Outdoors category: 5873 books
by Damien O'Brien
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2012
K2 is one of the world’s most difficult and unpredictable mountains. At 8,611 metres/28,251 feet, the world’s second tallest mountain is regarded by most climbers as the ultimate achievement in mountaineering. On 1 August 2008 Ger McDonnell became the first Irish person to reach the summit of...
Classic Krakauer
"Mark Foo's Last Ride," "After the Fall," and Other Essays from the Vault
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
The gripping articles in Classic Krakauer, originally published in periodicals such as The New Yorker, Outside, and Smithsonian, display the singular investigative reporting that made Jon Krakauer famous—and show why he is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism. Spanning an extraordinary...
by Andy Pollitt
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Andy Pollitt is as close to a Hollywood A-lister as the climbing world will ever get. He had the looks, and he starred in all the big roles in the 1980s and 1990s - Tremadog, Pen Trwyn, the big Gogarth climbs, Raven Tor and the cult Australian adventures. Alongside co-stars like Jerry Moffatt, John...
Under the Stars
How America Fell in Love with Camping
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
“The definitive book on camping in America. . . . A passionate, witty, and deeply engaging examination of why humans venture into the wild.”—Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild
From the Sierras to the Adirondacks and the Everglades, Dan White travels the nation to experience firsthand—and...
by Larry Luxenberg
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1994
Accounts by thru-hikers, organized by topic. Foreword by hiker Maurice Forrester and stunning color photos by Mike Warren.
Rough Seas
The Life of a Deep-Sea Trawlerman
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
A trawlerman’s life was hard, often up against bad weather, rough seas, and black frosts. Although on calm days it could also be a pleasure. In this eventful memoir, deep-sea trawlerman James Greene relates his life at sea, from his childhood when his father would take him out in some of the worst...
Addicted to Adventure
Between Rocks and Cold Places
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Bob Shepton is an ordained minister in the Church of England in his 70s, but spends most of his time sailing into the Arctic and making first ascents of inaccessible mountains. No tea parties for this vicar.
Opening with the disastrous fire that destroyed his yacht whilst he was ice-bound in...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2004
One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told -- Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home.
It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon....
Hiking Utah's High Uintas
A Guide to the Region's Greatest Hikes, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
The true story of the world’s first robbery of a moving train, and the real origins of the Wild West. They were the first outlaws to rob a moving train. But from 1864 to 1868, the Reno brothers and their gang of counterfeiters, robbers, burglars, and safecrackers also held the town of Seymour, Indiana,...
Deep Play
Climbing the world's most dangerous routes
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Winner of the 1997 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature, Paul Pritchard's Deep Play is a unique, stylish and timeless commentary reflecting the pressures and rewards of climbing some of the world's hardest and most challenging rock climbs. Pritchard started climbing in Lancashire before moving...
by Jerry Moffatt
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
When Jerry Moffatt burst onto the scene as a brash 17-year-old, rock climbing had never seen anyone like him before. Fiercely ambitious, even as a boy Moffatt was focused on one thing: being the best in the world. This is the story of his meteoric rise to stardom, and how he overcame injury to stay...
One Man’s Everest
The Autobiography of Kenton Cool
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Kenton Cool is the finest alpine climber of this generation. His accomplishments are staggering. He has summited Everest twelve times. He is the first person in history to climb the three Everest peaks, the so-called Triple Crown, in one climb, a feat previously thought impossible. He was nominated...
by Helen Summer
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Each year, thousands of competitors pit themselves against the elements, extremes of geography and their own psyches to take part in the world's hardest physical challenges. From the cold of the highest peaks to the unforgiving heat of the desert, by sea, bike or foot seemingly ordinary people are...
by Pete Hill
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Written by one of the UK's top mountain instructors Pete Hill, this guidebook, covering all the basic rock climbing skills and climbing equipment, is invaluable not only for beginners but also for climbers wanting to increase their technical knowledge of climbing single- and multi-pitch routes. Rock...