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What food should you take when you go out on a multiday adventure? What are your nutritional needs when subjecting yourself to intense outdoor activity? How do you cook gourmet food at your camp site?

Don't worry. We've got your back. Our new book, "Xtreme Gourmet: High Energy, Lightweight Recipes for the Outdoor Enthusiasts" is packed with advice and recipes for your next outdoor adventure.

About the Author

Sonya Muhlsimmer is a qualified chef who worked in that profession for about 15 years, running two restaurants and helping friends in a catering company. She left cheffing to work in a food service company, and then studied Food Science, obtaining a BSc in Advanced Science, Food Science. For the last five years she has worked in quality/food microbiology, and now is a Quality Manager for a food manufacturer.

Sonya loves the bush and mountains, and has completed a number of extended and hard trips. She also goes rock climbing and caving. Sonya's recipes are regularly published in a bushwalking magazine, Bushwalking Australia. (You can check out and subscribe to the free emag here... http://www.wildwalks.com)

She lives in the Blue Mountains, NSW.