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
Stumbling Thru by A. Digger StolzThe Disallowed by Owen  JonesA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Complete Walker IV by Colin FletcherOn Celtic Tides by Chris Duff
Backpacking & Paddling Books
108 books — 78 voters
Thousand-Miler by Melanie Radzicki McManusSquatter by Yolanda DeloachAlong Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail by Bart SmithSee You At The Terminus by Brian FrainHiking with Hair Tie by Kris Van Handel
Hiking the Ice Age Trail
9 books — 2 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
Reign by Roxie NoirThe Wild Heir by Karina HalleLove & Gelato by Jenna Evans WelchThe Northern Lights Lodge by Julie CaplinLove & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch
Continental Affairs
50 books — 1 voter

Thirst by Heather Anish AndersonJourneys North by Barney Scout MannBlisters, Bears, and Bliss by Yonatan 'Raven‘ WeissA Blistered Kind of Love by Duffy BallardJourney On the Crest by Cindy Ross
Best PCT Hiking Books
11 books — 3 voters
Miracle in the Andes by Nando ParradoLost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn FendlerIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Last Season by Eric BlehmForever on the Mountain by James M. Tabor
Missing in Nature
39 books — 29 voters

Aldo Leopold
Wilderness areas are first of all a series of sanctuaries for the primitive arts of wilderness travel, especially canoeing and packing. I suppose some will wish to debate whether it is important to keep these primitive arts alive. I shall not debate it. Either you know it in your bones, or you are very, very old.
Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

Glen Van Peski
I have found that success often comes out of many failures. In some of my failures, I have come face-to-face with the fact I just don’t know enough to do what I’m trying to do. There’s no shame in that. I still have worth and value, despite what I don’t know.
Glen Van Peski, Take Less. Do More.: Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude, and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker

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