AMC Guide to Winter Hiking and Camping: Everything You Need to Plan Your Next Cold-Weather Adventure

Exploring the outdoors in winter is exhilarating when you have the right skills. If you want to experience the special allure of hiking and backpacking during the snowy season, the AMC Guide to Winter Hiking and Camping is for you. This new guide from the Appalachian Mountain Club will help you plan your next trip, with a focus on preparation, safety, outdoor stewardship, and fun.

Inside you’ll find:
- Recommended gear, clothing, and food for winter travel
- Safety tips for dealing with weather and preventing injuries
- Instructions for building a winter campsite or snow shelter
- Hints for hiking with kids, and more!

“Authors Lucas St. Clair and Yemaya Maurer provide a commonsense approach to all aspects of winter hiking. Their insights will help you enjoy the winter weather wherever you live.”
—Jim Ditzel, Vice President, L.L. Bean

“A marvelous guide. Not only do the authors possess a boundless knowledge of winter camping and hiking, they are also skilled writers who share their knowledge in a fun and exceptionally readable style.”
—Dick “Nopack” Anderson, Founder, International Appalachian Trail

“Unique and comprehensive . . . armed with this information and the authors’ encouragement, readers who are new to winter hiking will be comfortable making their first trip.”
—R. Howard Lake, Board Member, Friends of Baxter State Park

Lucas St. Clair and Yemaya Maurer are a husband-and-wife team with 20 years of combined experience teaching backcountry skills. St. Clair leads the wilderness training program at the Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. Maurer writes on conservation issues.