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"As I sat cradling the man's head, with his blood and brains sticking to my hands, I heard a voice - my own voice. It was asking me something. Asking how I had ended up like this, desperate and lost among people who thought nothing of caving in a man's head and then standing back to watch him...

The Appalachian Trail is 2,181 mile- (3,510 km) long trail that stretches from Georgia to Maine in the eastern United States. Although 2,000,000-to-3,000,000 people hike portions of the trail each year, only 1,500-to-2,000 attempt to hike the entire length and 200-to-300 of those people succeed....

Increase your strength, power, skill, and focus to maximize your climbing performance. Praise for Training for Climbing “Training for Climbing is a great resource. Whether you’re just starting out or already ticking 5.13, you’ll find valuable information here to help you climb harder. This is...

* Meets the current standards of first aid care by the American Red Cross and the Wilderness Medical Society * Updated figures and drawings that illustrate essential first aid skills * Includes quick-reference boxes that summarize recognition and treatment of many first-aid problems This fifth edition...

With more than 100 full-color photos and detailed captions showing how to create safe and simple rock-climbing anchoring systems, this is a take-to-the-crag companion book to our huge-selling Climbing Anchors. Designed for quick use by climbers on site, this book shows how to properly place...

The Adlerweg (or Eagle's Way) is a well maintained and waymarked 300km path traversing the length of the Austrian Tyrol from St Johann in the east to St Anton in the west. It follows established mountain and valley tracks to traverse the length of the Austrian state of Tyrol from east to west. 6 low-level...

Includes expanded and updated information on technical improvements and safety New sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presented Larger format with more photographs Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue is a comprehensive course in understanding glaciers, crossing them, avoiding crevasses,...

This guide offers 40 walking routes on the Uists and Barra - a unique 100km cluster of islands in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. The walks are varied and graded, from short, flat beach walks beside crystal clear waters to long excursions across wild mountainous terrain, the routes visit all the major...

Simon Yates is 'the one who cut the rope' in Joe Simpson's award-winning account of their epic struggle for survival in Touching the Void. Afterwards, Yates continued mountaineering on the hardest routes. Perhaps the most testing of all was one of the world's largest vertical rockfaces, the 4, 000-ft...

Mike Parker, bestselling author of Map Addict, offers a very full, intelligent and witty exploration into a glorious and passionate British subject - footpaths and the history of land ownership. Mike discovers how these paths have become part of our cultural landscape and why, at the tender age of...

The ultimate guide to surviving anywhere, now updated with more than 100 pages of additional material, including a new chapter on urban survival **"A classic. ... Addresses every conceivable disaster scenario. Don’t leave home without it” —Outside Revised to reflect the latest...

Your guide from choosing ATV accessories to ATV Pro riding in a snap. The ATV Guide really works.

The Nation's Most Influential Sourcebook On 100 Years Of HD-Harley Davidson, HOG, Harley Owners Group, How Choppers Evolved, Which Type of Harley Davidson Motorcycle is Best for You, H-D Racing, Tips for Buying a Used Harley Davidson Motorcycle and   How to Travel Across America on a Harley Davidson Motorcycle

Settled along 47 miles of beautiful Atlantic coastline, Palm Beach County has long been a mecca for sport fishing enthusiasts. Graced with a mild climate and bounded with waters nourished by the warm Gulf Stream current, Palm Beach�s coastal waters host a rich reserve of marine life. Featured in this...