The Ultimate Australian Adventure Guide
Condition: SECONDHAND
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This is the how, where and why of adventure sports. It provides authoritative, up-to-date information on 23 activities including: abseiling, ballooning, bungy jumping, bushwalking, camel trekking, canoeing, canyoning, caving, cross-country skiing, four-wheel driving, gliding, hang gliding, horse riding, mountain biking, mountaineering, paintball, paragliding, rock climbing, sailing, scuba diving, skydiving, whale watching and white water rafting. The book has been written for two kinds of people: those with little or no experience of adventure sports who have toyed with the idea of giving one a go; and the experienced adventurer interested in broadening his or her horizons. The guide aims to prove that you don't have to be very brave or fit to experience any of these adventure sports. Just about anyone should be able to enjoy them in safety at the novice level. The guide porvides comprehensive answers to oft-asked questions about each sport such as: How do I get satrted and how safe is it? Which adventures are for me and why? What clothing and equipment do I need? Where do I do it? And who are the operators?
Author: Chris Darwin
Format: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm
Published: 1995, Pan Macmillan Australia, Australia
Genre: General Sport & Fitness Training
This is the how, where and why of adventure sports. It provides authoritative, up-to-date information on 23 activities including: abseiling, ballooning, bungy jumping, bushwalking, camel trekking, canoeing, canyoning, caving, cross-country skiing, four-wheel driving, gliding, hang gliding, horse riding, mountain biking, mountaineering, paintball, paragliding, rock climbing, sailing, scuba diving, skydiving, whale watching and white water rafting. The book has been written for two kinds of people: those with little or no experience of adventure sports who have toyed with the idea of giving one a go; and the experienced adventurer interested in broadening his or her horizons. The guide aims to prove that you don't have to be very brave or fit to experience any of these adventure sports. Just about anyone should be able to enjoy them in safety at the novice level. The guide porvides comprehensive answers to oft-asked questions about each sport such as: How do I get satrted and how safe is it? Which adventures are for me and why? What clothing and equipment do I need? Where do I do it? And who are the operators?