Bibliograph

The green guide to low-impact hiking and camping, Laura and Guy Waterman ; foreword by Bill McKibben

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The green guide to low-impact hiking and camping, Laura and Guy Waterman ; foreword by Bill McKibben

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-255) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The green guide to low-impact hiking and camping

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

923794447

Responsibility statement

Laura and Guy Waterman ; foreword by Bill McKibben

Table Of Contents

Hikers: who are we? -- That pack on the back: Mae West vs. Twiggy -- Backpackers' favorite lies -- Peakbagging -- The 2,000-mile community on the move -- Winter camping idyll -- The greatest walkers of them all -- II. The new ethic -- The coming of the lug-soled army -- Cleaning up our act -- Low-impact hiking: of boots, mud, and grandmothers -- Low-impact camping: swinging in the woods -- Low-impact cooking: the fire goes out -- The 46ers -- III> Toward a sense of stewardship -- A day in the life of the nuts -- Trail tending -- Seven days in April -- To save a mountain flower: preserving alpine areas-- a three part saga. The physical component ; Education above the trees ; Making two blades of grass to grow -- Rock climbers and their environment, 1970 -- IV. Four unresolved impact issues -- Case study 1: Low-impact bushwhacking -- Case study 2: Man's best friend, or menace to wilderness? -- Case study 3: Rock climbers and their environment, 1990 -- Case study 4: Winter camping: tracks in more than the snow -- Epilogue

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