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Great explorers are known for their hard-earned skills and
meticulously honed character traits which have made their
astonishing endeavours possible. Valuable lessons are waiting to be
learned from the feats attained by the most revered names in
exploration – from legendary adventurers such as Ernest
Shackleton to lesser-known figures such as Junko Tabei. Life
Lessons from Explorers collects 15 of the most highly prized traits
shared by those who have scaled mountains and traversed tundras,
proposing how these could be applied to your own life, whether you
are crossing Antarctica or battling a mental obstacle. Compelling
accounts of the life and times of celebrated explorers,
highlighting when they have displayed these traits are accompanied
by remarkable images of the people who have travelled to the ends
of the Earth, and the places they discovered.
" A beautifully written account of a great American tragedy--the
unsolved murders of an undetermined number of young women, all by
the same serial killer, who got away. The truth is still buried. I
couldn't put it down." --John Grisham, #1 New York Times
bestselling author A riveting deep dive into the unsolved murder of
two free-spirited young women in the wilderness, a journalist's
obsession--and a new theory of who might have done it. They must
have been followed. That's the thought I return to after all these
years . . . In May 1996, two skilled backcountry leaders, Lollie
Winans and Julie Williams, entered Virginia's Shenandoah National
Park for a week-long backcountry camping trip. The free-spirited
and remarkable young couple had met and fallen in love the previous
summer while working at a world-renowned outdoor program for women.
During their final days in the park, they descended the narrow
remnants of a trail and pitched their tent in a hidden spot. After
the pair didn't return home as planned, park rangers found a scene
of horror at their campsite, their tent slashed open, their beloved
dog missing, and both women dead in their sleeping bags. The
unsolved murders of Winans and Williams continue to haunt all who
had encountered them or knew their story. When award-winning
journalist and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles begins looking into
the case, she discovers conflicting evidence, mismatched timelines,
and details that just don't add up. With unprecedented access to
crucial crime-scene forensics and key witnesses--and with a growing
sense of both mission and obsession--she begins to uncover the
truth. An innocent man, Miles is convinced, has been under
suspicion for decades, while the true culprit is a known serial
killer, if only authorities would take a closer look. Intimate,
page-turning, and brilliantly reported, Trailed is a love story and
a call to justice--and a searching and urgent plea to make
wilderness a safe space for women--destined to become a true crime
classic.
Aerial Adventure Environments: The Theory and Practice of the
Challenge Course, Zip Line, and Canopy Tour Industry With HKPropel
Access provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the
aerial adventure industry. The first of its kind, this text
combines the key components of high and low ropes challenge
courses, zip lines, canopy tours, and aerial adventure parks into
one essential guide for students and existing professionals.
Written by leading experts with both practical experience and
theoretical knowledge in the field and endorsed by the Association
for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT), the Professional Ropes
Course Association (PRCA), and the European Ropes Course
Association (ERCA), this complete resource contains the
foundational information needed to understand the industry of
aerial adventure environments. It provides practitioners with the
tools they need to lead successful adventure experiences whether
they are working directly with participants, designing and building
structures, training staff, or conducting operational and marketing
activities. Readers will learn about the historical beginnings and
global development of the industry, the theory and fundamentals
behind aerial adventure programming, facility and equipment
management, personnel training, and operational guidelines. The
text presents practical information on understanding the desired
outcomes of a variety of clients and how to design and deliver
safe, effective, and inclusive adventure experiences with
consideration for self-directed, guided, and facilitated
experiences. The discussions of professional competencies and
current industry issues and trends, as well as tips on how to
obtain training, equip readers for success in the profession.
Chapter objectives, summaries, and review questions reinforce
learning, and Putting It Into Practice elements illustrate
practical applications of the content. Related online materials
delivered via HKPropel include 21 checklists and forms that provide
real-world value and include sample participant evaluation forms,
job descriptions, challenge course questionnaires, program plans,
and more. Special features throughout the book highlight four
themes critical to the aerial adventure environment profession:
Risk Management sidebars demonstrate how the management of risk
must be embedded in every stage of the experience. Active
Participatory Experience sidebars emphasize the hands-on nature of
aerial adventures, whereby participants choose their level of
challenge and their own adventures. Industry Standards sidebars
cover best practices for subjects such as equipment selection,
facility development, practitioner competencies, and management
decisions. Social Justice and Human Diversity sidebars focus on the
recent expansion of participants in aerial adventure experiences
and the importance of inclusivity. Aerial Adventure Environments is
at the cutting edge of this exciting and fast-growing sector of the
outdoor adventure industry and is an invaluable resource for
navigating the industry and understanding current practices,
philosophies, and trends. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is
included with all print books.
Written by a world-leading expert, The Essential Survival Manual
discusses and reveals all the skills you will ever need. The
subjects covered include terrorist attacks, finding shelter and
food, as well as tips on the mental and emotional resilience
required in the face of adversity. Illustrated throughout with
specially commissioned illustrations, the information contained
within will remain invaluable throughout your life. Every year,
ordinary people find themselves facing extraordinary,
life-threatening survival situations brought about by hostile
encounters, adverse weather or freak accidents. The methods and
techniques used by survivors in remote regions, or on city streets,
can easily be learned and adapted to suit every life-threatening
situation.
