Editorial Board

About the Authors

Introduction

Abbey, Edward

Aid Climbing

Alcohol

Allergic Reactions

Altimeters

Altitude Sickness

Anchors

Appalachian Trail

Artificial Protection

Aurora Borealis

Avalanches

Backpacking

Bailout Points

Baking

Bandanna

Bannock

Bear Bagging

Bearings

Bear-Repellent Pepper Spray

Bear-Resistant Containers

Bears

Beater

Beaufort Scale

Bee Stings

Belaying

Bending the Map

Beta

Big-Wall Climbing

Binoculars

Bivouac

Blackflies

Blazes

Bleeding

Blisters

Bomber

Bombproof

Boots

Boulder Fields

Bouldering

Bowline

Braces

Breathability

Bridge

Bureau of Land Management

Burns

Bushwhacking

Butterfly Knot

Caches

Cairns

Cameras

Camp Chairs

Camping

Camp Kitchen

Candles

Canoeing

Canoeing Strokes

Canoe Selection

Canoe Tripping

Canyoneering

Carabiners

The Cascades

Cathole

Caving

Celestial Navigation

Cell Phones

Checklist

Climbing Communication

Climbing Equipment

Climbing Ethics

Climbing Ratings

Climbing Skins

Clothing

Clouds

Clove Hitch

Coastal Currents

Coiling a Rope

Cold-Water Survival

Cold-Weather Injuries

Combat Roll

Communication Devices

Compass

Condensation

Continental Divide Trail

Contingency Plans

Contours

Cooking

Cook Kit

Cornices

Cotton

Couloirs

Coyotes

CPR

Crampons

Cratering

Crevasse

Crevasse Rescue

Cross-Country Skiing

Cryptobiotic Soil

Cryptosporidium

Dead Reckoning

DEET

Dehydration

Dental Emergencies

Deserts

Distance

Divorce Boat

Dogsledding

Down

Draw Stroke

Duct Tape

Dumping

Dutch Oven

Eddies

Eddylines

Edible Plants

Energy Bars

Eskimo Roll

Estimating Distances

Evacuation

Expeditions

Fabric

Fanny Packs

Fastpacking

Ferrying

Field Guides

Field Repairs

Figure-Eight Knots

Firearms

Fires

First Aid

First-Aid Kits

Fisherman's Knot

Fishing

Fixed Protection

Flares

Flash Floods

Fleece

Float Plan

Flotation

Fog

Food

Footholds

Foraging

Forest Fires

Forests

Forest Service

Fractures

Free Climbing

Free Heelers

Freestyle Canoeing

Frostbite

Fuel

Gaiters

Giardia

Gila Monster

Girth Hitch

Glaciers

Glacier Travel

Glissading

Gloves and Mitts

Goals and Expectations

Gore-Tex

Gorp

GPS

Grand Canyon

Great Lakes

Groundcloth

Group Travel

Guides

Gunwale Grabber

Gunwales

Handholds

Hang Dogging

Hats

Headlamps

Health

Heat Regulation

Hiking

Hip Snap

Holes

Horsepacking

Hydraulics

Hyperthermia

Hypothermia

Ice

Ice Ax

Icebergs

Ice Climbing

Infections

Insects

Insulating Yourself

John Muir Trail

Judgment

Kayaking Strokes

Kayak Selection

Keepers

Knife Sharpening

Knives

Knots

Lacerations

Landing in Current

Latitude

Layover Day

Leave No Trace

Leeward

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lighters

Lighting

Lightning

Lining

Llamas

Long-Distance Hiking

Long-Distance Trails

Longitude

Long Trail

Lost

Maps

Maytagged

Menstruation

Mice and Other Rodents

Minimum-Impact Camping

Moose

Mountain Bikes

Mountain Biking

Mountaineering

Mountain Lion

Mountains

Moving-Water Hazards

Muir, John

Multi-Pitch Climbing

Munter Hitch

National Parks

Natural History

Natural Protection

The Nature Conservancy

Nature's Compass

Nautical Charts

Navigation

Night Travel

Noise

NOLS

Nordic Skiing

Northern Lights

Open-Water Hazards

Orienteering

Outback Oven

Outdoor Schools

Outward Bound

Overhand Knot

Pace

Pacific Crest Trail

Packing a Canoe

Packing a Sea Kayak

Packs

Paddle Signals

Painter Lines

Peak Bagging

Pee Bottles

Pemmican

Permits

PFDs

Photography

Pillows

Planning a Trip

PLBs

Poisonous and Stinging Plants

Poling

Portaging

Prusik Hitch

Puncture Wounds

Rafting Up

Rain

Rappelling

Reading Rapids

Repair Kit

Repairs

Rescue

Rest Days

Resupplying

Retrieving a Canoe or Kayak

Retrieving a Rappel Rope

Risk Assessment

River Crossings

River Ratings

"Rock!"

Rock Climbing

Rocker

Rock Garden

Rocky Mountains

Rolling a Kayak

Rope

Roping Up

Route Selection

Rucksack

Rudders

Safety

Sandals

Sanitation

Scat

Scouting Rapids

Scree

Sea Kayaking

Seam Sealing

Search and Rescue

Self-Arrest

Self-Reliance

Shelter, Emergency

Shock

Sierra Club

Sierra Nevada

Signaling

Skegs

Skiing

Ski Touring

Slackpacking

Sleds

Sleeping Bags

Sleeping Pads

Slings

Snakes

Snow

Snow Anchors

Snow Blindness

Snowboarding

Snow Camping

Snow Shelters

Snowshoeing

Snow Shovels

Socks

Soft Shells

Soloing

Solo Travel

Speedy Stitcher

Spiders and Scorpions

Splints

Sport Climbing

Sprains and Strains

Sprayskirts

Standing Waves

Stoves

Strainers

Sun Protection

Surfing

Survival

Survival Kit

Swamped

Swamps (or Wetlands)

Sweep Stroke

Swimming in Rivers

Switchbacks

T-Rescue

Talus

Tarps

Taut-Line Hitch

Telemark Skiing

Tents

Thin Ice

Throw Bags

Throwing a Climbing Rope

Thru-Hiking

Ticks

Tides

Titanium

Toilet Paper

Top Roping

Torso Rotation

Towing

Trail Etiquette

Trail Magic

Trail Markers

Trail Running

Trails

Transportation

Trekking

Trekking Poles

Trim

Triple Crown

Trip Plan

Trucker's Hitch

Tump Line

Tundra

Turnaround Time

Ultralight Hiking

Umbrellas

UTM

Vapor Barriers

Washing

Watches

Water

Water Knot

Watermelon Snow

Waterproofing

Waterproofing Maps

Waves

Weather

Weather Radio

Weight

Wet Exits

Whistle

White Mountains

Whitewater Canoeing

Wicking

Widow Makers

Wild Animals

Wilderness

Wilderness Act

Wilderness Society

Wind

Windbound

Wind Chill

Windward

Winter

Wolves

Woodcraft

Wool

Wrapped Canoe

Yard Sale

Yellowstone

Yoke

Yoke Pads

Yosemite

Yosemite Decimal System

Z-Drag

Resources

Metric Conversion Table

Acknowledgments

Index