Outdoors category: 5873 books
Push On
My Walk to Recovery on the Appalachian Trail
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
My name is Niki Rellon, and I’m a trained chef, a paramedic, a boxing and kickboxing champion, a ski instructor, and a motivational speaker. I’m also the first woman to have hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine on a prosthetic leg. I was born in Germany, but I’m a U.S. citizen now....
by Brian Wardell
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
World class shooter Brian Wardell shares techniques learned from legendary shooters like Leatham, Enos, Shaw, Chapman, Jarrett and others in a series of practical shooting books. This is #2 in the series dealing with stance. Primarily covering handguns, these techniques will help shooters from beginners...
by Brian Wardell
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2013
World class shooter Brian Wardell shares techniques learned from legendary shooters like Leatham, Enos, Shaw, Chapman, Jarrett and others in a series of practical shooting books. This is #1 in the series dealing with grip. Primarily covering handguns, these techniques will help shooters from beginners...
Cherry
A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Apsley Cherry-Garrard was one of the youngest members of Robert Falcon Scott’s legendary expedition to Antarctica, the last man sent out to meet Captain Scott and his men in February 1912, when they were expected to return victorious any day from the South Pole. He embarked on his own epic journey...
by Alastair Humphreys
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
‘Enthusiastic, pleasingly madcap’ Geographical Adventure – something that’s new and exhilarating, outside your comfort zone. Adventures change you and how you see the world, and all you need is an open mind, bags of enthusiasm and boundless curiosity. Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet....
by Zach Davis
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is 90% mental.Each year, thousands of backpackers take to the Pacific Crest Trail with the intention of successfully thru-hiking the 2,650-mile footpath that extends from Mexico to Canada. Despite months of research, thousands of dollars poured into their...
by Dave Anderson, Molly Absolon
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
• The guide for planning a successful trip, short or long
• Research access to public land, domestic and international
• Create a budget and find additional funding
• Choose essential gear, with checklists for personal and group gear
• Plan food and fuel requirements
• How to prepare mentally...
Pete the Bushman
Hunting Tales and Back-Country Lessons from a Wild West-Coaster
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
**The adventures of Pete the Bushman, a wild West-coaster from Pukekura, New Zealand's answer to Crocodile Dundee and a man who owns his own town.**This book about a true New Zealand bushman, of a life lived against the grain, of adventure in New Zealand's thickest wilderness and a lifestyle any Kiwi...
Vantage Point
50 Years of the Best Climbing Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
For nearly 50 years, Climbing Magazine’s goal has been to inspire and entertain with compelling coverage of climbing in all its forms, from bouldering to the big walls, trad rock to sport climbing, ice climbing to mountaineering. Vantage Point offers a collection of the most inspiring, thought-provoking,...
The Highlights
The Best of Frank Keating
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Frank Keating's work adorned the Guardian for four decades from 1973 until shortly before his death in early 2013. In his heyday Keating's fizzing wordplay and sheer joie de vivre thrilled readers. They saw him not just as a journalist but as a fan who shared their own delight in sport for its own...
Fishing Up North
Stories of Luck and Loss in Alaskan Waters
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
This new edition contains new stories and updates from the super heated days when fishing fleets turned king crab into fortunes, to the annual circus of Bristol Bay's monster salmon runs, to the bucolic life of the open ocean trawler, the true stories in Fishing Up North: Stories of Luck and Loss...
by Zeno Hromin
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
This is a series of interviews with some of Notheast best surfcasters on how they get ready for the particular month in a season. What goes thru their minds in anticipation, what is their plan of action, and of course where do they fish that particular month, and why. My first victim is Mike Lang...
by Lyle Brotherton
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Collins Shorts – insight in an instant. Learn the techniques you need to become an expert navigator, without reliance on technology. Discover the basic principles of navigation in this clever and concise guide to how to find your way anywhere in the world – without Sat Nav. Collins Shorts are...
Wild Yosemite
25 Tales of Adventure and Discovery from America's Most Beloved Writers
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
“Experience one of the country’s first national parks. . . . Its Giant Sequoias, close calls with avalanches, native birds, and breathtaking views” (National Geographic Traveler).
This literary collection explores the spectacular natural features of Yosemite through the eyes of some of...