Adventure Trekking: A Handbook for Independent Travelers

by Robert Strauss

Offers first-hand information on how to prepare for a trek, the types of gear and equipment needed, and what to expect once you'er on the trail

Paperback

Published January 1, 1996

About the author

Robert Strauss has been a reporter for Sports Illustrated, a feature writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, a news and sports producer for KYW-TV in Philadelphia and a TV critic for the Asbury Park Press. Now a freelance writer, his byline has appeared on more than 1000 stories in the New York Times, and in many other publications like the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Star-Ledger, the Philadelphia newspapers, Fortune, Sports Illustrated and even Today's Machining World. He is an adjunct instructor of writing at the University of Pennsylvania and a contributing
editor at New Jersey Monthly.

Reviews

[Laurel · Rating 3 out of 5]

For as long as I can remember, I've had all these fantasies about adventures in backpacking, carrying everything I need with me nomad style, and being a semi-homeless wanderer through both nature and civilization. Books like this just encourage me.