Hiking from A to Z: A Dictionary of Words and Terms Used by Hikers

by John McKinney

Overview

What's a touron? A McLeod? A duck? Don't get left in the proverbial dust by a poor hiker vocabulary! Hiking Expert John McKinney helps you master hiker jargon with this easy-to-use reference. Get all the hiker words you need to know from Alpine to Treeline to Zipline and the true meaning of the expression "take a hike!" Learn to camel-up, post-hole and peak-bag, how to avoid the Face Plant and coming down with a case of "Nature Deficit Disorder." Amaze friends with your ability to spell out differences between hypothermia and hyperthermia and identify 36 types of trails.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015816648
Publisher:	The Trailmaster/Olympic Press
Publication date:	11/26/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	718 KB

About the Author

JOHN MCKINNEY is the author of 25 books about hiking, parklands and nature, including The Hiker’s Way: Hike Smart, Live Well, Go Green and A Walk Along Land’s End, Dispatches from the Edge of California on a 1,600-mile hike from Mexico to Oregon.
McKinney has written more than a thousand articles about hiking plus numerous trail guidebooks including such popular favorites as Southern California, A Day Hiker’s Guide and Day Hiker’s Guide to California’s State Parks. His books for children include Let’s go Geocaching and Let’s go Hiking.
For 18 years, McKinney, a.k.a. The Trailmaster, wrote a weekly hiking column for the Los Angeles Times. A passionate advocate for hiking and our need to reconnect with nature, McKinney shares his expertise on radio and TV, and as a public speaker.