Winter Backpacking: Your Guide to Safe and Warm Winter Camping and Day Trips - Couverture souple

Shillington, Ben; Sandiford, Rebecca

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1896980414 ISBN 13 : 9781896980416

Editeur : Heliconia Press, 2011

Synopsis

Backpacking in the winter months can be exhilarating, refreshing, and - with the help of this book - remarkably safe and comfortable too! All it takes is some good planning and learning some tricks to keep warm, dry and happy. Whether you're new to backpacking in the winter months and looking to make your first experience as warm and enjoyable as possible, or a practiced winter backpacker interested in making day trips and camping trips more comfortable, this easy-to-read guide was written for you. The book covers: staying warm; choosing equipment; packing gear; winter travel; navigation; setting up camp; cooking and eating; winter survival; winter first aid; and, backpacking with kids and dogs.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ben Shillington is an experienced outdoor recreation instructor and guide who has led multiple mountaineering, mountain biking, winter camping, sea kayaking and flat/white water canoe expeditions around the world. He has been involved in the filming of several documentaries and has also worked as a guide on several fundraiser expeditions. In his spare time, Ben also enjoys writing about outdoor adventures, a true Canadian adventurer, Ben has written a book called "Winter Backpacking" about winter camping and travel, survival techniques which includes much anecdotal advice and information garnered from his many outdoor adventures in ice and snow

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Heliconia Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1896980414
• ISBN 13: 9781896980416
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible