This is a list of books I’ve found inspirational, helpful, or at least interesting. It’s by no means comprehensive, and some may be out of print. Check your library or used book stores and Web sites. Many are not backpacking books as such, but all of them are about, or relevant to, wilderness travel. I’ve also included my other books.
Obviously I hope this book will serve as a guide and inspiration for your wilderness hiking. But it’s only one person’s view. Many of the books that have influenced me and that I feel are the most useful and enlightening are gathered here.
Colin Fletcher’s classic The Complete Walker first appeared in 1968. The fourth edition, cowritten with Chip Rawlins, was published in 2002. Two authors mean that it’s almost two books with different approaches and opinions, sometimes contradictory, usually entertaining. Fletcher takes what might be called a standard approach to backpacking; Rawlins is much more on the lightweight side. The ultralight manual is Ray Jardine’s Beyond Backpacking, a provocative, entertaining, inspiring, and sometimes infuriating book. A much lighter and amusing though still informative read is Allen and Mike’s Really Cool Backpackin’ Book by Allen O’Bannon, which contains some excellent cartoon-style illustrations by Mike Clelland. Allen and Mike’s Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book: Traveling and Camping Skills for a Winter Environment is similarly entertaining about winter camping and ski touring.
Karen Berger is the author of a growing number of backpacking books, all worth consulting. If you’re interested in long-distance trails, her Hiking the Triple Crown is a great resource. Also useful for long-distance hiking and full of interesting statistics is Roland Mueser’s Long-Distance Hiking.
For equipment repair and maintenance Annie Getchell and Dave Getchell Jr.’s The Essential Outdoor Gear Manual is comprehensive. For people repair and maintenance, otherwise known as first aid, Medicine for Mountaineering and Other Wilderness Activities, edited by James A. Wilkerson and now in its fifth edition, is one for the bookshelf, while Fred T. Darvill Jr.’s Mountaineering Medicine and Backcountry Medical Guide and Paul G. Gill Jr.’s Wilderness First Aid are light enough for the pack. Sanitation is a key health issue, and here Kathleen Meyer’s uncompromisingly titled How to Shit in theWoods is a key text. More general minimum impact information is contained in Bruce Hampton and David Cole’s Soft Paths and Annette McGivney’s Leave No Trace.
Bears are a particular concern for many hikers, and there are several books on this subject. I think the most useful and sensible is Dave Smith’s Backcountry Bear Basics. A more personal book about bears and about hiking and camping in their country is Doug Peacock’s Grizzly Years.
Except for the last one, the works above are basically instructional books. Many of them are inspirational as well, but this is not their main purpose. Hiking stories and adventures can inspire and also, by example, give much information about what it’s like to hike in a particular area or for months at a time. In my opinion there are two classic hiking books, both by Colin Fletcher: The Thousand-Mile Summer and The Man Who Walked Through Time. The first tells the story of the author’s hike the length of California, the second his hike the length of the Grand Canyon. The other great wilderness writer of the past thirty or so years is the late Edward Abbey. His books aren’t specifically about backpacking, though many feature hiking stories, such as the excellent “A Walk in the Desert Hills” in Beyond the Wall, but they are celebrations of wild places and nature and the freedom found there plus a call to defend them from exploitation. His classic work is Desert Solitaire, a series of essays based on the time he spent as a ranger in Arches National Park, but all his books are worth reading.
Going further back than Abbey and Fletcher, we come to John Muir, a prodigious hiker as well as a mountaineer, naturalist, and conservationist. There are many collections of his work available. Of the individual books, I recommend My First Summer in the Sierra and The Mountains of California. There are also many books about Muir and his wilderness philosophy: I think The Pathless Way by Michael P. Cohen is the best. A more general and pretty definitive study of the development of wilderness philosophy and conservation is Roderick Frazier Nash’s Wilderness and the American Mind.
Abbey, Edward. Abbey’s Road. New York: Plume, 1991.
———. Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984.
———. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
———. Down the River. New York: Plume, 1991.
———. The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West. New York: Perennial Classics, 2000.
———. The Monkey Wrench Gang. New York: Perennial Classics, 2000.
Adkins, Jan, ed. The Ragged Mountain Portable Wilderness Anthology. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1993.
Alden, Peter, et al. National Aubudon Society Field Guide to the Southwestern States. New York: Knopf, 1999.
Annerino, John. Hiking the Grand Canyon.Rev.and expanded. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1993.
———. Running Wild: An Extraordinary Adventure of the Human Spirit. New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 1997.
Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association. Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker’s Companion. 11th ed. Harpers Ferry WV: Appalachian Trail Conference, 2004.
Appalachian Trail Guidebooks. Harpers Ferry WV: Appalachian Trail Conference.
Axcell, Claudia, Vikki Kinmont Kath, and Diana Cooke. Simple Foods for the Pack. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2004.
