme survival situations including being adrift at sea or lost in the jungle, The Survival Handbook will steer you through life’s toughest adventures in the world’s harshest climates. Whether you are preparing for a camping trip or going further afield, The Survival Handbook is a perfect guide to the great outdoors in a handy size to pack.

The Outdoor Adventurer's Guide to Yoga

Author : Jana Kilgore
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493055291
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Outdoor Adventurer's Guide to Yoga written by Jana Kilgore and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the power and benefits of yoga for outdoor adventures. With The Outdoor Adventurer’s Guide to Yoga, athletes and explorers can tailor yoga practices to support performance, recovery, and longevity, no matter their sport. This fully illustrated guide covers the foundations of yoga, anatomy, alignment, breath work, and asana, then applies these practices specifically for hiking, backpacking, cycling, climbing, paddling, and snow sports. Incorporate yoga before, during, and after your backpacking trips and outdoor adventures for greater strength, balance, connection, and recovery. Understand the unique anatomical demands of backpacking, paddling, climbing, and more to address and prevent common overuse injuries. Learn 88 poses with detailed descriptions, instructive photos, modifications and tips. Follow 21 specific flows and postures of functional therapeutic benefit for backpackers, hikers, paddlers, cyclists, climbers, skiers, and snowboarders. Go beyond the physical and develop practices to support holistic health, mobility, and stability. Foreword by Quinn Brett, Director of Accessibility, National Park Service

Camping & Survival

Author : Paul Tawrell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974082059
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Camping & Survival written by Paul Tawrell and published by . This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aim of this book is to entertainn its readers, to alert readers to the potential dangers and emergencies that might occur in the wilderness and how to avoid them. This knowledge might help a person survive or avoid a difficult situation.

The Ultimate Survival Manual (Paperback Edition)

Author : Rich Johnson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681882647
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Survival Manual (Paperback Edition) written by Rich Johnson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're lost in the woods, facing an armed insurrection, or preparing for a hurricane, the experts at Outdoor Life magazine are the people you want on your side. This book is the one you need if you want to protect your family, save yourself, and prevail over any danger. Your Go-To Guide for Surviving Anything GET READY, GET SET, SURVIVE You're lost in the woods without food or water. Confronted by an armed assailant in the dead of night. Forced to outrun a deadly tornado. Don't worry - The Ultimate Survival Manual has you covered. Out in the Wild From navigating with a compass to fending off a mountain lion, learn to prevail in the forests, deserts, and open oceans like an expert outdoorsman. During a Disaster Whether it's a towering tsunami or a blazing wildfire, bad things happen every day. Know what to do when the going gets tough. In an Urban Crisis Arm yourself with the latest self-defense moves, weapons tips, and home-protection tactics, plus crucial strategies for handling bad guys and bad situations at home and abroad.

Ultimate Navigation Manual

Author : Lyle Brotherton
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007424612
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Navigation Manual written by Lyle Brotherton and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the level of detail, the images are best viewed on a tablet. All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator.

The Outdoor Adventure Handbook

Author : Hugh McManners
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780789404688
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Outdoor Adventure Handbook written by Hugh McManners and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides photographs and information for young readers on outdoor adventures, discussing how to plan an outing, appropriate clothing and gear, outdoor cooking, navigation, observing nature, and basic skills such as using a knife, tying a knot, and first aid.

Lightly on the Land

Author : Robert Birkby
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594851662
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Lightly on the Land written by Robert Birkby and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the leading conservation organization--the trail building and maintenance bible, now updated and expanded to meet new techniques and new realities of the 21st century. New chapters on arid lands restoration and involving conservation volunteers. The latest in effective management of work crews of all ages.

The Ultimate Backcountry Survival Manual

Author : Aram Von Benedikt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681880466
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Backcountry Survival Manual written by Aram Von Benedikt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it’s you against the wilderness, you need to be prepared for whatever life can throw at you. Whether you’re planning to hike the Pacific Crest Trail or camping off the beaten path in your nearby state park, being out in the wild comes with inherent risks. From the everyday disruptions to the extreme circumstances, the Total Backcountry Survival Manual has you covered. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover—this manual is the perfect gift! While you’re heading into a world of fun and adventure, you’re heading into a world of possible trouble - if you’re not prepared. Luckily the experienced backcountry trekkers, guides, and sportsmen at Outdoor Life are here to get you through any outdoor endeavor. Prepare and Plan From those fishing weekends sleeping under the stars to the hike of a lifetime, preparation is important. Crucial tips for map reading and how to properly pack all your gear, accompany the like of the gear guide and important hydration information. Trail Threats How to get by a damaged section of the trail, deal with mountain lions and coyotes, injury prevention and more. Camp and Eat Responsibly To spotting a good camping site off the trail, to getting sustenance that’s safe to eat, to controlling a campfire – find all the practical skills you need to (literally) live on the trail. How to Make it out Alive Put simply, how to get out of there when everything goes wrong. Find these top tips and more in the Total Backcountry Survival Manual, all brought to you by the professionals who have been there - and made it out alive.

Mountain Travel & Rescue

Author : National Ski Patrol
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594857091
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Mountain Travel & Rescue written by National Ski Patrol and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Backcountry Medicine" from Mountain Travel & Rescue (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) Completely updated and expanded official rescue workbook of the National Ski Patrol, now available to other wilderness first responders and the general public * Authoritative and comprehensive mountain safety and rescue text -- your most valuable search and rescue equipment * Recommended for classroom and educational program adoption * All-new illustrations As a leading authority of on-mountain safety since 1938, the nonprofit National Ski Patrol has dedicated itself to serving the public and the outdoor recreation industry by providing education, and accreditation to emergency care and safety services providers. Their core mountain rescue educational workbook, Mountain Travel & Rescue (first published in 1995), was researched, written, and reviewed by volunteer members and experts from all over the country, and is designed to help ski patrollers train, rescue, and survive in mountain environments, at resorts, in the backcountry, and at any time of year. Mountain Travel & Rescue is a valuable piece of mountain rescue equipment. In addition to new illustrations, this edition offers significantly expanded lesson sections, a new backcountry medicine section, and more. Mountain Travel & Rescue: National Ski Patrol's Manual for Mountain Rescue is organized into four major sections: Survival, Travel, Backcountry Considerations, and Search and Rescue. It includes extensive appendixes, including medical equipment lists, a questionnaire, and a glossary and is a valuable tool for anyone who deals with search and rescue or is interested in mountain rescue basics.

How to Suffer Outside

Author : Diana Helmuth
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680513125
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book How to Suffer Outside written by Diana Helmuth and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refreshingly approachable guide for aspiring backpackers and casual hikers of all stripes Colorful and humorous illustrations throughout Relatable, rising female voice in outdoor literature Part critique of modern hiking culture and part how-to guide, How to Suffer Outside is for anyone who wants to hit the trail without breaking the bank. Diana Helmuth offers real advice, opinionated but accessible and based on in-the-field experiences. She wins readers’ hearts and trust through a blend of self-deprecating humor and good-natured heckling of both seasoned backpackers and urbanites who romanticize being outdoorsy, plus a helpful dose of the actual advice a novice needs to get started. Featuring illustrations by artist Latasha Dunston, each chapter focuses on a critical topic: gear, food, hygiene, clothing, and more, along with useful checklists and resources. Humorous, philosophical, and practical, How to Suffer Outside teaches casual walkers, hikers, and campers of all stripes how to venture outdoors with confidence.