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holiday gift guide:: F_'IC":\\"Y (Tho Wal..Or WI .. , .. I) Oud MU5!c • NONESUCH EXPLORER SERIES: AFRICA You could offer your traveling partner a guidebook, but a soundtrack to the trip is much more vivid. Nonesuch Records is re-releasing its landmark Explorer Series recordings from 1967 to 19B4 that take you from dance halls in Ghana to Maasai ceremonies in Kenya. Nonesuch Records, www.nonesuch.com. $10 I. NIK~AX, TX-DIRECT Nikwax-an environmentally friendly, breathable, wax-based, brush-on waterproofer-is the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone who likes to venture into rainy weather. TX-Direct works great on the latest soft-shell garments, which over time lose their waterproofing finish. Nikwax, www.nikwax-usa.com. $10 MOUNTAINEERING: THE FREEDOM OF THE HILLS A must-have for anyone who plays in the mountains, Don Graydon and Kurt Hanson's 544-page bible of mountain sports has sold more than 500,000 copies. The most recent edition contains the original mountaineering skills, techniques and equipment and a new section on climber impact on the environment. It includes more than 420 illustrations and pictures. Mountaineers Books, www.mountaineersbooks.org, Paperback: $25, Hardcover: $35 ADVENTURE MEDICAL KITS CAMPER 300 AMK's redesigned Camper series offers some of the most organized medical kits available-components are stored in injury-specific waterproof bags. The Camper, weighing in at 1lb. Boz., 300 has almost everything one would need on a weeklong trip to the local forest or another country. The kit includes instructions and Eric A. Weiss, M.D.'s Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness and Travel Medicine. Adventure Medical Kits, www.adventuremedicalkits.com. $40 ~ MAD GAB'S LIP LUBE Chapped lips can not only kill romance, but also tarnish a great trip. Treat that very special someone to all-natural lip balm from Mad Gab's. Every product is poured by hand and uses recyclable packaging. The lip balm comes in five flavors and has unique ingredients like African shea butter. The company donates 5 percent of pretax profits to nonprofit groups. Mad Gab's, www.madgabs.com. $3 FREE LOOT Got no loot and running out of coal? Just been downsized? Here are some great gift ideas for a seriously tight budget. RECIPE BOOK Compile a list of your favorite campsite recipes and make a book. TRAVELOG Put together a scrapbook of a shared adventure. Include pictures, plane tickets, menus and mementos. HOMEMADE MUSIC Record a CD or tape. You can never have too much music on a long trip. LESSONS Are you a rockhound? You probably know someone who wants to learn to climb. Take a break from your free soloing and spend a day top-roping with a first timer-you may just find yourself a new climbing partner. This also works for skiers, snowboarders, kayakers, surfers, anglers . . . OLD GEAR Catch your climbing partner eyeing your pack? Give it to her, you have probably got STORIES others anyway. Bonus: Include a list of all the places the pack has been. Compile a book or create an audiotape of your favorite campside stories. 65