Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Planner: 4th Edition - Softcover

David Lauterborn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1889386650 ISBN 13: 9781889386652

Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conservancy, 2009

Synopsis

Each year, nearly 2,000 men, women and, occasionally, children set out to hike the 2,174 miles of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine (or vice versa). Good preparation is often the key to whether they become part of the 20-25 percent who make it. For this adventure of a lifetime, the [i]Thru-Hike Planner[/i] will help you chart a course, work out a budget, choose gear, plan meals, get in shape and otherwise inspire. It comes with homework: charts and worksheets and checklists and forms, all designed to be ripped out and spread over the kitchen table and then stuck in your pack.Formerly the popular [i]Appalachian Trail Workbook for Planning Thru-hikes[/i], which went through six revisions between 1992 and 2003, this title underwent a total make-over in 2005, bringing together the up-to-date advice of recent hikers with the mileages and trends seen by the trail's managers. This 4th edition advances the mileages and shelters to 2009 status and includes new tips.

About this title

About the Author:

David Lauterborn, a long-time travel writer formerly with [i]Lonely Planet[/i], now lives near the Appalachian Trail on the Virginia-West Virginia border.

About this edition

• Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conservancy
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1889386650
• ISBN 13: 9781889386652
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 96
• Editor: David Lauterborn