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Colin Fletcher

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born

in Cardiff, Wales, The United Kingdom

March 14, 1922

died

June 12, 2007

gender

male

genre

Outdoors & Nature

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Colin Fletcher was a pioneering backpacker and writer.

In 1963, Fletcher became the first to walk the length of Grand Canyon entirely within the rim of the canyon "in one go" — only second to complete the entire journey — as chronicled in his bestselling 1968 memoir The Man Who Walked Through Time. Through his influential hiker's guide, The Complete Walker, published the same year, he became a kind of "spiritual godfather" of the wilderness backpacking movement. Through successive editions, this book became the definitive work on the topic, and was christened "the Hiker's Bible" by Field and Stream magazine.

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Colin Fletcher's Books

Average rating: 3.98 · 1,187 ratings · 137 reviews · 17 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Man Who Walked Through Time: The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the Grand Canyon 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 613 ratings — published 1967 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Walker IV by Colin Fletcher, C.L. Rawlins 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Walker III 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thousand-Mile Summer 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River: One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Complete Walker: The Joys and Techniques of Hiking and Backpacking 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1968 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher by Colin Fletcher, Luann Walther (Editor) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man From The Cave 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winds Of Mara 3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking The Green World 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars