Outdoor Rec Center
Books
All books at the ORC are available to borrow free of charge. They are available for up to one week and then can be renewed. In order to borrow a book, patrons must be placed in our database and fill out paperwork.
Title |
Author |
Climbing |
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A Rock Climbing Guide to an Area of Coopers Rock State Forest |
Adam Polinski |
A Stone Mountain Sampler |
Adam Polinski |
Advanced Rock Climbing |
John Long and Craig Luebben |
Better Bouldering |
John Shezman—Climbing |
Canyoneering – Beginning to Advanced Techniques |
Christopher Van Tilburg |
Climb On! |
Hans Florine & Bill Wright |
Climbers’ Sourcebook |
Schneider |
Climbing Big Walls |
Mike Strassman |
Climbing: From Gym to Crag |
S. Peter Lewis & Dan Cauthorn |
Climbing: Training for Peak Performance |
Clyde Soles |
Clip & Go! |
John Long and Duane Raleigh |
Gym Climb! |
John Long |
Knots and Rope Work |
Geoffrey Budworth |
Knots For Climbers |
Craig Luebben |
Mexico’s Volcanoes: A Climbing Guide |
R. J. Secor |
Modern Rock Climbing |
Todd Skinner and John McMullen—Climbing |
Rock and Wall Climbing |
Garth Hattingh |
Rock Climbing VA, WV, MD |
Eric J. Horst |
Selected Climbs at Red River Gorge Kentucky |
Porter Jarrard & Chris Snyder |
Sport Climbing |
John Long |
The Best Sport Climbs of the New River Gorge featuring the Cirque |
Roxanna Brock &Brain McCray |
Toproping |
S. Peter Lewis |
Virginia Climber’s Giude |
Jeff Watson |
Backpacking |
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100 Hikes in the Alps |
Vicky Spring & Harvey Edwards |
50 Hikes In the Adirondacks |
Barbara McMartin |
50 Hikes In Vermont |
Bob Lindemann & Mary Deaett |
50 Hikes In Western Pennsylvania |
Tom Thwaites |
A Family Guide Rocky Mountain National Park |
Lisa Gollin Evans |
Appalachian Trail Data Book-2000 |
Daniel D. Chazin |
Appalachian Trail Guide to Maryland & Northern Virginia |
Fifteenth Edition |
Appalachian Trail Guide to North Carolina-Georgia |
Eleventh Edition |
Appalachian Trail Guide to North Carolina-Georgia |
Ninth Edition |
Appalachian Trail Guide to Shenandoah National Park |
Twelfth Edition |
Appalachian Trail True-Hikers’ Companion – 2000 |
Henry Edwards & Stacey Mikkalsen |
Appalchian Trail Companion – 1994 |
Joe & Monica Cook |
Arizona Traveler’s Handbook |
Bill Weir |
Backpacking in the 80’s |
Bob Wirth |
Discovering the Wonders of the Wonderland Trail |
Bette Filley |
Common Sense Survival for Outdoors Enthusiastics |
Bob Newman |
Cooking For Campers and Backpackers |
Victoria & Frank Logue |
Day and Overnight Hikes in the Shenandoah National Park |
Johnny Molloy |
Denali The Complete Guide |
Bill Sherwonit |
Dry It – You’ll Like It |
Gen Macmaniman |
Everybody’s Outdoor Survial Guide |
Don Paul |
Exploring Canyonlands and Arches National Parks |
Bill Schneider |
Exploring Washington’s Wild Areas |
The Mountaineers |
Glacier Bay |
No author |
Hiking Grand Canyon National Park |
Ron Ackison |
Allegheny Trail – Hiking Guide/Trail Maps/Wildlife Guide |
WVSTA |
Hiking Guide to the Allegheny Trail |
Fred Bird |
Hiking Maine |
Tom Seymour |
Hiking Olympic National Park |
Erik Molvar |
Hiking The Triple Crown |
Karen Berger |
Hiking Tennessee |
Kelly Roark |
Hiking Trails |
Tim Homan |
Hiking Utah |
Dave Hall |
Hiking Virginia’s National Forests |
Karin Wuertz-Schaefer |
Hiking Yellowstone National Park |
Bill Schneider |
Leave No Trace |
Forest Service |
Leave No Trace |
Outdoor Ethics |
Mid-America Walking Atlas |
Gary Yanker & Carol Tarlow |
Monongahela National Forest and vicinity |
U.S. Forest Service |
Monongahela National Forest Hiking Guide |
Allen de Hart & Bruce Sundquist |
Monongahela National Forest Hiking Guide – Old Book |
Allen de Hart & Bruce Sundquist |
National Geographic Guide to America’s Outdorrs Alaska |
National Geographic |
New River Gorge Trail Guide |
Steve Cayer |
Norht Carolina Hiking Trails |
Allen de Hart |
Soft Paths |
Bruce Hampton & David Cole |
The Alaska Wilderness Milepost |
The Milepost |
The Appalachian Trail Backpacker |
Victoria & Frank Logue |
The Basic Essential of Survival |
James E.Churchill |
The Complete Guide to America’s National Parks |
The Viking Press |
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
Russ Manning |
The Hiking Trails of North Georgia |
