Sublime

David Coles’s updated Soft Paths: How to Enjoy the Wilderness Without Harming It is

Beyond Backpacking, a guide to lightweight hiking by the protean Ray Jardine:

Colting Lessons:

• Be willing to undertake ridiculous adventures.

• Use fitness for epic challenges.

• If you’re doing something absolutely bonkers… bring a camera crew.

For keeping an eye on the weather during trips, see this page.

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