Английская Википедия:Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association
Шаблон:Short description The 'Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1983 to support and promote the interests of long-distance hikers in the Appalachian mountain area. It "was the first organization of long-distance hikers in the United States".[1]
Activities
The ALDHA authors the annual Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion, a guide to hiking the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). It also publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Long-Distance Hiker.
An annual event is the ALDHA Gathering with hiking- and trail-oriented workshops about trails worldwide.[1] It is usually held over Columbus Day weekend and has hundreds of experienced hikers in attendance.[2]
Backpacker ethics education
In 1990 the ALDHA published of a list of behavioral expectations for hikers staying in hostels to prevent problems and improve public perception of A.T. backpackers.[3]
Since 1995, the "Endangered Services Campaign" has provided backpacker etiquette education[3] and encouraged hikers to "act responsibly when they are in trail towns as well as on the trail."[4] One slogan in the campaign was "Just because you live in the woods doesn't mean you can act like an animal."[5]
The "Hike In Harmony" campaign uses the yin and yang symbol with boot footprints and distills and adapts Leave No Trace principles into three basic ethics rules for A.T. backpackers:[6]
See also
Further reading
- Berger, Karen (2000) Hiking the Triple Crown" Seattle Washington: The Mountaineers Books, 2001
- Bruce, Dan (2000) The Thru-Hiker's Handbook Hot Springs, North Carolina: Center for Appalachian Trail Studies.
- Shaffer, Earl V. (1983) Walking With Spring Harper's Ferry, West Virginia: the Appalachian Trail Conference.
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External links
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