NEW COMPLETE WALKER Colin Fletcher hiking boots backpack book

Hard covered book titled THE NEW COMPLETE WALKER by Colin Fletcher 1974, 2nd Edition Revised, Enlarged, and Updated, 470 pages .

Fletcher begins the book with the foundation of good walking, boots, socks, care of your feet. He tells you how to choose your pack and fill it with your equipment, select a campsite in good weather & in wind, rain or snow, about flashlights, batteries, and maps. For the more experienced and adventurous walker, he discusses the techniques of river crossing, air drops and how to signal for them. He covers every aspect of his subject, from the rhythmic walking style that minimized fatigue to the avoidance of rattlesnake bites.

VG+ condition. Pages clean and intact, binding is tight. There are some small tears on the dust jacket. A must read for any hiking and outdoors enthusiast!