I have reproduced ray jardine s impressively minimal packing list below, not because its particularly relevant to the type of travel addressed by e. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking ray jardine on. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine with fast free shipping on every used book we have in. There are chapters on the safety of lightweight hiking and on packweight evolution. Ray jardine has written my favorite book on backpacking.
Jan 01, 2009 this is ray s new, fullcolor, 2009 edition of his bestselling beyond backpacking. Beyond backpacking by ray jardine is a revised version of his older book the pct hikers handbook. So thanks to ray for his free and forward thinking. Through 2004, we sold over 1900 copies of ray jardines book, beyond backpacking, with no margin i. Trail life book covers the essentials of ray and jenny jardine s lightweight hiking methods and equipment including clothing and footwear, nourishment and physical conditioning, and the myriad topics that contribute to these basics.
What i found instead was an incredibly positive, articulate and informative book. If you engage in backpacking, at some point, you may consider packing a lighter load. I was very pleased with its performance, and impressed with its adaptability. The ray way backpack does not inhibit this biomechanical motion of the shoulders, spine, and hips, because the backpack does not reach the hips.
In beyond backpacking, ray describes an advertisers claim that their poles eliminate an average of six tons of stress per mile on a hikers legs, feet, and back. Beyond backpacking is a followup to his book are how to hike the pacific crest trail. This is ray jardine s new, fullcolour, 2009 edition of his bestselling book beyond backpacking. He is also noted for his contributions to the ultralight backpacking community. Ray jardines lightweight backpacking australian hiker. My theoretical introduction to the world of ultralight backpacking came in the late 1990s, in the form of ray jardines, the pacific crest trail hikers handbook. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardine s lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear. Trail life, beyond backpacking, the ray way tarp book, siku kayak, the pacific crest trail hikers handbook. Ray s basic theory is that if you pack light enough, you can travel 2 or 3 times further with the same energy. Beyond backpacking is a relatively new and innovative approach to lightweight backpacking. In this book, he omits the pct specific information, and elaborates on his lightweight hiking methods. The new title reflects the multitude of updated information. The books below are representative of the more popular and useful books currently on the market that focus on hiking, backpacking and safe travel in the backcountry.
Ray jardine has probably done more than anyone else in the last decade to alter the way backpackers approach planning and equipping their longdistance hikes. The ultimate ultralight backpacking book hike light have more fun. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine ebook free download bioidentical hormones made easy by y. Currently, thousands of hikers are beginning to enjoy the benefits of going light. Long distance, lightweight hiking and backpacking, baja and arctic sea kayaking, barrenlands canoeing, rock climbing, round the world sailing, skydiving, ocean rowing. The book, a howto manual for any longdistance hike and not just a guide to. This refers to a shaped tarp design developed by ray jardine, one of the early proponents of modern ultralight backpacking, and author of the lightweight backpacking classic, beyond backpacking. The book was revised and retitled in 1999 as beyond backpacking, and revised. If you have been around rock climbing or long distance hiking circles for a while then the name ray jardine is one that will be familiar. However, ive seen a number of people that take ray s mathematics out of context. Ultralight backpacking was popularized by rock climber ray jardine, whose 1992 book pct hikers handbook, later retitled as beyond backpacking in 1999, laid the foundations for many techniques that ultralight backpackers use today. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking paperback july 1, 1999.
Trail life by customer when i found out ray jardine was publishing a new edition of beyond backpacking i went to his web site and ordered a usefull links related to trail life. Lightweight backpacking hiking in portland, oregon and washington. And this translates to a more efficient style of hiking with less effort and less fatigue. The softspoken 50yearold sitting in the pale sunshine outside his pacific. Ray jardine s lightweight backpacking by ray jardine ebook. Getting in shape for hiking season mountain house blog. If youre struggling partway through your training walk, you can always dump or drink some of your lugged water. Ive been backpacking regularly for years but i can honestly say that this book taught me a lot and opened my eyes more than once. It details his present system of long distance thruhiking, which i based on 25,000 miles of trailtested knowhow. So while carrying ray way backpack you walk free, as nature intended. The tarp is eminently suitable for the hiker that likes to cowboy camp and minimize pack.
During a previous long distance trek, i had much success with a lightweight backpack i had made from one of his kits. Beyond backpacking by ray jardine backpacking light. He rocked the world of climbing, challenged the accepted wisdom in sea kayaking, and now ray jardine turned his renegade way of thinking to backpacking. Like ray, i was so prepared for any contingency that i could hardly lift my pack. Jardine is also a mountaineer, sea kayaker, sailor, hang glider pilot, sailplane pilot, and small aircraft pilot, skydiver, longdistance hiker, bicyclist, motorcyclist, and gear designer. My partner and i recently hiked the appalachian trail and used a ray jardine homemade tarp for the journey. Manual on planning and preparing for hikes of the pacific crest.
The ray way amounts to an almost total repudiation of what jardine. Beyond backpacking is a major upgrade to the pacific crest trail hikers handbook. Feeding peanuts to a brazen bluejay that hops and bobs for attention, ray jardine smiles wryly through a closecropped saltandpepper beard. This 2009 publication is the updated version of ray s classic 1990 beyond backpacking. I believe that ray jardine s techniques and philosophy will revolutionize hiking and camping. Hari puttar a comedy of terrors man 2 full mp4 movie download. Pyar ki umang 2 full movie in hindi free download hd 1080p. Ray jardine s guide to lightweight hiking read now pdf onlineclik here. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardine s lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear, and his methods for enjoyable and safe trekking and camping. Ray jardine played a significant role in popularizing an ultralight approach to backpacking. Ray jardine beyond backpacking pdf download 10vkep.
There are several gear chapters, including backpack, tarp and tent, quilt. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jul 04, 2002 we came to praise ray, not to bury him. Adventure club and backcountry rental services based in summit county, co, serving frisco, silverthorne, dillon, breckenridge, alma, fairplay, and the greater rocky mountain colorado high country region. If youre starting to think about camping under a tarp, you will probably come across references to something called a ray way tarp. That consideration was the main reason that backpacking lightweight was created in 1996, and it continues to be its primary focus. Open the ray jardine tarp with beaks i made it myself using the instructions in ray jardines beyond backpacking. The ultimate ultralight backpacking book hike light. This page features stories about long distance lightweight hiking, baja and arctic alaska sea kayaking, subarctic barrenlands canoeing, aerospace composite kayak construction, hanggliding, round the world sailing, free fly skydiving, ocean rowing. Yes, ray hates trekking poles and therefore sets up another silly argument against them. Like ray jardine, i learned my camping and backpacking skills in scouts. This is ray s new, fullcolor, 2009 edition of his bestselling beyond backpacking. He and his wife are best known for their 3rd pct hike in 1994 after hiking the at, cdt, and pctx2 where they really honed their ultralight approach, each carrying a baseweight of about 8 pounds of homemade gear. Poring over lightweight backpacking guru ray jardines website.
It is a howto manual for enhancing all aspects of the wilderness experience. This 400 page book with color photos details ray jardine s lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear, and his methods for enjoyable and safe hiking and camping. Unlike ray, i didnt figure it out for myselfi had to read his book. Rainbow i finished my knife and sheath, as usual the components in the kit and instructions are of the highest quality. The 3rd version of his classic lightweight backpacking book. Ebook free download great chefs cook vegan by linda long ebook.
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