* The guide for planning a successful trip, short or long * Research access to public land, domestic and international * Create a budget and find additional funding * Choose essential gear, with checklists for personal and group gear * Plan food and fuel requirements * How to prepare mentally and physically * Health issues, including insurance, illnesses, and injuries * Transportation and lodging * How to deal with risks in the wilderness * Leave No Trace principles for sustainable travelDave Anderson's and Teton ranges in Wyoming to grade VI big walls in Pakistan. A NOLS senior field instructor, he resides in Seattle, Washington. Molly Absolon, a NOLS instructor since 1986, lives and writes in Lander, Wyoming. Her personal expeditions have taken her to 15 different countries on 4 continents, from long traverses in the Wind River to Alaska, the Yukon, Nepal, India, Ecuador, and throughout the western United States. With 35
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