Berger, Karen. Advanced Backpacking: A Trailside Guide. New York: Norton, 1998.
———. Hiking the Triple Crown: How to Hike America’s Longest Trails: Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2001.
Berger, Karen, and Daniel R. Smith. Along the Pacific Crest Trail. Englewood CO: Westcliffe, 1999.
———. The Pacific Crest Trail: A Hiker’s Companion. Woodstock VT: Countryman, 2000.
———. Where the Waters Divide: A 3,000-Mile Trek along America’s Continental Divide. Woodstock VT: Countryman, 1997.
Bezruchka, Stephen. Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler’s Guide. 7th ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 1997.
Birkett, Bill, ed. Classic Treks: The 30 Most Spectacular Hikes in the World. Boston: Little, Brown, 2000.
Briggs, David and Mark Wahlqvist. Food Facts: The Complete No-Fads-Plain-Facts Guide to Healthy Eating. Harmondsworth UK: Penguin, 1988.
Brower, David R., with Steve Chapple. Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run: A Call to Those Who Would Save the Earth. San Francisco: HarperCollins West, 1995.
Brown, Hamish M. Hamish’s Mountain Walk and Climbing the Corbetts: His Two Acclaimed Mountain-Walking Books on the Munros and the Corbetts. London: Baton Wicks, 1997.
Brown, Tom, Jr., with Brandt Morgan. Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Wilderness Survival. New York: Berkley, 1983.
Bruce, Dan “Wingfoot”. The Thru-Hiker’s Handbook: #1 Guide for Long-Distance Hikes on the Appalachian Trail. Updated annually. Hot Springs NC: Center for Appalachian Trail Studies.
Cleare, John, ed. Trekking: Great Walks of the World. London: Unwin Hyman, 1988.
Cohen, Michael P. The Pathless Way: John Muir and American Wilderness. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1984.
Colorado Trail Foundation. The Colorado Trail: The Official Guidebook. 6th ed. Golden CO: Colorado Mountain Club Press, 2002.
Continental Divide Trail Society. Guide to the Continental Divide Trail. 7 vols. Baltimore: Continental Divide Trail Society.
Copeland, Kathy, and Craig Copeland. Don’t Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies: The Opinionated Hiking Guide. 5th ed. Canmore AB: hikingcamping.com, 2004.
———. Don’t Waste Your Time in the North Cascades: An Opinionated Hiking Guide to Help You Get the Most from This Magnificent Wilderness. Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 1996.
Cox, Steven M., and Kris Fulsaas, eds. Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills. 7th ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2003.
Crane, Nicholas. Clear Waters Rising: A Mountain Walk Across Europe. New York: Penguin, 1997.
Cudahy, Michael. Wild Trails to Far Horizons.London: Unwin Hyman, 1989.
Daffern, Tony. Avalanche Safety for Skiers and Climbers. 2nd ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 1992.
Daniell, Gene, and Steven D. Smith, eds. AMC White Mountain Guide: Hiking Trails in the White Mountain National Forest. 27th ed. Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 2003.
Darvill, Fred T., Jr. Mountaineering Medicine and Back-country Medical Guide. 14th ed. Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 1998.
Dempster, Andrew. The Munro Phenomenon. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1995.
Dudley, Ellen. The Savvy Adventure Traveler: What to Know Before You Go. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1999.
Fayhee, M. John. Along the Arizona Trail. Englewood CO: Westcliffe, 1998.
Ferguson, Michael. GPS Land Navigation: A Complete Guidebook for Backcountry Users of the NAVSTAR Satellite System. Boise: Glassford, 1997.
Ferguson, Sue, and E. R. LaChapelle. The ABCs of Avalanche Safety. 3rd ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2003.
Fleming, June. The Well-Fed Backpacker.3rd ed. New York: Vintage, 1986.
Fletcher, Colin. The Man Who Walked Through Time. New York: Vintage, 1989.
———. River: One Man’s Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea. New York: Knopf, 1997.
———. The Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher. New York: Vintage, 1990.
———. The Thousand-Mile Summer. New York:Vintage, 1987.
Fletcher, Colin, and Chip Rawlins. The Complete Walker IV. 4th rev. ed. New York: Knopf, 2002.
Forgey, William. Basic Essentials: Wilderness First Aid. 2nd ed. Old Saybrook CT: Globe Pequot, 1999.
Frazine, Richard Keith. The Barefoot Hiker: A Book about Bare Feet. Berkeley: Ten Speed, 1993.
Gadd, Ben. Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. 2nd ed. Jasper AB: Corax, 1995.
Getchell, Annie, and Dave Getchell Jr. The Essential Outdoor Gear Manual: Equipment Care, Repair, and Selection. 2nd ed. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 2000.
Gill, Paul G., Jr. Wilderness First Aid: A Pocket Guide. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 2002.
