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Bushwalking Books

The Blue Mountains on Foot Guide Book		QTY:
	The Blue Mountains on Foot Guide Book A comprehensive guide to the most popular walks of the Blue Mountains together with suggestions for nearby places of interest that could be combined with the walk to make a day trip or weekend away. Includes valuable information on 15 main walks that are also accompanied by 15 short cuts. Each walk features a detailed map as well as basic information on the length, approximate duration, start and end points, fittness level required and main points of scenic beauty or interest.

20 Best Walks in Australia Guide Book		QTY:
	20 Best Walks in Australia Guide Book  20 Best Walks in Australia contains clear and comprehensive track notes and maps for 20 carefully selected hikes in the best hiking areas of the country. Hikes are graded as one day and overnight, and as easy, medium and hard. Map references, hike distances, transport and access details are included in each hike suggestion as well as points of interest, warnings and precise navigational advice.

Day Walks around Melbourne Guide Book		QTY:
	Day Walks around Melbourne Guide Book Three of Australia's best known bushwalking authors have selected a range of interesting and varied day walks around Melbourne. They have published numerous other walking guides, contributed to outdoor magazines and in the past have written a walking column in The Age. Near Melbourne there are many diverse landscapes in which to spend a day in the bush. Renowned for its parks and gardens, Melbourne's surrounding bushland also offers enjoyable walking destinations within easy reach of the suburbs. This book contains suggestions for walkers of all abilities describing walks in the mountains, parklands and coastal areas.

The Outdoor Knots Guide Book		QTY:
	The Outdoor Knots Guide Book It's fair to say that climber Clyde Soles is obsessed with ropes and knots and their absolute performance-since he regularly entrusts his life to ropes on sheer rock faces. His unique book explains how to select and use ropes, cordage, and webbing for the outdoors. Invaluable information is provided on rope handling techniques (how to avoid dreaded tangles) and the best methods for rope care and maintenance. Step-by-step directions for tying over 40 knots are clearly illustrated with photographs. Other useful features include a glossary and a knot comparison chart by activity. Clyde Soles' adventures have taken him around the world. He is a former senior editor for Rock & Ice magazine.

Learning to Climb Indoors Guide Book		QTY:
	Learning to Climb Indoors Guide Book Indoor climbing on artificial walls is the fastest- growing segment of the sport of rock climbing. With a wide variety of climbing challenges and the safety of a controlled indoor setting, the climbing gym is the perfect place for beginning climbers to develop their skills. In this comprehensive manual, veteran rock climber and climbing author Eric Horst presents a complete course in climbing equipment and safety gear, basic climbing skills and drills, more advanced technique, lead climbing, mental training and fear management, and physical conditioning. All of these skills and techniques are intended to take the beginning climber through the first few years of indoor climbing in preparation for outdoor climbing.