Adventure Racing, Guide to Survival

The world's first training book for adventure racers and multisporters. The book is a distillation of the knowledge and experience of some of the world's very best adventure racers, legends like John Howard, Ian Adamson, Steve Gurney, Robert Nagle, Cathy Sassin and Viv Prince. Whether you're starting out or looking to sharpen your performance, you'll gain the benefit of the accumulated knowledge of the titans of the fastest growing team sport in the world today. Avoid the pitfalls, learn simple, practical tips to better health, nutrition and the selection of gear. Discover the history of the sport and find out how a Race Director chooses his course.

Derek Paterson has been writing about and photographing multisport and adventure racing from the sport's beginnings around 20 years ago. He is widely published in the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, sometimes called the home of adventure racing.