Hiking for Beginners 7 Steps to Becoming a Capable Hiker

Hiking for Beginners will help you become a capable hiker in just 7 steps, allowing you to explore nature and the outdoors across the world and in your own backyard. Hiking remains one of the favorite and most popular pastimes for people throughout America and around the World. Hiking for Beginners will help people who have maybe not been avid hikers learn how to do prepare and carry out their hiking excursions and will provide great tips and refreshers for people who have already been hiking. Among other things, you will learn: - How to select a hiking trail- Basic conditioning for hiking- What gear will be useful for hiking of various types- Hikers' etiquette and unwritten rulesThis book is perfect for anyone who is looking to get outdoors and enjoy the trails all around them.- The physical aspect of hiking, and ways to build your hiking conditioning- Insider tips on hiking for your time on the trail as well as gear selectionAlan Greenfield is a respected author in the world of hiking and the outdoors, and also wrote Hiking the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine.