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A classic guidebook known for its accuracy and comprehensiveness, Colorado's Fourteeners has been completely updated to include new routes, detailed specs on each mountain and climb, GPS coordinates, valuable information on trail access, and Gerry's new rating system, Roach Points. In addition to often-climbed standard routes, Gerry details many alternative and technical routes, each rated according to length, elevation gain, class, and snow steepness,...
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IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 21
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Traces the personal crisis the author endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal.
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Imagine what it would be like to take a trip through Colorado with John Fielder as your tour guide, or to be on location at a Fielder photo shoot. Now is your chance to do both! The celebrated photographer who has traveled the state for more than 40 years in search of its most beautiful vistas shares his love for Colorado's rugged beauty, as well as his knowledge of Colorado's historical, recreational, and cultural richness, in this extraordinary...
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National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis unlocks the secret to maximizing perseverance—on and off the trail
Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles her incredible accomplishments in the world of endurance hiking, backpacking, and trail running. With a storyteller's ear for fascinating detail and...
Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles her incredible accomplishments in the world of endurance hiking, backpacking, and trail running. With a storyteller's ear for fascinating detail and...
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[2022]
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"In the tradition of Workman's Every Body Yoga, we're bringing a proud, plus-sized, body-positive attitude to the world of hiking and outdoor recreation. Summer Michaud-Skog, founder of the Fat Girls Hiking community, offers a book brimming with heartfelt stories, practical advice, personal profiles of FGH community members, and trail reviews. It all serves to spread the Fat Girls Hiking message of inclusivity in the outdoors. Equal parts empowering...
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Thoroughly revised to include 3 new wilderness areas, 47 new hikes, and 45 new color photographs, The Complete Guide to Colorado\'s Wilderness Areas continues to serve as the foremost guide to the Centennial State\'s magnificent backcountry. The wilderness expertise of Mark Pearson and John Fielder provides the novice to the seasoned hikers, rafters and cross-country skiers easy navigation tips for full appreciation of Colorado\'s wondrous backcountry...
9) Monster
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IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 17
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"Reed shelton organized this survival weekend. Hired the best guide in the region. Meticulously trained, studied, and packed while encouraging his wife, Beck, to do the same. But little did they know that surviving the elements would become the least of their worries. During their night of camping, an unearthly wail pierces the calm of the forest. Then someone--no something--emerges from the dense woods and begins pursuing them. Everything that follows...
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In 2011, Jennifer Pharr Davis became the overall record holder on the Appalachian Trail. By hiking 2,181 miles in 46 days -- an average of 47 miles per day -- she became the first female to ever set that mark. But this is not a book about records or numbers; this is a book about endurance and faith, and most of all love. The most amazing part of this story is not found at the finish, but is discovered through the many challenges, lessons and relationships...
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Lace up your boots and sample fifty of the finest trails Colorado has to offer. This hiker's paradise offers not only rugged peaks and crystal clear alpine lakes, but also historic ruins and magnificent canyons. View the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, journey to Colorado's highest point at the top of Mount Elbert, hike beneath immense sandstone cliffs in Devils Canyon, or step back in time to North America's largest dinosaur track...
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2015.
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Hiking the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions, along with excellent full-color photos portraying the amazing scenery that makes up the Four Corners. This guide includes everything from serene high plains...
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The Colorado Trail winds its way through the Rocky Mountains of the Centennial State, traversing a landscape as changing and diverse as the swirling afternoon clouds presaging the daily summer thunderstorms. Shades of Gray, Splashes of Color narrates Bill Cooke's 2011 hike of this 486-mile trail, the length of which was a personal high for him in 35 years of backpacking. A common expression among long distance backpackers is "no pain equals no gain."...
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Life in the wild volume 5
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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One day, the three friends, a bear, a moose and a beaver, who loved adventure set off to climb a mountain together. But on the way there, they decide to make it more exciting by turning the climb into a race to the top. It's only after being sidelined by a series of mishaps -- a boulder tumbling down the path, the moose hanging off the side of the cliff, the bear hanging off the moose hanging off the side of the cliff -- that the three friends realize...
19) Leo on a hike
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2023.
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Leo and his father go on a hike and discover many interesting things along the way.
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c2002
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“The Best Easy Day Hikes’ series are handy, pocket-size guides for day hikers in America's most popular outdoor destinations. Each guide describes approximately 20-30 easy-to-follow, scenic trails in and around national parks, cities and urban areas, and popular outdoor destinations across America. With hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, these guidebooks are for everyone, including families.