NOLS Expedition Planning (NOLS Library)

No matter how many trips you've been on or where you've gone in the World - it is doubtful that you've got all this information. Accumulated from many years of travels, from many of the most traveled mountain trekkers/climbers... If you're planning your first Big world trip to a remote area - this is the book that can shave off the common problems/mistakes!!

Very practical advice, with plenty of cautionary tales from the authors and other NOLS alumni sharing hard-earned wisdom. Not a replacement for experience or a hands-on course, but an excellent intro, prep, and aide-mémoire.

This book was very easy to follow and has great tips for both the novice and experienced backcountry hiker. The NOLS books have yet to dissapoint.

A perfect addition to my home NOLS library. No better source for information and training!

Not sure about this item, was a gift for a friend out of State.

If you want to get practical, tried-and-true advice on how to plan for a successful trip into the wilds, then this book is an amazing resource.I was introduced to this book by my good friend who is a military chopper medic. It got my attention because I had been interested in exploration for quite some time but I had never benefitted from boy scouts, regular outdoors trips with friends, or military training, so I wasn't entirely sure where to start with planning my own trips.There are a lot of great chapters that share information on how to properly plan for equipment and food and when these basic necessities are covered you will get much, much more out of each trip into the outdoors.I purchased this book and got a lot of info from it. I also recommended it to my friend Kristian Gustavson, co-founder of Below the Surface Explorations, to incorporate into his own plethora of exploration planning experience.