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The webmaster here doesn't imply any endorsements of any kind, for any services/products listed (Unless they wanna pay me!) This listing is three parts:
1. Books, CD-Roms and videos.
2. Outdoor oriented education.
3. Guides to backpacker related sites.
| Books | CD-Rom's | Videos |
Adventurous Buddies Hiking pole techniques video.
Adventurous Traveler Bookstore Trail CD-Roms, maps, free catalog.
Ancient Graffiti Pocket Nature Guides for flora, animals.
Amazon Books 100,000 titles, many outdoor type subjects.
Aunt Scarys Surivial subjects.
Art of European 'n World Backpacking On $25 a day, by John Gregory.
Bell's Alaska Travel Guide Covers Alaska 'n Yukon.
Catalogs Site Provides free catalogs.
Cicerone Guides Many for hiking all over Europe.
Chronical Books On Foot: A Journal for Walkers, Hikers, Trekkers, by Kurt Hollomon.
Cloudland AR Trail guides, photos, by Tim Ernst.
Dining on the Wild Books, videos for identifying, eating wild plants.
Falcon Guides Hiking guides, many places, trail info, maps.
Footwork Publications Fixing Your Feet, by John Vonhof, about feet care.
Foghorn Press Hiking guides.
Fungi Perfecti Mushroom field guides.
Gem Trek Publishing Guide for the Columbia ice field, in the Canadian Rockies
Gibbs Smith Publishers A Life in Hand - Creating a Illuminated Journal, by Hannah Hinchman.
Globe Corner Bookstore Books, maps, such as for South America; Chile 'n Argentina, by Clare Hargreaves, Mexico Copper Canyon Guide, by John Fayhee, Peru 'n Bolivia, by Petra Schepens, the Venezuelan Andes, by Forest Leighty.
ICS Books All kinds of outdoor books.
Incredible Air Traveler's Handbook Info, low-cost tickets, best times, +, by Mark Kantrowltz.
Kuffel Creek Press Free download on Lightweight Backpacking.
Lipsmackin'Backpackin' Cookbook Tim 'n Christine Conners, authors. Recipes gathered by long distance hikers, who know what to carry and eat. Published by Falcon Books.
Lonely Planet These guides are the first thing to pack.
Lyons Press Maneater, about animals eating humans, +.
Michigan Trail Atlas Book of non-motorized routes.
Mountain Light Photo All types of mountain photos.
Mountain Wander New England guide books and maps.
Nature of the Northwest Books, maps
Nature Study Guild Publications Winter Tree Finder.
North Woods Field Guides By Jeff Greco .
Outside America Seeks writers for its Hike America guidebooks, in VA.
Paladin Press Survival books, +.
PCT Hiker Handbook Author, Ray Jardine, $18.95. Also, CDT handbook.
Photo Travel Guides Like Glacier NP, etc.
Power Packing 32 page booklet on backpacking info, author Tom Ridley.
Rangers Digest Booklets and online info for surviving in the wild .
RAS Publishing Guide to Indian Peaks Wilderness, in CO.
Roger Peterson Outdoor field guides.
Stay Alive Mountain and desert survival videos.
Schoolroom Backpacking made easy video, others, books.
Short stories
from Long Trails Submit your trail adventure here, you might get published for free (no hitches)!
Sierra Club Books Also have kids books.
Sierra Outdoor Guides Many different types.
Surivival Forever Free download of volume 2 of this book .
Tamassee.com * Hiking books, guides, excellent source, in SC.
Topics Entertainment 1001 Hikes in North America CD-Rom.
Travel Bug Bookstore Magellan, South American books.
Uni of OK Press America's Historic Trails, by Kathleen Cordes.
Uni of TN PressOutdoor books for TN, KY..
Walking the WestDVD on Hiking the PCT.
Waterfall Walks and Drives in the Great Smoky Mountains and the Western Carolinasby Mark Morrison.
W F Software Where in the World, $14.95 book on GPS, by Walter Fontaine.
Webshots Backpacking screen saver, wallpaper, photos.
Wilderness Press Backpacking trail guides, maps.
| Outdoor Oriented Education |
If you contact one of these schools, please tell them you found a link to it here!
Adventure Sports Info on wilderness, survival schools, +.
Alaska Pacific University Outdoors studies program.
American Alpine Institute Mountaineering classes, +, in WA.
Ancient Pathways Courses on primitive, modern wilderness skills, mammal tracking, in AZ.
Covenant College All types of outdoor courses, in Canada.
Becoming
an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Teaching women outdoor skills, in 40 states and Canada. URL is at WI Uni.
Black Lodge Survival Wilderness survival, other courses, in AZ.
Boreal Wilderness Institute Outdoor type courses, in Canada.
Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS) Various skill courses, in CO.
