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NOLS Wilderness Guide published
The National Outdoor Leadership
School's Wilderness Guide
by Mark Harvey
 LANDER,
WY - July 7, 1999 -- The National Outdoor Leadership School's
newly revised and updated Wilderness Guide (Simon & Schuster
$15.00) provides outdoor enthusiasts everywhere with the
latest information on equipment and backcountry camping
and hiking techniques. Author Mark Harvey, a long-time NOLS
instructor and freelance writer, delves into everything
from planning a trip to monitoring changing weather conditions,
orienting a map, and preparing fresh-baked bread in a wilderness
setting.
The new edition is a compilation of tried-and-true NOLS
skills and methods tested and practiced by students and
instructors in the backcountry for more than 30 years. Learning
through experience has always been top priority at NOLS,
and Harvey's book contains valuable information for anyone
interested in experiencing the backcountry. Expert mountaineers
to novices interested in venturing beyond the backyard will
enjoy Harvey's easy to understand, user-friendly and often
entertaining prose.
Each chapter begins with a brief overview and introduction
offering a goal-oriented, easy-to-remember outline covered
in greater detail throughout the chapter. Subject titles
include expedition planning, equipment essentials, what
to wear in the backcountry, camping technique, leadership
skills, emergency procedures, weather, and even backcountry
cooking. Harvey's book also contains interviews with some
of the most successful and renowned leaders in the outdoor
industry. Find out what gear John Roskelley - widely considered
to be one of the world's premier mountaineers - takes along
in his pack, or learn essential conservation tips from Wilderness
Society director Pamela Eaton.
This classic wilderness handbook maintains time-tested
NOLS practices while also setting out to address some of
today's most pressing backcountry issues. In addition, great
photographs, creative illustrations, and useful lists make
this wilderness handbook a must-have item for anyone who
loves the outdoors. The recent edition is a reprint of the
popular NOLS Wilderness Guide published in 1983 by Peter
Simer and John Sullivan.
Press Contact:
Tom Reed
National Outdoor Leadership School
(307) 332-1299
email:tom_reed@nols.edu
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