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- Solomon Short
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| | Long-Distance Hiking:
Lessons from the Appalachian Trail
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| | by Roland Mueser
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ZIN Product Number: 10012192
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| | | |  | | | Product Details
 Format: Paperback, 173 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
ISBN: 0070444587
Release Date: Jan 11, 1997
| |  | | | In Brief
Walking the entire 2,200-mile length of the Appalachian Trail is to serious hikers what scaling Mount Everest is to climbers. This unconventional book combines sage advice with personal experiences and anecdotes to produce an unusually thoughtful, highly readable handbook of interest to long-distance hikers everywhere.
| | | | From The Publisher
Blending sage advice with personal experiences and anecdotes,this unconventional book is an unusually thoughtful account of long-distance trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Mueser draws upon interviews and questionnaire data gathered from over 100 long distance hikers hoofing it through the Applachian Mountains.
"The definitive guide to long-distance backpacking. With diligence and creativity,Mueser has gone about answering questions that no one else has even asked. Virtually all the material appears nowhere else and will delight both experienced hikers and the novice with only a dream of setting foot down the trail. "Larry Luxenber,author of Walking the Appalachian Trail
In April 1989,avid hiker Roland Muerser set off from a shelter at Springer Mountain,Georgia. His goal: to hike the entire Appalachian Trail,interviewing hikers on everything from clothing and gear to coping with loneliness and fatigue. In Long-Distance Hiking he draws on those extensive interviews,presenting hikers' candid responses to questions both practical and philosophical:
- Which brand of backpack do most long distance hikers prefer? (page 54)
- How much money will I need? (page 135)
- Is a walking stick an advantage or a nuisance? (page 76)
- What percentage of hikers wear underwear? (page 70)
- Is it safe to hike alone? (page 19)
- Which brand of camp stove is most efficient and easiest to pack? (page 57)
- Is there sex on the trail? (page 147)
- How many miles do most hikers' boots or shoes hold up? (page 46)
- What are the most difficult aspects of long-distance hikeing? (page 138)
Both literate and entertaining,this book is amust for anyone considering a long-distance trek.
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| | | |  | | | Part I: Who, Why and How.
Introduction.
Why They Thru-Hike.
Who Hikes with Whom.
Golden Years Hikers.
Physical Conditions and Injuries.
Trail Names.
Part II: Equipment.
Hiking Footwear.
Packs, Tents, Stoves and Guides.
Sleeping on the Trail.
Clothing.
Hiker's Choice-From Writing to Whistles.
Part III: Along the Trail.
How Fast, How Far.
Water-Its Joys and Perils.
Food, Calories and Weight.
Animals on the Trail.
Insects and Repelling Them.
Along the Trail.
Trail People.
Looking Back.
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