Gorman, Stephen. Winter Camping: Wilderness Travel and Adventure in the Cold-Weather Months. 2nd ed. Boston: Applachian Mountain Club Books, 1999.
Hampton, Bruce, and David Cole. Soft Paths: How to Enjoy the Wilderness without Harming It. Rev.ed. Molly Absolon and Tom Reed, ed. Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole, 1995.
Hatt, John. The Tropical Traveller: An Essential Guide to Travel in Hot Climates. 3rd ed. London: Penguin, 1993.
Herrero, Stephen. Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. New York: Nick Lyons Books, 1988.
Heuer, Karsten. Walking the Big Wild: From Yellowstone to the Yukon on the Grizzly Bears’ Trail. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2002.
Hillaby, John. Journey Through Britain. London: Paladin, 1970.
Howe, Nicholas S. Not Without Peril: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Misadventure on the Presidential Range of New Hampshire. Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club, 2000.
Ilg, Steve. The Outdoor Athlete: Total Training for Outdoor Performance. Evergreen CO: Cordillera, 1987.
Jackson, Jack, ed. The World’s Great Adventure Treks. London: New Holland, 2004.
Jardine, Ray. Beyond Backpacking: Ray Jardine’s Guide to Lightweight Hiking: Practical Methods for All Who Love the Out-of-Doors, from Walkers and Backpackers, to Long-Distance Hikers. LaPine OR: AdventureLore Press, 2000.
———. The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker’s Handbook.3rd ed. LaPine OR: AdventureLore Press, 2000.
Johnson, Mark. The Ultimate Desert Handbook: A Manual for Desert Hikers, Campers, and Travelers. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 2003.
Jones, Tom Lorang. Colorado’s Continental Divide Trail: The Official Guide. Englewood CO: Westcliffe, 1997.
Kephart, Horace. Camping and Woodcraft: A Handbook for Vacation Campers and for Travelers in the Wilderness. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1988.
Kesselheim, Alan S. Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpackers and Paddlers. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1998.
Kjellström, Björn. Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook. Rev. and updated ed. New York: Collier Books, 1994.
Krakauer, Jon. Eiger Dreams: Ventures among Men and Mountains. New York: Anchor, 1997.
———. Into the Wild. New York: Anchor, 1997.
———. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. New York: Anchor, 1998.
Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Letham, Lawrence. GPS Made Easy: Using Global Positioning Systems in the Outdoors. 4th ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2003.
Lopez, Barry. Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape. New York: Vintage, 2001.
Lynx, Dustin. Hiking Canada’s Great Divide Trail. Calgary AB: Rocky Mountain Books, 2000.
Macfarlane, Robert. Mountains of the Mind.New York: Pantheon, 2003.
Manning, Harvey. Backpacking, One Step at a Time. 4th ed. New York: Vintage, 1985.
Matthiesen, Peter. The Snow Leopard.New York:Penguin, 1996.
McGivney, Annette. Leave No Trace: A Guide to the New Wilderness Ethic. 2nd ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2003.
McNeish, Cameron. The Wilderness World of Cameron McNeish: Essays from Beyond the Black Stump. Glasgow: In Pinn, 2001.
McPhee, John. Encounters with the Archdruid.New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1971.
Meyer, Kathleen. How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art. 2nd ed. rev. Berkeley: Ten Speed, 1994.
Miller, Arthur P., and Marjorie L. Miller. Trails Across America: Traveler’s Guide to Our National Scenic and Historic Trails. Golden CO: Fulcrum, 1996.
Miller, Dorcas. Backcountry Cooking: From Pack to Plate in 10 Minutes. Seattle: Mountaineers, 1998.
———. Good Food for Camp and Trail: All-Natural Recipes for Delicious Meals Outdoors. Boulder CO: Pruett, 1993.
———. More Backcountry Cooking: Moveable Feasts from the Experts. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2002.
Molvar, Erik. Alaska on Foot: Wilderness Techniques for the Far North. Woodstock VT: Countryman, 1996.
Mortlock, Colin. Beyond Adventure. Milnthorpe UK: Cicerone, 2001.
Morton, Keith. Planning a Wilderness Trip in Canada and Alaska. Calgary AB: Rocky Mountain Books, 1997.
Mueser, Roland. Long-Distance Hiking: Lessons from the Appalachian Trail. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1998.
Muir, John. John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books. Seattle: Mountaineers, 1992.
———. The Mountains of California.New York:Modern Library, 2001.
———. My First Summer in the Sierra.New York:Modern Library, 2003.
———. Sacred Summits: John Muir’s Greatest Climbs.
Graham White, ed. Edinburgh: Canongate, 1999. Nash, Roderick Frazier. Wilderness and the American Mind. 4th ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001.
Newby, Eric. A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. Oakland: Lonely Planet, 1999.