***Shortlisted for the Great Outdoors Book of the Year*** Surviving
in the wild takes a great deal of strength. Often faced with frozen
tundra, sweltering deserts, humid jungles, perilous mountains and
fast-flowing rivers, Megan Hine is no stranger to perilous
conditions. Whilst leading expeditions and bushcraft survival
courses and in her work on television shows such as Bear Gryll's
Mission Survive and Running Wild, she has explored the corners of
the globe in pursuit of adventure. Faced with the toughest of
conditions: bad weather; lack of food and being in the presence of
predators, is the ultimate test of character and often the biggest
challenge to overcome is in the head. In these situations, the
human brain is simultaneously the greatest asset and biggest
liability. Not everyone is suited to the great outdoors and when
danger calls many aren't as well-equipped to survive, no amount of
top of the range kit will save you if you don't have the right
frame of mind. Here Megan Hine examines the human ability and
instinct for survival, showing us how others have developed the
attitudes and attributes to thrive in the most dangerous
situations, and how those same attitudes and attributes help them
confront problems and obstacles at work and at home. Being chased
through the jungle by armed opium farm guards, abseiling past bears
and lighting fires with tampons, Megan has seen and done it all. In
Mind of a Survivor she takes you along for a series of
life-and-death adventures and shows you what happens to people when
they are pushed to their limits. Inspirational rather than
instructional, Megan examines the human ability and instinct for
survival sharing the life tools that she uses and showing how they
can as easily be applied to more domestic everyday life - from
careers to relationships, from overcoming adversity to decision
making. Filled with her own experiences, Mind of a Survivor is
packed full of adventure and can help people survive in any
situation and cope with whatever life throws at them.
Welcome to the strange and dangerous world of the VENOM DOC.
Imagine a three-week-long first date in Siberia catching venomous
water shrews, and later a wedding attended by Eastern European
prime ministers and their bodyguards wielding machine guns. Then a
life spent living and working with snakes. Lots of very, very
poisonous snakes and other venomous creatures ... everything from
the Malaysian king cobra to deadly scorpions. Welcome to Bryan
Grieg Fry's world. In this action-packed ride through Bryan's life
you'll meet the man who's worked with the world's most venomous
creatures in over 50 countries. He's been bitten by 26 poisonous
snakes and stung by three stingrays - and survived a near-fatal
scorpion sting while deep in the Amazon jungle. He's also broken 23
bones, including breaking his back in three places, and had to
learn how to walk again. But when you only research the venom
you've collected yourself - the adventures, and danger, will just
keep coming ... Dividing his time between scientific research and
teaching at the University of Queensland, and TV filming and
collecting expeditions around the world, Bryan and danger are never
far from one another.
NINE LEVELS, EASY TO EXPERT This book stands apart from other staff
training manuals. While most titles focus on forms and twirling,
The Art and Science of Staff Fighting emphasizes the dynamics of
combat. The author draws on thirty years of martial experience,
presenting the best of both Eastern and Western traditions. Joe
Varady lays out a comprehensive course of study in nine levels,
from beginner to expert. He guides readers through such
fundamentals as stances, striking, blocking, and footwork. In
advanced lessons, readers learn disarming techniques, groundwork,
and facing multiple opponents. But this book is not just for staff
enthusiasts. Even those unfamiliar with martial arts can adapt
these techniques, increasing their skill and confidence in
defending themselves. "Our environment is usually full of
improvised weapons," Varady writes. "Staff fighting techniques can
be effectively applied in a self-defense situation using a walking
stick, coatrack, curtain rod, floor lamp, hockey stick, fallen tree
branch, broom, mop, shovel, or rake." Equipped with this knowledge,
readers will begin to realize that, in one way or another, they are
nearly always armed and capable of defending themselves. This book
features: Nine levels of instruction, progressing from easy to
expert Over 600 photos with motion arrows A "nondenominational"
approach to staff, utilizing the best of Eastern and Western arts A
comprehensive, methodical approach to building staff skills If you
are already a student of the staff, these lessons will not conflict
with your katas or current style. Instead, they will augment your
techniques, broadening your options. Whether you are an experienced
staff fighter or a layman seeking practical techniques for
self-defense, The Art and Science of Staff Fighting will help you
develop the skills you need.
ReWild Your Mind shows you how to connect with nature to be
happier, healthier and more at peace with the world around you.
Packed with wilderness skills and traditional crafts - from fixing
a hammock in the woods and foraging for hedgerow medicine to
finding moments of 'wild' in the everyday - this unique book
enables readers to boost their wellbeing through getting outside.
It is an invitation to reset, recharge and 'rewild' yourself.
Weaved through the book is Nick Goldsmith's personal story of using
nature to aid his recovery from PTSD. After several tours serving
as a Royal Marine Commando in Afghanistan, Nick was left in a dark
and desperate place. He tried conventional therapies but found true
solace amongst nature, and now enables others to do the same.
From the president and CEO of the Appalachian Mountain Club comes
an astounding comprehensive plan to save our planet, make the
outdoors the epicenter of our communities, and commit to an active
outdoor lifestyle. In The Outdoor Citizen, John Judge coins the
term "Outdoor Citizen" as he delivers an urgent call to action and
a remarkably persuasive argument for why we must all become
citizens of the natural world, reconnecting with life's most
essential foundation, nature, and defending it, embracing it, and
advocating for it. Judge, an international leader in conservation
stewardship, covers such topics as how to turn our cities into
Outdoor Cities, with a wide range of green spaces, outdoor
recreation activities, eco-friendly transportation, and sustainable
food sources; how to globally transition to green energy sources;
what environmental policies must be implemented and how to enact
them; and how to fund a sustainable economy. At a time when we are
facing an unprecedented climate crisis, the continued use of carbon
emissions will lead to devastating, irreversible effects on the
earth. This unique and riveting volume, brimming with expert advice
and case studies, is unparalleled-a game-changer for saving our
planet and an entry point into a world of healthier and happier
people.
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