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Backpacking and Hiking

by Karen Berger

This is one of the inaugural books in DK's "Eyewitness Comapnion" series. It's fully illustrated, with more than 1000 color photos and illustrations. Contents include information on hiking destinations worldwide, along with skills such as camping, climbing, equipment, camp cooking, and emergency management.

This best-selling hiking guide has been published in a US edition and a UK edition, and has been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian.

With an emphasis on step by step instructions, this book covers a broad range of hiking skills and destinations.

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Karen's Outdoors Books

Author Appearances
Learning to Hike
Backpacking and Hiking
Backpacking basics about hiking worldwide, with 1000 color illustrations
Hiking Light Handbook: Carry Less, Enjoy More
Safe, Sane Stratgies for Enoying the WIlderness with Less on Your Back
More Everyday Wisdom: Trail-Tested Advice from the Experts
Hundreds of Questions and Answers about Hiking.
Everyday Wisdom: 1001 Expert Tips for Hikers
Field improvisations and creative tips, published in cooperation with Backpacker magazine
Hiking and Backpacking: A Complete Guide
Companion to the Trailside Television series. New edition of the best-selling How-to-Hike text.
Advanced Backpacking: A Trailside Guide
Companion to the PBS-TV show Trailside
Hiking Guides
Hiking the Triple Crown: How to Hike America's Longest Trails 
Hiking the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide National Scenic Trails
The Pacific Crest Trail: A Hiker's Companion
A narrative field guide to the PCT.
Journeys
Along the Pacific Crest Trail
A coffee table book and a trail narrative
Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving: A Trailside Guide
Used in YMCA certification classes for SCUBA, this is a complete introduction to the sport.