Backpacking


Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
The Beach
Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backpackin' Book (Allen & Mike's Series)
Into the Wild
Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills
Beyond Backpacking: Ray Jardines Guide to Lightweight Hiking
Ultralight Backpackin' Tips: 153 Amazing & Inexpensive Tips For Extremely Lightweight Camping
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)
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail
The Man Who Walked Through Time: The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the Grand Canyon
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
480 books — 1,145 voters
Grand Canyon Treks by Harvey ButchartNeon Pilgrim by Lisa DempsterSelected Grand Canyon Area Hiking Routes, Including the Littl... by Robert W. AudretschGrand Canyon Nankoweap by Flood HefleyThe Natural Navigator by Tristan Gooley
Backpacker
5 books — 2 voters

Wild by Cheryl StrayedGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryBecoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr DavisAlone in Wonderland by Christine   ReedIn Beauty May She Walk by Leslie Mass
Women's Hiking Memoirs
82 books — 27 voters
Roam by Dean StarnesThe Camino from Leon to Santiago by Ivinela SamuilovaEverywhere for Nothing by Meggan KaiserA Maverick New Zealand Way by Mary Jane WalkerThe Smart Travelista's Guide  by Linda  King
FOR THE DO-IT-YOURSELF TRAVELLER
7 books — 7 voters

Wild by Cheryl StrayedHikertrash by Erin     MillerThru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart by Carrot QuinnDances With Marmots - A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure by Spea... by George SpearingSkywalker by Bill  Walker
Hiking the PCT
47 books — 36 voters

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

Manon Rinsma
This was something I began appreciating about life abroad: how much more malleable we become to chance encounters.
Manon Rinsma, A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands

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