10 essentials

• fire starter
• dry magnetic compass

literature

• mountaineering: freedom of the hills
• 103 hikes
• coastal hikes
• northwest survival guide
• pacific northwest hiking
• oregon wildflower hikes
• washington wildflower hikes
• into the wild - jon krakauer
• wind, sand, an stars - antoine de ssaint-exupery
• desert solitare - edward abbey
• farthest north - fridtjof nansen
• two years before the mast - richard henry dana
• seven pillars of wisdom - t.e. lawrence
• mountain of my fear - david roberts
• deborah: a wilderness narrative - david roberts

field guides

• pacific northwest wildflowers
• plants of coastal bc

wishlist

• quality point-and-shoot
• sleeping bag
• 3 person tent
• 4 person tent
• another 2-3 person tent

hiking/backpacking boots

• vintage vasque sundowners
• hand knit wool socks
• vintage vasque mountaineering boots
• non-gore-tex vasque leather boots