{{short description|Backpacking book by Colin Fletcher}} {{Infobox Book | name = The Complete Walker (I - IV) | title_orig = The Complete Walker | translator = | image = The Complete Walker.jpg | image_caption = First edition | author = Colin Fletcher | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | subject = Backpacking | genre = Non-fiction | publisher = Knopf | release_date = 1968 | english_release_date = | media_type = | pages = | isbn = 978-0-375-70323-2 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }}

'''''The Complete Walker''''' is an in-depth guide to backpacking, written by Colin Fletcher with illustrations by political aide/women's rights advocate Nick Bauer. It was very influential and "could be credited with starting the backpacking industry."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/sports/othersports/19fletcher.html|title=Colin Fletcher, 85, a Trailblazer of Modern Backpacking, Dies - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=The New York Times |date=19 June 2007 }}</ref> Since its first publishing in 1968, there have been three revised editions. The most recent edition, ''The Complete Walker IV'', was co-authored by Chip Rawlins, with illustrations by Vanna Prince and Hannah Hinchman.

==Editions== {{lacking ISBN|section|date=August 2025}} * {{cite book|title=The Complete Walker|last=Fletcher|first=Colin|date=1968|publisher=Knopf, New York City, NY, USA}}{{ISBN missing}} * {{cite book|title=The New Complete Walker|last=Fletcher|first=Colin|date=1974|publisher=Knopf, New York City, NY, USA|ISBN=0-394-48099-6}} * {{cite book|title=The Complete Walker III|last=Fletcher|first=Colin|date=1984|publisher=Knopf, New York City, NY, USA}} {{ISBN|0-394-51962-0|0-394-72264-7|leadout=and}} * {{cite book|title=The Complete Walker IV|last=Fletcher|first=Colin|date=2002|publisher=Knopf, =New York City, NY, USA|ISBN=0-375-70323-3}}

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