All Action: Backpacking (All Action)

In this series young people are encouraged to get involved in adventure sports. Each book covers the sport's development and offers advice on clubs and courses, equipment, basic techniques and safety procedure. The text contains quotations from well-known participants and features an event representing the sport at its highest level. Focusing on the various aspects of hillwalking and backpacking, from one-day walks to long-stay camping, this book explains the basic knowledge that the inexperienced will need. Its topics include mapwork, how to pack a rucksack comfortably, how to fit walking boots, the distances which can be covered in a day on different kinds of terrain, and survival techniques such as building an overnight bivouac.