Staying Safe: Backyard to Backcountry
Staying Safe: Backyard to Backcountry

Author: Patrick Brighton, M.D., FACS

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2023-10-17

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1647553903

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Learn basic first aid, as well as how to prevent and treat outdoor medical emergencies, from common illness and injury to catastrophe. You want to enjoy the outdoors with family, friends, and even on your own. You don’t want to fret about safety. Put your mind at ease with expert guidance from Patrick Brighton, M.D., FACS. Dr. Brighton has served as an emergency room surgeon, has managed mass-casualty situations, and has participated in several mountain rescues. Now, he’s sharing his expertise with you in Staying Safe: Backyard to Backcountry. Find out what preventative steps you can take to minimize your risk, whether you’re mowing the yard, hiking with friends, or camping with children. Discover the recommended and the essential items to keep on hand—in case the worst should happen—regardless of where you are, what you’re doing, and how far you are from help. Dr. Brighton guides you through first-aid responses and treatments to a variety of wilderness illnesses, injuries, and emergency situations—from sunburn and toothache to appendicitis and heart attack. Inside you’ll find: Information organized by type of injury, so you can quickly find what you need Basic techniques in first aid, as well as potentially life-saving treatments Easy-to-understand instructions that help you assess each situation and decide how to proceed Considerations for nature’s variable challenges, like limited resources, weather, victim/rescuer capabilities, and evacuation options Strategies based on the latest research from the American College of Surgeons, the American Heart Association, and Dr. Brighton’s decades of experience Whether you encounter mild sickness or life-or-death conditions, you can be sure that you’re getting sound advice from an expert in wilderness medicine. Plus, the book includes field notes—real stories from the field. So use Staying Safe: Backyard to Backcountry to prevent, to prepare, and in the event of a worst case scenario.

The Ultimate Backcountry Survival Manual
The Ultimate Backcountry Survival Manual

Author: Aram Von Benedikt

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-05-31

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1681880466

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When it’s you against the wilderness, you need to be prepared for whatever life can throw at you. Whether you’re planning to hike the Pacific Crest Trail or camping off the beaten path in your nearby state park, being out in the wild comes with inherent risks. From the everyday disruptions to the extreme circumstances, the Total Backcountry Survival Manual has you covered. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover—this manual is the perfect gift! While you’re heading into a world of fun and adventure, you’re heading into a world of possible trouble - if you’re not prepared. Luckily the experienced backcountry trekkers, guides, and sportsmen at Outdoor Life are here to get you through any outdoor endeavor. Prepare and Plan From those fishing weekends sleeping under the stars to the hike of a lifetime, preparation is important. Crucial tips for map reading and how to properly pack all your gear, accompany the like of the gear guide and important hydration information. Trail Threats How to get by a damaged section of the trail, deal with mountain lions and coyotes, injury prevention and more. Camp and Eat Responsibly To spotting a good camping site off the trail, to getting sustenance that’s safe to eat, to controlling a campfire – find all the practical skills you need to (literally) live on the trail. How to Make it out Alive Put simply, how to get out of there when everything goes wrong. Find these top tips and more in the Total Backcountry Survival Manual, all brought to you by the professionals who have been there - and made it out alive.

Outdoor School: Hiking and Camping
Outdoor School: Hiking and Camping

Author: Jennifer Pharr Davis

Publisher: Odd Dot

Published: 2021-04-27

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 1250835925

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Rewild your life! With metal corners and 448 full-color, highly illustrated pages, OUTDOOR SCHOOL: HIKING AND CAMPING is an indispensable tool for young explorers and nature lovers. Make every day an adventure with the included: - Immersive activities to get you exploring - Write-in sections to journal about experiences - Next-level adventures to challenge even seasoned nature lovers No experience is required—only curiosity and courage. This interactive field guide to hiking and camping includes: - Planning your next adventure - Essential outdoor gear - First aid & survival - Navigation - How to handle extreme weather - Crossing dangerous terrain - Setting up camp - Building a fire in rain or shine - Games for the trail - Finding and filtering water - Animal tracks, calls, and sounds - Bird watching - Plant spotting - Rock hunting - What to do if you’re lost And so much more!

