One Best Hike: One Best Hike
Autor Elizabeth Wenken Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 iul 2018
From the rim to the (Colorado) river, this indispensable guide describes the most popular route into the Grand Canyon and addresses the many possible hazards, gives advice on physical conditioning, and includes helpful charts, maps, and GPS waypoints for the best rest points.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780899979281
ISBN-10: 0899979289
Pagini: 120
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Wilderness Press
Seria One Best Hike
ISBN-10: 0899979289
Pagini: 120
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Wilderness Press
Seria One Best Hike
Notă biografică
From childhood, Elizabeth Wenk has hiked and climbed in the Sierra Nevada with her family. After she started college, she found excuses to spend every summer in the Sierra, with its beguiling landscape, abundant flowers, and near-perfect weather. During those summers, she worked as a research assistant for others and completed her own Ph.D. thesis research on the effects of rock type on alpine plant distribution and physiology. But much of the time, she hikes simply for leisure. Wanting to explore every bit of the Sierra, she has hiked thousands of on- and off-trail miles and climbed nearly 500 peaks in the mountain range. She recently relocated Australia with her family.
Descriere scurtă
Cuprins
INTRODUCTION
- Mount Whitney and the Mount Whitney Trail
- Human History
- Natural History
PRECAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS
- Altitude Sickness
- Hypothermia
- Hydration
- Food
- Lightning
- Falling and Knee Problems
- Blisters
- Bears-and Smaller Critters
PREPARATIONS AND PLANNING
- Day Hike vs. Overnight
- When to Go
- Wilderness Permits
- Training
- Considerations for Summiting
- What to Bring
- Getting there
- Lone Pine and Whitney Portal
- Lodging and Camping
- Restaurants
- Outdoor Equipment Shops
HIKING MOUNT WHITNEY
- How long it takes
- Where to Camp
- The Hike Itself
AFTER THE HIKE
RECOMMENDED READING
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Recenzii
"Although the book is titled One Best Hike Grand Canyon: Everything you need to know to successfully hike from the rim to the river -- and back, what Elizabeth Wenk really provides is a wonderful primer on the geology, wildlife, natural history, and dangers of hiking in Grand Canyon National Park...this 166-page book is a rich resource, both for the main hiking content as well the supporting text that is scattered throughout. "
--National Parks Traveler