Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Format: Book Author: Townsend, Chris, 1949- author. Title: The backpacker's handbook / Chris Townsend. Edition: Fourth edition. Publisher, Date: Chicago : McGraw-Hill, [2012] Description: x, 468 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Summary: Offers a handbook for all skill levels of hiking that covers a wide range of backbacking issues, including how to use a map and compass, survival skills, and tracking. Subjects: Backpacking -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Genre: Handbooks and manuals. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Preparing for the trail -- The load on your back -- Footwear and wilderness travel -- Carrying the load: the pack -- Keeping warm and dry: dressing for the wilderness -- Shelter: camping in the wilderness -- The wilderness kitchen -- Comfort and safety in camp and on the trail -- On the move: skills and hazards. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2011028816 ISBN: 9780071754897 007175489X Other Number: 721904842 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 349838 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 796.51 Townsend Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
