search for books and compare prices
Tables of Contents for The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
15
2
Foreword
17
4
Why We Go
21
11
A Word About NOLS
29
3
Expedition Planning
32
31
Team and Leadership
34
7
It All Begins with You
34
1
Choosing Your Teammates
34
1
Group Size
35
1
Traveling Solo
36
1
Leadership
37
1
Commitment to the Trip and the Division of Labor
38
1
Sharing Costs
39
1
Physical Conditioning
39
2
Expedition Goals
41
2
Objectives and Expedition Philosophy
41
2
Route Planning
43
6
Your Route
43
1
Regulations
44
1
Maps
44
2
Resupplying Your Trip
46
2
Using Your Computer in Planning Your Expedition
48
1
Contingency Plans
49
3
Radios, Cell Phones, and Other Electronic Communication Devices
51
1
Ration Planning
52
9
Staple Food versus Freeze-dried Food
52
1
Types of Staple Foods
53
4
Bringing the Right Amount of Food
57
2
Packaging Your Food
59
2
Fuel Calculations
61
1
Summary for Your Expedition Planning
61
2
Equipment Primer
63
33
Where to Buy Your Equipment
66
1
Footwear
67
3
Boot Selection
67
2
Fitting Your Boots
69
1
Care of Your Boots
70
1
Stoves
70
3
Types of Stoves
70
2
Types of Fuels
72
1
Stove Troubleshooting Guide
73
1
Sleeping Bags
73
3
Sleeping Pads
76
1
Packs
77
6
Choosing a Pack
79
1
Pack Packing
80
3
Tents
83
8
Types of Tents
84
1
Tent Sizes
85
1
Flies
86
1
Pitching Your Tent
87
1
Care and Maintenance of Your Tent
87
4
Interview with John Roskelley
91
1
Water Systems
92
1
Headlamps and Flashlights
92
1
Knife or Multipurpose Tool
93
1
Equipment Repair
93
1
Care of Equipment
94
1
Equipment Summary
95
1
How to Dress for the Backcountry
96
11
A Short Course in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
97
1
Backcountry Clothing Fabrics
98
2
Know the Climate
99
1
Layering
100
3
Base Layer
102
1
Intermediate Layers
102
1
Outer Layer
102
1
Notes on Clothing Items
103
4
Saving Money on Clothes
105
2
Camping Technique
107
27
Choosing a Campsite
110
1
Is It Safe?
110
1
Leave No Trace Camping
111
14
Plan Ahead and Prepare
111
1
Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
112
3
Dispose of Waste Properly
115
3
Leave What You Find
118
1
Minimize Campfire Impacts
119
4
Respect Wildlife
123
1
Be Considerate of Other Visitors
124
1
Bear Camping
125
7
Where the Bears Are
126
2
Your Campsite in Bear Country
128
1
Bear Hangs
128
2
Encountering a Bear
130
1
If Attacked
131
1
On Good Habits
132
2
Travel Technique
134
31
Energy Conservation, Hydration, and Nutrition
135
7
Pace
136
2
Walking Technique
138
1
Group Management on the Trail
138
1
Dehydration
139
2
Nutrition
141
1
LNT Trail Technique
142
1
Interview with an Outdoor Photographer
143
2
Precarious Terrain and Objective Hazards
145
15
River Crossing
146
6
Crossing Boulders, Talus, and Scree
152
1
Rockfall
153
3
Snow
156
4
Subjective Hazards
160
1
Trail Etiquette
161
1
Meeting Horsepackers
161
1
Smoking and Alcohol
162
1
Foot Care
163
2
Treating Blisters
163
2
Leadership and Expedition Behavior
165
13
Expediton Behavior
165
5
Interview with Molly Doran
170
2
Leadership
172
6
Leadership Styles
176
2
Maps and Compasses
178
25
The USGS Map
179
8
Colors
179
1
Scale
180
1
Latitude and Longitude
181
1
What's in the Margins
181
1
Contour Lines
182
5
Reading Your Map
187
4
Learning to See
188
1
Keep Your Map Handy and Keep Track of Your Position
188
1
Orienting Your Map
189
2
Off-Trail Information
191
1
Compas
191
9
Compass Parts
192
1
Directions
192
1
Tips on Using Your Compass
193
1
Bearings
194
1
Taking a Bearing with Your Compass
195
1
Following a Bearing
195
1
Back Bearings
196
1
True North, Magnetic North, and Declination
197
1
Orienting Your Map with a Compass
198
1
Charting a Course from Your Map
199
1
Using a Baseline and Aiming Off
199
1
Navigation
200
1
Time Control Plans
200
2
Tips on Route Finding
202
1
Emergency Procedures
203
12
Emergency Procedures
205
5
When to Evacuate an Injured or Sick Group Member
205
1
Steps to a Safe Evacuation
206
1
Evacuation Options
206
3
If You Request a Helicopter
209
1
Search and Rescue
210
5
Finding the Lost Person
210
2
Getting Found
212
1
Tips on Surviving If You Get Separated from Your Gear or Group
213
2
Weather
215
13
Clouds
217
1
Air Masses and Fronts
218
3
Orographic Uplift
221
1
Lightning
221
3
Interview with Pamela Eaton of the Wilderness Society
224
4
Cooking in the Backcountry
228
15
Your Kitchen Site
230
1
Kitchen Gear
230
1
Water Treatment
230
3
Microorganisms in Your Water Bottle
232
1
Sanitation in the Kitchen
233
1
Basic Cooking in the Backcountry
234
5
Baking
236
2
Boiling
238
1
Frying
238
1
Cooking in Your Tent
239
1
Cleaning Up
240
1
Dehydrating Your Own Food
240
1
Natural Additions
241
1
Foods Stress
242
1
Our Responsibility to the Land
243
8
Equimpent List
251
4
Suggested Reading
255
2
Index
257