Tim Homan |
The Life of Assateague |
Bill Perry |
The New Wilderness Handbook |
Paul Petzoldt |
The Outward Bound Maps and Compass Handbook |
Glenn Randall |
The Outward Bound Wildervess First-Aid Handbook |
Jeff Isaac |
The Worldwide Adventure Travel Guide |
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company |
Trailside Gourmet: Backpacker’s Selected Recipes |
Backpacker Magazine |
Virginia |
James Bannon |
West Virginia Hiking Trails |
Allen de Hart |
Wild Colorado |
Donna Lynn Ikenberry |
Yosemite National Park |
Jeffery P. Schaffer |
Boating |
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A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Florida |
Lou Glaros and Doug Sphar |
A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Florida |
Elizabeth F. Arter and John L. Pearce |
A Paddler’s Guide to Eastern North Carolina |
Bob Benner and Tom McCloud |
Appalachian Whitewater – The Northern States |
John Connely, Ed Grove, John Porterfield and Charlie Walbridge |
Appalachian Whitewater – the Southern States |
Bob Sehlinger, Don Otey, David Benner, William Nealy |
AWA Safety Cards |
American Whitewater Affiliation |
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Vol. 1 |
Robert Beymer |
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Vol. 2 |
Robert Beymer |
Canoeing |
Dave Harrison |
Canoeing |
Laurie Gullion |
Canoeing and Camping Beyond the Basics |
Clif Jacobson |
Canoeing Guide to Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia |
Roy r. Weil and Mary M. Shaw |
Canoeing the Churchill |
Greg Marchildon and Sid Robinson |
Canoeing White Water River Guide |
Randy Carter |
Carolina White Water |
Bob and David Benner |
Complete Guide to Canoeing and Canoe Camping |
John W. Malo |
Exploring Flatwater |
Ed White |
River Runner’s Guide to Utah |
Gary C. Nichols |
Texas White Water |
Steve Daniel |
The Complete Wilderness Paddler |
James West Davidson and John Rugge |
The New River Guide |
Bruice Ingram |
White Water Rafting in Eastern America |
Llyod D. Armstead |
White Water Rescue Manual |
Charles Walbridge |
White Water Safety and Rescue |
Franco Ferrero |
Wildwater West Virginia |
Paul Davidson, Ward Eister, Dirk Davidson and Charlie Walbridge |
Wildwater West Virginia |
Bob Burrell and Paul Davidson |
Snow |
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Backcountry Skier |
Jean Vives |
Ski Touring |
Lance Tapley |
Snow Shoeing |
Gene Prater |
The Cross Country Ski Technique Book |
Bob Woodward |
The Essential Snowshoer |
Marianne Zwosta |
Walk into Winter |
Gary Wolfram |
Winter Trails |
Marty Basch |
Bicycle |
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25 Bicycle Tours in Maine |
Howard Stone |
25 Bicycle Tours in Maryland |
Anne H. Oman |
25 Bicycle Tours in Vermont |
John s. Freidin |
Bicycling Directory of Pennsylvania |
DOT Common Wealth of PA |
Biking Tips for Kids |
AAA |
Cycling the Mason-Dixon Line (2 copies) |
Rob Acclauatti |
Cyclists’ Guide to Overnight Stops |
Seymour Levine |
Freewheeling Easy in Western Pennsylvania (2 copies) |
Mary Shaw, Roy Weil |
Mountain Biking the Appalachians |
Lori Finley and Thomas Horsch |
Off the Beaten Track |
Jim Parham |
Rail Trails along Greenbriar River |
Jim Hudson |
Rails to Trails – the official conservancy guidebook |
Barbara A. Noe` |
Shifting Gears – A Bicycling Guide to West Virginia |
Kurt B. Detwiler |
The American Biking Atlas and Touring Guide |
Sue Browder |
The Basic Essentials of Mountain Biking |
Mike Strassman |
The Bicycle Rider’s Bible |
Jeff Marshall |
Trail Book 95 (Youghiogheny River Trail, Allegheny Highlands Trail) |
Rail to Trails Conservency |
Misc. |
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Arches and Canyonlands (DVD) |
Adventure Crossing LLC |
Backcountry Cooking from pack to plate in 10 minutes |
Dorcas S. Miller |
Caving Practice and Equipment |
David Judson |
Common Sense Survival for Outdoors Enthusiasts |
Bob Newman |
Cooking for Campers and Backpackers |
Victoria and Frank Logue |
Dry It ~ You’ll Like It! |
Gen Macmaniman |
Knots for Hikers and Backpackers |
Frank & Victoria Logue |
Leave No Trace: Caving |
Liz Tuohy |
The Essential Outdoor Gear Manual |
Annie Getchell & Dave Getchell, Jr. |
The National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness Guide |
Mark Harvey |




