Outdoors category: 5873 books
Halfway to Heaven
My White-knuckled--and Knuckleheaded--Quest for the Rocky Mountain High
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
Fat, forty-four, father of three sons, and facing a vasectomy, Mark Obmascik would never have guessed that his next move would be up a 14,000-foot mountain. But when his twelve-year-old son gets bitten by the climbing bug at summer camp, Obmascik can't resist the opportunity for some high-altitude...
The Boys in the Cave
Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world: the miracle rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles underground...
by Alexander Stilwell
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Survival Techniques takes you through all the things you need to know about surviving natural disasters and staying alive in the wild, such as where to find water in the desert; how to build shelters from locally available materials that will keep out the wind and rain but will also be ventilated; and...
The Mountain
My Time on Everest
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
In national bestseller The Mountain, world-renowned climber and bestselling author Ed Viesturs and cowriter David Roberts paint a vivid portrait of obsession, dedication, and human achievement in a true love letter to the world’s highest peak.
In The Mountain, veteran world-class climber...
Woodcraft and Camping / Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures
The Collected Works of George Washington Sears
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Two works by George Washington Sears (Nessmuk) in one collection with an active table of contents.
by Mors Kochanski
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
The Compass
This booklet is the companion volume to Map Use. It is the minimal knowledge anyone stepping into the wilderness should have about compass use. This is not an orienteering manual.
Written by Mors Kochanski
by Leon Measures
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Shoot Where You Look[sm] offers sound advice to new or Master Class shooters. SAFETY is our number one concern. "Ammunition Not Required" enables a new shooter to master the basics of expert shooting without leaving home or firing a shot. The Master Class shooter is able to maintain a degree...
Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome
A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
The compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage and rescue, a book whose sobering depiction of Nature's danger is tempered by unforgettable portraits of the triumphant human spirit.
I Promise Not To Suffer
A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
"Witty, wise, and full of heart, Gail Storey’s winning memoir of her hike on the Pacific Crest Trail at the age of fifty-six is a book for every one who ever dreamed of taking the road less traveled. I Promise Not to Suffer is as inspiring as it is hilarious, as poignant as it is smart. It’s...
Peter Capstick's Africa
A Return To The Long Grass
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1987
Peter Hathaway Capstick is a name synonymous with excitement, danger, and high adventure. Sportsman, adventurer, raconteur par excellence, Capstick has been recognized as a modern-day master of African hunting literature—a successor to the works of Hemingway and Robert Ruark.
Capstick has...
by Tim Rolston
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Tim Rolston, Fly-Fishing Guide, World Championship Competitor, Casting Instructor and author uses unique methods to both describe and teach fly casting. Originally published and sold out in print this book has now been updated and modified into eBook format bringing this pragmatic approach to fly...
Braking Bad
Chasing Lance Armstrong and the Cancer of Corruption
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
The story of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong isn’t just about the greatest doping conspiracy in sports history—it's about the nature of corruption, whether in athletics, business, politics or society at large.
Blending memoir that recounts his own family’s struggles with cancer and reportage...
Hiking the Continental Divide Trail
One Woman's Journey
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
5 States, 148 Hiking Days, 25 Supply Points, 130 Maps
A how-to adventure for both armchair and real-life hikers. Foreword by Steve Dudley, Executive Director of the Continental Divide Trail Alliance.
An avid outsoorswoman, West Point graduate and former Captain in the U.S. Army,...
by Jack Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
In the heart of the Swiss Alps stand the three majestic peaks of the Bernese Oberland, Europe's most famous mountain range. The highest, at 13,638 feet, is the Jungfrau. Next is the Mönch, at 13,465 feet. But it is the smallest, the Eiger, rising 13,038 feet above sea level, that is by far the deadliest....