Lesson 1: Preparing Yourself: Before You Plan Your Trip
Fitness and Survival References and Resources
Get in Shape, Stay in Shape
This section, in a long page of tips for the backpacker, shares practical tips and advise on how to assess personal fitness levels and how to maintain or improve them.
The Attitude of Survival
Chris Conway emphasizes that survival is a state of mind. "Survival depends a great deal on a person’s ability to withstand stress in emergency situations. Your brain is without doubt your best survival tool." This is a must read for times when we are faced with a live-or-die situation.
Survival Basics
How to build a fire, how to build a shelter, and essential clothing and equipment -- this illustrated tutorial by BCAdventure.com is a must visit.
Wilderness Survival
AdventureSportsOnline gives plenty of advice for the backpacker, including how not to panic (by employing the acronym S.T.O.P.) and what to pack in a survival kit.
