num_pages: 282
description: "A classic of backpacking literature." ― Backpacker When Backwood Ethics was first published in 1979, the Watermans' "new ethic" was enthusiastically received by environmentalists, hikers, and wilderness managers. This expanded edition brings the basics of low-impact hiking, camping and cooking, and alpine management into the 21st century. Here the authors take a fresh look at ways to protect the physical environment of our mountains and backcountry.
language: English
title: Backwoods Ethics: A Guide to Low-Impact Camping and Hiking
titlecomplete: Backwoods Ethics: A Guide to Low-Impact Camping and Hiking
genres: Nature, Nonfiction, Outdoors
ratings_count: 41
publisher: Countryman Press