Karen Berger

Advanced Backpacking            
A Trailside Guide  

by Karen Berger 

Published by W. W. Norton & Co., 1998 
in cooperation with the PBS TV show Trailside.  

This book is for hikers who find themselves looking to see what's over the next ridge. It's for people who have wondered what it would be like to hike the Grand Canyon, backpack across cirques of exposed alpine scree, live outdoors when the temperatures plummet below zero, hike across foreign countries, or embark on the trip of a lifetime -- a thru-hike of a 2,000-mile trail. 

CONTENTS 

Chapter 1: Long-Distance Basics
* Choosing a hike, the cost, physical ailments, challenges and difficulties, section hiking.

Chapter 2: Expedition Planning
* Planning issues, trail status and maps, trail clubs, scheduling, mileage.

Chapter 3: Food and Resupply
* Nutrition, food resupply, food caches, mailing tips, gear resupply 

Chapter 4: Gear for the Long Haul
* Cost, lifetimes guarantees, boots, packs, sleeping bags, tents, tarps, stoves. 

Chapter 5: Rain
* Rain gear, rain accessories, packing for rain, walking in the rain, cooking in the rain, the next morning.

Chapter 6: Winter
* Thinking winter, winter gear, snow shelters, winter accessories, cold-weather cuisine, snow travel, snowshoes, cross-country skiing. 

Chapter 7: Highcountry
* The alpine environment, gear for high altitude, high altitude campsites, technique, snow and ice.

* Chapter 8: Deserts
The desert environment, planning for water, dry camping, desert clothing and gear, hypothermia and dehydrations.

* Chapter 9: Foreign Travel
Passports and visas, finding information, money, food and equipment, health, transportation, cross-cultural challenges, safety.

* Chapter 10: Long Trails
Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Florida Trail, Ice Age Trail, North Country Trail, Natchez Trace Trail, Potomac Heritage Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, Arizona Trail, Colorado Trail, Ohio Trail, Ozark and Ozark Highlands Trails, John Muir Trail, Wonderland Trail, Long Trail.

Sources and Resources
Index 

You can:
* Buy this book at Amazon.com
* Ask your local independent bookstore to order and stock this book.
* Buy a signed copy from the author ( e-mail for info).