Long-Distance Hiking: Lessons from the Appalachian Trail

Chapter 1 The Thru-Hiking Tradition

Chapter 2 Why Thru-Hike

Chapter 3 Who Hikes with Whom

Chapter 4 Older Hikers

Chapter 5 Physical Condition and Injuries

Chapter 6 Trail Names

Chapter 7 Footwear

Chapter 8 Packs, Tents, Stoves, and Guides

Chapter 9 Sleeping on the Trail

Chapter 10 Clothing and Raingear

Chapter 11 Comforts and Amenities

Chapter 12 How Fast, How Far

Chapter 13 Water: Its Joys and Perils

Chapter 14 Food, Calories, and Weight

Chapter 15 Animals on the Trail

Chapter 16 Insects and Repelling Them

Chapter 17 Along the Trail

Chapter 18 Trail People

Chapter 19 Looking Back

Appendix 1 The Questionnaire and Its Statistics

Appendix 2 Questionnaire Summaries

Appendix 3 Survey Participants

Bibliography

Index