Breakaway Survival School Operated by Mick Tyler, in the UK.
Conniry's Native Skills & Wilderness School
Emphasizes primitive survival techniques, operated by Susan and Tom Conniry, in CA.
Desert Survival Workshop Taught by David Alloway, in TX.
Desert Unique Survival Training Specializes in survival skills in desert, mountain terrain, operated by William E. Box, in TX
Earthwalk Northwest Primitive living skills, operated by Frank Sherwood, in WA.
Feather River College Outdoor careers, skills, taught in CA.
Great Hollow Wilderness School Backpacking, other outdoor courses. Wesleyan Uni, CT.
Great Smoky Mtn Field School * Backpacking, other courses in GSM NP. Listed under Continuing Studies/Community Services, by TN Uni.
Headwaters Outdoor School Primitive living skills, in CA.
Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School Wilderness skills. Operated by Thomas Elpel, in MT.
Hoods Woods Wilderness survival, operated by Ron Hood, in ID
International Mountain Climbing School Courses, outings, in NH.
Jack Mountain Bushcraft Wilderness survival, primitive skills, operated by Tim Smith, in NH.
Joe's Wilderness Survival Skills Modern, primitive survival skills, operated by Joe Musselwhite, in TX.
Karamat Wilderness Ways Survival training, in Alberta Canada.
Lifesong Nature Awareness and Wilderness Camps Emphasis is on primitive survival, operated by Mark Weinert, in CA.
Mantario Outdoor School In Manitoba, Canada.
Mountaineering 'n Outdoor Education For CMC members, in CO.
Mountain Shepherd Teaching outdoor skills to all ages, in VA.
Nature Knowledge Primitive and wilderness survival, operated by Mel Deweese, in CO.
New Mexico Uni Outdoor leadership skills, first aid courses.
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Improve your skills.
Nature Awareness School Courses in primitive living skills, in VA.
Outdoor Discovery LL Bean's outdoor courses, in ME.
Outdoor Leadership Training Seminars & Breaking Through Adventure Weekend, weeklong courses, leadership training for potential instructors. Backpacking, + . Vision quest programs for spiritual seekers.
Outward Bound Backpacking, other outdoor
courses.
OutdoorSafe Practical outdoor safety training for children, single females, operated by Peter Kummerfeldt, in CO.
Pure Advanced Wilderness Surivial Practical outdoor knowledge taught.
Reevis Mtn School Desert survival and wilderness training, operated by Peter Bigfoot, in AZ.
REI Outdoor Basics. Hiking, biking, etc, at REI site, free.
Rimachi Expeditions Jungle survival expeditions, tracking, navigation Courses, in Peru.
Rucksack Readers Explore the Inca trail in Peru, by Roy Davies.
Simply Survival Survival skills, operated by Greg Davenport, in WA.
Sirius Wilderness Medicine First Aid training for outdoor pros, in Montreal, Canada.
Survival of the Fittest Wilderness survival training, in Canada.
Solar Club Outdoor education and experences, in MI.
SOLO
The first wilderness medicine school, in NH.
SpecOps Operates in Costa Rica, other places, by ex Special Forces cadre, courses in survival, treks.
Tracking School Operated by Paul Rezendes, in MA.
Tracking 'n Survival School Operated by Tom Brown, in NJ.
UK Survival School Ltd. Survival, expedition, navigation training, in the UK.
Utan Bara Adventure Team (UBAT) Jungle survival courses,
in Malaysia.
We Teach U Modern and primative techiques taught.
Walk in the Woods Modern and primative techiques taught, in TN.
Western PA Field Institute Learning about the outdoors.
Wilderness Instruction Plus Many different type courses, in Manitoba, Canada.
Wilderness Institute of Survival Education Wilderness survival courses, operated by Papa Bear Whitmore, in CO.
Wilderness Learning Center Different type courses, in NY, operated by Martin Simon.
Wilderness Medical Associates Wilderness first aid courses, in ME.
Wilderness Survival School Survival preparedness training, operated by David Arama, in Canada.
World Survival Institute Wilderness survival courses, operated by Chris Janowsky, in AK.
| Guides to Backpacker Related WWW Info |
"Guides" means lookup type sites, services, etc, in the search for backpacking related stuff.
Backpacker Free e-mail @backpacker.com, e-mail forwarding.
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages Free e-mail @gorp.com, e-mail forwarding.
HotBot After my web pages, need to find more backpack stuff? Na! But use for other stuff.
Hot Mail" Free e-mail address, import mail, forwarding
Post One E-mail, for life.
Wild Adventures Search engine for outdoor related stuff.
WhoWhere Free, looking, lost, a hiker's e-mail address, URL?
Yahoo Hiking Search Nuff said?
Yahoo Backpacking Search Nuff said?
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