Full Description
Take the ultimate endurance challenge! Adventure Racing is the complete guide to the skills, equipment, strategies, navigation, and nutrition used by the top adventure racers around the globe.Start with the right gear to perform your best-even in desert, rainforest, and subzero environments. Then learn the skills for trekking, mountain biking, canoeing and kayaking, and mountaineering. Insights on team strategy, use of support crews, map reading, and magnetic deviation will keep you on track. And the right fuel for changing conditions, medical know-how, and survival skills will keep you in the race.Profiles and stories from the top races and adventure racers provide a taste of the exciting challenges of the sport. They'll inspire you to test yourself time and again in the most addictive team endurance sport on the planet.
Contents
Chapter 1. The Origin of AdventureChapter 2. The Adventure Racing ExperienceChapter 3. Thinking Through the RaceChapter 4. Gear InspectionChapter 5. Adventure Racing SkillsChapter 6. Tactics and StrategyChapter 7. NavigationChapter 8. Support CrewsChapter 9. Fueling Your BodyChapter 10. Medical Know-HowChapter 11. Ten Amazing Races
