The Complete Walker Author:Colin Fletcher For the beginner or experienced walker—setting out with a pack on his back for a simple overnight .hike or an extended journey into the wilderness— here is the most practical, authoritative, comprehensive handbook ever published. — The author is America's foremost authority on walking—Colin Fletcher, the man who "walked through time" in the Grand... more » Canyon and lived the "thousand-mile summer" in the desert and High Sierra country of California, Out of his own experience walking in every sort of easy and rough terrain, he advises you, inspires you, guides you, and equips you, toe to head, with everything any walker could require. He always keeps weight and quality in mind, and does not ignore cost.« less