NOLS Bear Essentials

NOLS Bear Essentials
Author: John Gookin
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2009-06-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0811741176

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Seven common bear encounters and how to survive them. Best ways to identify grizzlies and black bears. Learn essential info on bear behavior at different times of year and in different habitats.

NOLS Winter Camping

NOLS Winter Camping
Author: John Gookin
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2005-01-19
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 081174342X

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The National Outdoor Leadership School's official guide to camping in extreme cold. Comprehensive coverage of winter clothing and gear. Proven techniques for traveling efficiently and safely across snow and ice and complete directions for building igloos and many other snow shelters.

NOLS Expedition Planning

NOLS Expedition Planning
Author: Dave Anderson
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2011-02-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0811744310

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• The guide for planning a successful trip, short or long • Research access to public land, domestic and international • Create a budget and find additional funding • Choose essential gear, with checklists for personal and group gear • Plan food and fuel requirements • How to prepare mentally and physically • Health issues, including insurance, illnesses, and injuries • Transportation and lodging • How to deal with risks in the wilderness • Leave No Trace principles for sustainable travel

The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide

The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide
Author: Mark Harvey
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1999-06-17
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0684859092

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A guide for backpackers, hikers, and other wilderness buffs offers information on equipment and techniques, search and rescue methods, cooking, and safety.

NOLS Wilderness Wisdom

NOLS Wilderness Wisdom
Author: John Gookin
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2012-07-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0811748820

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More than 1,000 quotes from close to 600 sources in categories ranging from leadership to diversity and inclusion to environmental ethics to expedition planning.

Ultralight Backpackin' Tips

Ultralight Backpackin' Tips
Author: Mike Clelland
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0762768878

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Walking into the wilderness with a pack on your back is an empowering experience—all the more so when that pack on your back isn’t weighing you down. That’s where this book comes in. Outdoors expert and celebrated illustrator Mike Clelland offers advanced techniques on how to pack light without sacrificing the essentials or your safety yet staying well fed and comfortable. Written in the tradition of the successful Allen & Mike’s Really Cool Telemark Tips, with 153 trail-tested tips full of solid advice, as well as more than 100 humorous and helpful illustrations, Ultralight Backpackin' Tips is the ultimate guide for backpackers serious about traveling ultralight. Just a few of the top ten tips expounded upon in the book: * Use a scale. * Comfortable and safe are vital! * Make your own stuff, and making it out of trash is always the best! * It’s okay to be nerdy. * Try something new each and every time you go camping. * Know the difference between wants and needs.

She Explores

She Explores
Author: Gale Straub
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1452167672

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For every woman who has ever been called outdoorsy comes a collection of stories that inspires unforgettable adventure. Beautiful, empowering, and exhilarating, She Explores is a spirited celebration of female bravery and courage, and an inspirational companion for any woman who wants to travel the world on her own terms. Combining breathtaking travel photography with compelling personal narratives, She Explores shares the stories of 40 diverse women on unforgettable journeys in nature: women who live out of vans, trucks, and vintage trailers, hiking the wild, cooking meals over campfires, and sleeping under the stars. Women biking through the countryside, embarking on an unknown road trip, or backpacking through the outdoors with their young children in tow. Complementing the narratives are practical tips and advice for women planning their own trips, including: • Preparing for a solo hike • Must-haves for a road-trip kitchen • Planning ahead for unknown territory • Telling your own story A visually stunning and emotionally satisfying collection for any woman craving new landscapes and adventure.

Bear Attacks

Bear Attacks
Author: Stephen Herrero
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018-04-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 149303457X

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What causes bear attacks? When should you play dead and when should you fight an attacking bear? What do we know about black and grizzly bears and how can this knowledge be used to avoid bear attacks? And, more generally, what is the bear’s future? Bear Attacks is a thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on men and women by the great grizzly and the occasionally deadly black bear. This is a book for everyone who hikes, camps, or visits bear country–and for anyone who wants to know more about these sometimes fearsome but always fascinating wild creatures.

NOLS Wilderness Medicine

NOLS Wilderness Medicine
Author: Tod Schimelpfenig
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2013
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0811711935

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This guide helps train outdoor leaders to prevent, recognize, and treat common medical problems and to stabilize a severely ill or injured patient for evacuation.

NOLS Games

NOLS Games
Author: Helen Wilson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2019-09-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 081176852X

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Playing games while on courses is a part of the NOLS life, and course leaders are great resources for games that work—those that are popular and are used year after year. This book contains 100 tried-and-true, field-tested games collected from and vetted by NOLS instructors: getting-to-know-you games, name games, team games for encouraging cooperation and leadership, games on the trail and in the water, and brain/creative/word games.