Winter Backpacking: Your Guide to Safe and Warm Winter Camping and Day Trips (Heliconia Press) Cold-Weather Gear, Navigation, Cooking, First Aid, Survival, and Packing Lists for Adults, Kids, and Dogs

Shillington, Ben

ISBN 10: 1896980414 / ISBN 13: 9781896980416

Published by Heliconia Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Winter Backpacking: Your Guide to Safe and Warm Winter Camping and Day Trips (Heliconia Press) Cold-Weather Gear, Navigation, Cooking, First Aid, Survival, and Packing Lists for Adults, Kids, and Dogs
• Publisher: Heliconia Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1896980414
• ISBN 13: 9781896980416
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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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. You'll learn all about staying warm and comfortable throughout the day and night, how to fit a backpack and pack it properly, winter travel, navigation, menu planning, cooking and nutrition, how to set up camp, winter hazards, first aid, winter survival, how to ensure a fun winter backpacking experience for kids and dogs, and much more.

About the Author

Ben Shillington is a highly experienced outdoor recreation instructor and guide who has led multiple mountaineering, mountain biking, whitewater and flat water canoe expeditions. In 2003, Ben was invited to be a mountain climber for the Discovery Channel's Mount Everest Expedition, where he spent two months climbing and filming the western crown of Mount Everest up to Base Camp II (6,500 m). Ben has summited a 21,000 ft peak in the Himalayas, trekked independently to Everest's Base Camp, and guided on Mount Kilimanjaro.