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"The Backpacker's Handbook" (Book) by Chris Townsend

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Award-winning guide to backpacking equipment and techniques: planning your hike, desert hiking, ultralight backpacking, and adventure travel to hike in exotic foreign countries. Covers all climates, from snow and mountain to desert.
416 pages.

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