NATURAL RESOURCES BOOK REVIEW.

Canyoneering - Beginning to Advanced Techniques

By Christopher Van Tilburg (The Mountaineers), $18.95

This is a once-over-lightly introduction to the relatively new sport of canyoneering. The author, a medical doctor in Washington who has written on back-country snowboarding and wilderness medicine, talks about how to plan a canyon exploring trip, what equipment to take, how to navigate, weather issues and first aid.

The second section of the book covers specific canyoneering skills, including canyon hiking, bouldering, swimming, rappelling and ascending. He throws in some thoughts on exploring canyons with a mountain bike or kayak.

Unfortunately the chapter on technical canyoneering is a bit sparse. Those who want to learn canyoneering should take a class from a good outfitter and not just read this book. A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

- Bill Becher

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It is not an outdoor Web site that overloads, skimps, misleads or underachieves. It offers viewers all the information they could want in the areas it covers.

The outdoor activities include adventure and travel, bicycling, climbing, fishing and hunting, general fitness, paddle sports, water sports, wilderness travel and winter sports.

After choosing an activity viewers will notice that the information is unique and specific. Some Web sites are prone to formatting it's information, but not here.

Each activity includes an ``Ask the Expert'' section, checklists, buying guides, events and information on clubs and organizations.

- Nathan Brown 

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