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The Lost Art of Walking
Penguin Group US 2008; US$ 15.00How we walk, where we walk, why we walk tells the world who and what we are. Whether it's once a day to the car, or for long weekend hikes, or as competition, or as art, walking is a profoundly universal aspect of what makes us humans, social creatures, and engaged with the world. Cultural commentator, Whitbread Prize winner, and author of Sex Collectors... more...
Halfway to Heaven
Atria Books 2009; US$ 15.00Fat, forty-four, father of three sons, and facing a vasectomy, Mark Obmascik would never have guessed that his next move would be up a 14,000-foot mountain. But when his twelve-year-old son gets bitten by the climbing bug at summer camp, Obmascik can't resist the opportunity for some high-altitude father-son bonding by hiking a peak together. After... more...
Backpacker's Start-Up
Tracks Publishing 1999; US$ 9.99Aimed specifically at the novice outdoor adventurer, this comprehensive guide explains the essential gear, preparations, precautions, and techniques required for day hiking and short backpacking trips. Through informative, entertaining, and encouraging personal anecdotes, the guide emphasizes the physical, aesthetic, and spiritual benefits of spending... more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backpacking and Hiking
DK Publishing 2010; US$ 16.95A guide so thorough it will send you packing... Backpacking remains one of the most popular, and inexpensive, outdoor activities in America. The Complete Idiot's Guide (r) to Backpacking and Hiking helps anyone prepare and plan for a rewarding adventure. Covers planning, training, shopping and packing for the trip. -How to live on the trail -First... more...
A Test of Will
Greystone Books 2009; US$ 14.00On the night of April 9, 1997, Warren Macdonald , a fit and experienced bushwalker, set out to climb Mount Bowen on Hinchinbrook Island, an unspoiled tropical paradise off the Australian coast. These would be his last steps as a fully intact human being: a freak rock fall pinned him for two days alone under a one-ton boulder, resulting in a double... more...
One Mountain Thousand Summits
Allen & Unwin 2010; US$ 29.99An insider's account of one of the deadliest and most controversial tragedies in mountaineering history - the 2008 K2 disaster. more...
Above The City
Hong Kong University Press 2005; US$ 35.00Above the City: Hiking Hong Kong Island is a unique comprehensive guide to walks and hikes on Hong Kong Island. Many Hong Kong residents and visitors enjoy a few famous hikes, but then are at a loss to find more routes. more...
The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated
Crown Publishing Group 2011; US$ 16.00When it was first published in 1998, The Backpacker's Field Manual set the standard for comprehensive backpacking books. Now exhaustively updated to offer a more complete view of backpacking today, it covers the latest developments in gear-such as Global Positioning Systems and ultralight hiking equipment-first aid, and Leave No Trace comping,... more...
Beneath Blossom Rain
University of Nebraska Press 2011; US$ 19.95A travel memoir of the Snowman Trek, a 24-day journey through the Himalayas of Bhutan more...
John Muir Trail
Wilderness Press 2010; US$ 15.95Running from Mount Whitney to Yosemite Valley in the Sierra Nevada, the 212-mile John Muir Trail passes through some of the most dramatic mountain terrain in the United States. Each year, thousands of backpackers traverse some or all of the trail, relying on Wilderness Press's John Muir Trail. The completely updated edition of this Sierra classic... more...









