The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide: The Classic Wilderness Guide » (REV)

The National Outdoor Leadership School conducts outdoor adventure programs at eight branches throughout the world; its headquarters are in the foot-hills of Wind River Range in Lander, Wyoming.

The classic backpacker's handbook -- revised and updated -- providing expert guidelines for anyone who loves the outdoors.

The Wilderness Guide brings the savvy of the world's most famous and respected outdoor organization to everyone -- from the 16 million backpacking Americans to the more than 265 million people, tenderfeet and trail-hardened hikers, who visit our national parks annually. It covers:

• Selecting equipment -- including discussions of the advantages and disadvantages of products such as the internal frame pack, lighter-weight boots, and freestanding tents
• The latest "leave no trace" camping techniques
• Traveling safely and sensibly -- including vital information on maps, compasses, and tips on crossing difficult terrain
• Backcountry cooking, with tips on building fires and tricks for making gourmet meals
• Search-and-rescue techniques, including how to organize a self-sufficient search group and when to call in professional rescue teams

Illustrated throughout with instructional drawings and photos and featuring lists of equipment, the Wilderness Guide is a must-have for anyone planning to explore the great outdoors.

High Country News

This starting-from-scratch revision of The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide will tell you what to wear, how to navigate, and how to get across streams and scree fields in the backcountry. It will give you tips on whether to evacuate an injured person by helicopter, how to treat blisters, and how to look for lost members of your group. This is all useful and well written. But the book's major strength is its many discussions of the psychology and etiquette of being in the forests, deserts or high country. Mark Harvey shares many stories and anecdotes to drive home his points. The material on leading and being led is especially well done.