O’Bannon, Allen. Allen and Mike’s Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book: Traveling and Camping Skills for a Winter Environment. Helena MT: Falcon, 1996.
———. Allen and Mike’s Really Cool Backpackin’ Book. Helena MT: Falcon, 2001.
O’Bannon, Allen, and Mike Clelland. Allen and Mike’s Really Cool Telemark Tips: 109 Amazing Tips to Improve Your Tele-Skiing. Helena MT: Falcon, 1998.
Parker, Paul. Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques for All Conditions. 3rd ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2001.
Parry, R. B., and C. R. Perkins. World Mapping Today. 2nd ed. München: K. G. Saur, 2002.
Peacock, Doug. Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness. New York: Henry Holt, 1990.
Powell, John Wesley. The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons. New York: Penguin, 2003.
Prater, Gene. Snowshoeing. 5th ed. Dave Felkley, ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2002.
Prater, Yvonne, and Ruth Dyar Mendenhall. Gorp, Glop and Glue Stew: Favorite Foods from 165 Outdoor Experts. Seattle: Mountaineers, 1982.
Reifsnyder, William E. Weathering the Wilderness: The Sierra Club Guide to Practical Meteorology. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1980.
Reynolds, Kev. Walking in the Alps. New York: Interlink Books, 2000.
Rockwell, Robert L. “Giardia Lamblia and Giardiasis, with Particular Attention to the Sierra Nevada.” Sierra Nature Notes, 2 (2002) (rev. 5/2002): www.yosemite.org/naturenotes/giardia.htm.
Roper, Steve. The Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country. Seattle: Mountaineers, 1997.
Ross, Cindy. Journey on the Crest: Walking 2,600 Miles from Mexico to Canada. Seattle: Mountaineers, 1987.
Rowell, Galen. The Art of Adventure. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1996.
———. Galen Rowell’s Vision: The Art of Adventure Photography. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1993.
———. High and Wild: Essays and Photographs on Wilderness Adventure. Special expanded ed. Bishop CA: Spotted Dog Press, 2002.
———. In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods.San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1986.
———. Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1986.
Russell, Terry, and Renny Russell. On the Loose. Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith, 2001.
Schaffer, Jeffrey P. Yosemite National Park: A Natural-History Guide to Yosemite and Its Trails. 4th ed. Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 1999.
Schaffer, Jeffrey P., and Andy Selters. The Pacific Crest Trail. 5th ed., 2 vols. Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 1990–95.
Schmidt, Jeremy. Adventuring in the Rockies: The Sierra Club Travel Guide to the Rocky Mountain Regions of Canada and the U.S.A. Rev. ed. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1993.
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Seidman, David, with Paul Cleveland. The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors. 2nd ed. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 2001.
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Snyder, Gary. The Practice of the Wild: Essays. Washington DC: Shoemaker & Hoard, 2003.
Sobey, Ed. The Whole Backpacker’s Catalog: Tools and Resources for the Foot Traveler. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1999.
Soles, Clyde. Rock and Ice Gear: Equipment for the Vertical World. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2000.
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Starr, Walter A., Jr. Starr’s Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region. 12th ed. rev. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1977.
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Stevenson, Robert Louis. Travels with a Donkey; An Inland Voyage; The Silverado Squatters.London: Dent, 1984.
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Thoreau, Henry David. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers/Walden, or Life in the Woods/The Maine Woods/Cape Cod. New York: Viking, 1985.
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Townsend, Chris. The Advanced Backpacker: A Handbook for Year-Round, Long-Distance Hiking. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 2001.
———. Adventure Treks: Western North America. Seattle: Cloudcap, 1990.
———. Backpacker’s Pocket Guide. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 2002.
———. Crossing Arizona: A Solo Hike Through the Sky Islands and Deserts of the Arizona Trail. Woodstock VT: Countryman, 2002.
———. The Great Backpacking Adventure. Sparkford UK: Oxford Illustrated, 1987.
———. High Summer: Backpacking the Canadian Rockies. Seattle: Cloudcap, 1989.
———. Long Distance Walks in the Pyrenees. Swindon UK: Crowood, 1991.
———. The Munros and Tops: A Record-Setting Walk in the Scottish Highlands. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2003.
———. Walking the Yukon: A Solo Trek Through the Land of Beyond. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1993.
———. Wilderness Skiing and Winter Camping. Camden ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1994.
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Waterman, Laura, and Guy Waterman. Backwoods Ethics: Environmental Issues for Hikers and Campers. 2nd ed. rev. Woodstock VT: Countryman, 1993.
———. Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains. Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club, 2003.
———. Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness. Woodstock VT: Countryman, 1993.
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Wilkinson, Ernest. Snow Caves for Fun and Survival.Rev. ed. Boulder CO: Johnson Books, 1992.