Hiking, Thriving and Learning in the Great Outdoors

We all wish to embark upon great wilderness explorations, but do we have what it takes to understand, survive and thrive in the great out- doors? Are we capable of navigating difficult terrain and unpredictable weather, guided only by signs of nature and some clues around us? Are we prepared to tackle big and small adversities in the absence of doc- tors and hospitals, from sunburns and sprains to hyper- and hypo- thermia?