BACKPACKER MAGAZINE'S OUTDOOR HAZARDS: Avoiding Trouble in the Backcountry

Discover how to be safe in the outdoors when hiking and backpacking. Learn how to plan for--and avoid--outdoor hazards, including poor planning, stinging insects, poisonous plants, large mammals, steep terrain, lightning storms, avalanches, river crossings, hypothermia, and psychological hazards. Sized to fit perfectly in your pack or pocket. Well illustrated in color.