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Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail: For the Older Adventurer

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This book is a quick read. Ryan does not waste words. Each sentence is no nonsense advice on distance hiking. Topics include - pack weight, isolation, gear, food, who quits and who does not, psycological needs of younger hikers vs. older hikers. One thing this book had that others did not - a section at the end that takes you on a walkthrough of the AT from GA->Ma and what it is like for you - Mentally. Just this part alone is worth purchasing the book.

This is the first review I've ever written and am doing so because this book was such a disappointment. At 76 pages it's closer to a pamphlet. "For the Older Adventurer" seems to be more of a marketing phrase, as little if any info specific to (we) older folks is actually included.

Go with "Long Distance Hiking" It has nearly everything in this book and much, much more.

Well done guide for the 30+ person contemplating hiking all or part of the Trail!!! Great equipment recommendations and advice about mileage expectations.

This book is thin on fact and information. I found it slow and generly mediocre. It is one of the less interesting books that I have read about the appalachian trail so far. It is also very thin, like reading an after thought. I put the book in the middle as far as interest and adventure. It is still higher then the one I read about the girl that got as far as the White Mountain and quit. That book is in the give away pile.

I was very disappointed in this book. The gear list was perfuntory, the trail discriptions might have been more helpful if they were not written in the imperative. I was astounded that the author took special pains to critsize "A Walk in the Woods" and Bill Bryson more than once and then recommended the same book. I don't consider 49 to be particularly "older" and see this book as more of a general guide than one having tips for the older hiker.

There is little or no information for the older hiker. In fact there is way more information on the Appalachian trail website than in this book. I would not use this book as a reference for planning a hike on the trail. I have never written a review before but if this helps someone then it was worth the time. I have purchased several books on hiking the Appalachian trail and this book is the least informative. Save your money and buy something else.