Recommended

Here are links to some other sites you may find interesting and useful, as well:

www.discoverytrail.org

www.americanhiking.org/

www.backpacker.com

www.health.harvard.edu

apa.org/

www.trailsillustrated.com

www.backcountry.com

www.altrec.com

www.slackpacker.com/map_ar.html

Here is a link to a video you may find motivating and empowering:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YIwPUQ2ftM

Here’s some reading you may find enjoyable:
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World’s 14 Highest Peaks by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts (Paperback– Nov. 27, 2007)

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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man’s Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson (Paperback– Jan. 2004)