This guide explores the exciting world of snow sports, covering downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowboarding. It provides essential information on techniques, necessary gear, and safety tips for beginners. The book also highlights famous slopes to visit, features picture labels for clarity, and includes a reading quiz to reinforce learning.
For centuries people have been attracted to the challenge of climbing high mountains of climbing high mountains or scaling difficult rock faces. Wild Rock shows how to get started on this adventure activity. It explains the equipment needed, the skills you need to develop and practice, and importantly, how to stay safe in difficult weather and challenging conditions. The book includes real-life accounts of people who have faced danger and overcome disaster when climbing. And it shows just how rewarding the activity of climbing can be. Book jacket.
Exploring underground can be dangerous challenging, but today cavers can go deeper and farther through the world's cave systems than ever before. Wild Underground shows how to get started on this adventure activity. It explains the equipment needed, the skills you need to develop and practice, and importantly, how to stay safe in these challenging environments. The book includes real-life accounts of people who have faced danger and overcome disaster underground. And it shows just how rewarding caves and caving can be. Book jacket.
Today, mountain biking is one of the most popular adventure sports of all time, although it only really began around forty years ago. Wild Biking shows how to get started in this exciting activity. It explains the equipment needed, the skills you need to develop and practice, and importantly, how to stay safe in challenging environments. The book includes real-life accounts of people who have faced danger and overcome disaster when mountain biking. And it shows just how rewarding the activity of wild biking can be. Book jacket.
Gives essential survival tips for building a fire and cooking in the wild, including information on different kinds of fires. Also discusses how to know what to cook and utensils to use.
A way from towns and cities, there are many wild places around the world where you can go wild hiking and camping. Wild Trail shows how to get started on these adventure activities. It explains the equipment you'll need, how to get fit, the skills you should develop and practice, and importantly, how to stay safe in difficult weather and challenging conditions. The book includes, real-life accounts of people who have faced danger and overcome disaster in wild places. And it shows just how rewarding hiking and camping in the wild can be. Book jacket.
A perfect introduction to ever-popular outdoor sports.
