Backpacking


Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backpackin' Book (Allen & Mike's Series)
The Beach
Into the Wild
Beyond Backpacking: Ray Jardines Guide to Lightweight Hiking
The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills
Ultralight Backpackin' Tips: 153 Amazing & Inexpensive Tips For Extremely Lightweight Camping
Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide: Tools and Techniques to Hit the Trail
The Complete Walker IV
THE BACKPACKER'S HANDBOOK
Lighten Up!: A Complete Handbook For Light And Ultralight Backpacking (Falcon Guide)
The Man Who Walked Through Time: The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the Grand Canyon
Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail
Shades of Gray, Splashes of Color by Bill   CookeOrdinary Magic by Todd FahnestockThe Achievable Epic by Jim RahtzExploring the Rockies by Kevin SweetPurpose on the Colorado Trail by David Ashley
Hiking the Colorado Trail
11 books — 2 voters
Stumbling Thru by A. Digger StolzA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedHappy Trail by Daisy PrescottBecoming Odyssa  by Jennifer Pharr Davis
Hiking Novels
60 books — 80 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Bitter Past by Bruce BorgosHeidi by Johanna SpyriMan Hunt by Vanessa ValeInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Mountains on the Cover
410 books — 65 voters

The Lost City of Z by David GrannWild by Cheryl StrayedInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Roamm Staff Favorites
10 books — 1 voter
How To Be Alone by Nicole  AntoinetteCrossing Arizona by Chris TownsendMemorizing Shadows by Heidi Elizabeth BlankenshipGeezer on the Trail by Doug BallArizona Trail by Mark Hurd
Hiking the Arizona Trail
5 books — 1 voter

You long to go ito nature because nature doesn't care about you. To be clear, it's not that nature sees you, accepts you for who you are, and loves you anyway: nature just doesn't give a shit about you. ...more
Diana Helmuth, How to Suffer Outside: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and Backpacking

Walt Balenovich
The world isn't built with a ramp. ...more
Walt Balenovich, Travels in a Blue Chair: Alaska to Zambia Ushuaia to Uluru

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Healing in Nature Books that invite us to reconnect to nature, open our eyes to the wonder of the natural world ar…more
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