When You Find My Body
When You Find My Body

Author: D. Dauphinee

Publisher: Down East Books

Published: 2019-06-01

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1608936910

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When Geraldine “Gerry” Largay (AT trail name, Inchworm) first went missing on the Appalachian Trail in remote western Maine in 2013, the people of Maine were wrought with concern. When she was not found, the family, the wardens, and the Navy personnel who searched for her were devastated. The Maine Warden Service continued to follow leads for more than a year. They never completely gave up the search. Two years after her disappearance, her bones and scattered possessions were found by chance by two surveyors. She was on the U.S. Navy’s SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) School land, about 2,100 feet from the Appalachian Trail. This book tells the story of events preceding Geraldine Largay’s vanishing in July 2013, while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maine, what caused her to go astray, and the massive search and rescue operation that followed. Her disappearance sparked the largest lost-person search in Maine history, which culminated in her being presumed dead. She was never again seen alive. The author was one of the hundreds of volunteers who searched for her. Gerry’s story is one of heartbreak, most assuredly, but is also one of perseverance, determination, and faith. For her family and the searchers, especially the Maine Warden Service, it is also a story of grave sorrow. Marrying the joys and hardship of life in the outdoors, as well as exploring the search & rescue community, When You Find My Body examines dying with grace and dignity. There are lessons in the story, both large and small. Lessons that may well save lives in the future.

Backpacker
Backpacker

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1996-08

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.

Skulls and Bones
Skulls and Bones

Author: Glenn Searfoss

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780811725712

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How to identify mammal bones and comprehend what the structures indicate about each animal's lifestyle.

The Ski Guide Manual
The Ski Guide Manual

Author: Rob Coppolillo

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-11-01

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1493043439

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This updated, expert ski guide provides top-of-the-line insight for backcountry/off-piste skiiers and guides. The Ski Guide Manual presents wisdom earned through decades of experience guiding and. The result is a successful system of travel and risk management in the winter environment. The collective work of thousands of mountain guides have proven how to have the most fun and find the best snow, all which reducing risk of avalanche, cold, crevasses, and optimize group dynamics.

Backcountry Trails of Florida
Backcountry Trails of Florida

Author: Terri Mashour

Publisher: Wild Florida

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780813054544

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"A revelation for hikers. Mashour knows the backcountry of Florida like few others."-Robert Silk, author of An Ecotourist's Guide to the Everglades and the Florida Keys "Provides detailed trail directions, a descriptive sense of each ecosystem, and don't-miss highlights."-Michal Strutin, author of Florida State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide Experience wild Florida with this guide to 100 off-the-grid hikes from every corner of the state. Florida's five water management districts encompass millions of acres of public property that include thousands of miles of public trails. Terri Mashour explains where to find these little-known routes, which ecosystems they feature, and how to plan your perfect outdoor adventure. Mashour describes the hidden wonders hikers will discover in each district. Northwest Florida offers views of sandhills, clear and cold springs, and river bluffs. The Suwannee River area is crisscrossed with meandering creeks. In the St. Johns River watershed, conservation lands include large cattle ranches, lakeshores, and levee restoration projects. In Southwest Florida, manatees swim up rivers from the Gulf of Mexico. And the South Florida district is home to water treatment areas, pine flatwoods, and the mangrove islands of the Everglades. Whether you are a hiker, trail runner, off-road bicyclist, or equestrian, this guidebook will help you locate and enjoy wide expanses of pristine nature not far from your own backyard. A volume in the series Wild Florida, edited by M. Timothy O'Keefe

Melanin Base Camp
Melanin Base Camp

Author: Danielle Williams

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Published: 2023-03-21

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0762479337

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Beautiful, empowering, and exhilarating, Melanin Base Camp is a celebration of underrepresented BIPOC adventurers that will challenge you to rethink your perceptions of what an outdoorsy individual looks like and inspire you to being your own adventure. Danielle Williams, skydiver and founder of the online community Melanin Base Camp, profiles dozens of adventurers pushing the boundaries of inclusion and equity in the outdoors. These compelling narratives include a mother whose love of hiking led her to found a nonprofit to expose BIPOC children to the wonders of the outdoors and a mountain biker who, despite at first dealing with unwelcome glances and hostility on trails, went on to become a blogger who writes about justice and diversity in natural spaces. Also included is a guide to outdoor allyship that explores sometimes challenging topics to help all of us create a more inclusive community, whether you bike, climb, hike, or paddle. Join us as we work together to increase representation and opportunities for people of color in outdoor adventure sports.