Credits

Bob Holtzman is an outdoorsman, writer, editor, and sporting goods manufacturer. An avid canoeist, he is the author of The Camping Bible and Wilderness Survival Skills: How to Stay Alive in the Wild With Just a Blade & Your Wits, as well as the Boats & Ships series of books for children. He lives in Rockport, Maine, where he runs Mythic Gear (www.MythicDrysuits.com), manufacturing inexpensive drysuits for paddlesports.

Feather Weight is a full service photography studio based in Maine specializing in lifestyle, product, and portrait work. www.feather-weight.com

Other image credits: p.8 © ueuephoto (Shutterstock); p.9 © Pavelk (Shutterstock); p.10 © aragami12345s (Shutterstock); p.30 © defotoberg (Shutterstock); p.31 © sharky (Shutterstock); p.33 © Csehak Szabolcs (Shutterstock)

Quid Publishing would like to thank Lindsey Philpott at the International Guild of Knot Tyers (www.igkt.net) and Glen Nash at the Australian School of Mountaineering (www.climbingadventures.com.au) for their assistance.