Wild Country Companion (How To Climb Series)

Recreational use of North America's wildlands has increased dramatically in the past few decades, forcing scientists and public land managers to develop newer and better methods for reducing human impact to these areas. Wild Country Companion is packed full of the most current know-how gathered from all the top experts in the field-the National Park Service, the USDA Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, National Outdoor Leadership School, Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, and others-to help you make choices that best suit your surroundings, skills, and modes of travel. Wild Country Companion gives you a range of "no-trace" outdoor recreation and wilderness safety options-about building campfires, selecting a campsite and travel route, protecting your food from bears and other wildlife, staying found, staying healthy, avoiding conflicts with other outdoor backcountry users, and much more-for all parts of the country. With the rapid growth of backcountry recreation, is an indispensable guide for all backcountry users who want to preserve and protect our wild country.