<DIV>This updated and revised Outward Bound manual includes instructions for everything from ecologically conscious trailside cooking to responsible trip-planning.</div>
The Outward Bound Backpacker's Handbook
โ Scribed by Glenn Randall
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 211
- Edition
- 1st
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
144 pages : 23 cm
<DIV>A comprehensive guidebook, backed by the renowned program Outward Bound, to aid outdoors lovers into the area of backpacking.<br></div>
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