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A hiker's guide to planning, training, and resiliency
Adventure Ready: A Hiker's Guide to Planning, Training, and Resiliency, which I co-authored with thru-hiker and personal trainer Heather "Anish" Anderson, is a how-to guide for long distance backpacking.
Adventure Ready will prepare you for your first, or your next, long hike.
It includes detailed chapters on planning, gear selection, physical training, trail nutrition, health resiliency, navigation, and backcountry safety.
Uniquely, it also includes chapters on mental preparation as well as how to adapt to life once you return from your hike.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1—PLANNING YOUR BACKPACKING TRIP: AN OVERVIEW
Defining Trip Parameters
Researching Likely Conditions
Creating Your Itinerary
Selecting Your Gear
Planning Your Food Resupply Strategy
Safety in the Backcountry
Preparing Yourself Physically and Mentally
The Final Check
CHAPTER 2—GEAR SELECTION
Route Conditions
Weather
Resupply and Water Access Frequency
Evaluating, Choosing, and Testing Gear
Primary Gear
Tips for Lightweight Backcountry Travel
CHAPTER 3—BACKCOUNTRY SAFETY
Weather-Related Risks
Snow and Water
Physical Preparedness and Injury
Human Interactions
Animal Interactions
Risk Factors Associated with Solo Backcountry Travel
CHAPTER 4—NAVIGATION & ROUTE PREPAREDNESS
Navigational Tools
The Beta Packet
CHAPTER 5—CREATING A RESILIENT BODY
How Resilient Health Impacts Your Backpacking Trip
Optimizing Your Gut Health
Prioritizing Sleep
Minimizing Stress
Spending More Time Outside
Supplements and Herbs for On-Trail and Post-Trail Use
CHAPTER 6—PERFORMANCE NUTRITION & BACKCOUNTRY MEAL PLANNING
Pre-Trail Nutrition
On-Trail Nutrition
CHAPTER 7—PHYSICAL PREPARATION
Features of a Well-Rounded Training Program
Building and Maintaining Your Training Plan
CHAPTER 8— MENTAL & EMOTIONAL PREPARATION
Strong Mind, Strong Body
Techniques to Prepare Mentally
CHAPTER 9—REINTEGRATION
Common Mental Challenges of Reintegration
Common Physical Challenges of Reintegration
Strategies for Reintegration
Worksheets & Checklists
Additional Resources
Selected Sources
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