num_pages: 122
description: Featuring veteran hiker and popular author Adrienne Hall’s signature fusion of expert advice, confidence-building anecdotes and insider information, The Essential Backpacker is the ideal beginner’s guide for the millions who hit the hiking trail for the first time each year. Focusing on the basics but also providing a taste of advanced backpacking techniques, this clear-cut, handsomely illustrated handbook is packed with resources and allows novices to progress comfortably from debut day-hike to ambitious long-distance trek.
language: English
title: The Essential Backpacker: A Complete Guide for the Foot Traveler
titlecomplete: The Essential Backpacker: A Complete Guide for the Foot Traveler
ratings_count: 5
publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press