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Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Vicarious Thrills
426 books — 456 voters
Whatever Comes My Way by Roger GaessBelgium on a Bounce by Roger GaessEchoes In The Walls by Katrina MorganNomads Colony in Paradise Island by ZaiN BabaA Narrowboat at Large by Jo May
Best Adventure Travel Memoir
302 books — 311 voters

Whatever Comes My Way by Roger GaessBelgium on a Bounce by Roger GaessWalking Wild by José A. NevesLucky by Scott NelsonGRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS by Scott L. Nelson
Best Adventure Travel Memoirs (nonfiction)
73 books — 95 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLucky by Scott NelsonGRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS by Scott L. NelsonHeidi by Johanna SpyriThe Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos
Mountains on the Cover
428 books — 89 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonAnnapurna by Maurice HerzogK2 by Ed Viesturs
Worshipping Mountains
174 books — 71 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
#GetOutside
245 books — 68 voters

Wild by Cheryl StrayedThru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart by Carrot QuinnThe Nature Fix by Florence WilliamsAnnapurna by Arlene BlumBecoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis
Outdoor Women's Alliance® - Adventure Book Club
160 books — 61 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Lost City of Z by David GrannSavage Harvest by Carl HoffmanIf I Can't Have You by Gregg OlsenFinding Everett Ruess by David Roberts
What happened to them?
59 books — 50 voters

The Man That I Would Become by Victor L. BrettingThe Emerald Mile by Kevin FedarkoWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauAnnapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak by Maurice HerzogMy First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir
National Outdoor Book Award winners, selected titles
34 books — 47 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerForever on the Mountain by James M. TaborBuried in the Sky by Peter ZuckermanInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko
Banff Mountain Book Festival Award Winners
171 books — 38 voters

A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee by Chris Van DusenFroggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan LondonHello Ocean by Pam Muñoz RyanTime of Wonder by Robert McCloskeyS Is for S'mores by Helen Foster James
Picture Books About Summer Outdoor Activities
231 books — 34 voters
On the Edge by Jane JesmondSilent Fall by Nicky DownesThe Art of Holding On and Letting Go by Kristin Bartley LenzThe Wall by Jeff LongThe Contest by Gordon Korman
Rock Climbing Fiction and Non Fiction Novels
33 books — 33 voters

The Mountains of My Life by Walter BonattiThe White Spider by Heinrich HarrerEdge of the Map by Johanna GartonKilimanjaro and Beyond by Barry FinlayAnnapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak by Maurice Herzog
Mountaineering
36 books — 30 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim ButcherEdge of the Map by Johanna GartonBy Any Means by Charley BoormanThe Climb by Anatoli Boukreev
Adventure Biographies
40 books — 27 voters

GRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS by Scott L. NelsonWild by Cheryl StrayedA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Climb by Anatoli BoukreevAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
The Mountains Are Calling...
173 books — 22 voters
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. PorterA Separate Peace by John KnowlesTracing Stars by Erin E. MoultonFlipped by Wendelin Van DraanenWays To Live Forever by Sally Nicholls
Sitting in a Tree
243 books — 17 voters

Last Child in the Woods by Richard LouvEndurance by Alfred LansingA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Starship & the Canoe by Kenneth BrowerArctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
Books for Outdoor Guides
42 books — 13 voters
The Bond by Simon McCartneyThe Next Everest by Jim DavidsonTouching the Void by Joe SimpsonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerBeyond the Mountain by Steve House
Best Mountaineering and Rock Climbing Books
43 books — 12 voters

Edge of the Map by Johanna GartonBreaking Trail by Arlene BlumA Woman's Place Is at the Top by Hannah KimberleyFinding Elevation by Lisa ThompsonFrom Mountains to Medicine by Erica M. Elliott
Women Climb!
10 books — 9 voters
Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleurEvery Day After by Laura GoldenMagnolia by Kristi CookOral History by Lee SmithThe Bridge from Me to You by Lisa Schroeder
On the Fence
32 books — 8 voters

Tegenvoeters, een reis door Australië by Bill BrysonThe Escapist by Gabriel FilippiYou, Yourself & the World by Amit VaidyaImmersed in West Africa by Terry ListerFinding Elevation by Lisa Thompson
Non-Fiction Books to Read Before your Next Adventure
30 books — 8 voters
The Eight Mountains by Paolo CognettiThe Eiger Sanction by TrevanianMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeThe Moth and the Mountain by Ed CaesarFinding Elevation by Lisa Thompson
Mountains And Rock Climbing Fact And Fiction
66 books — 8 voters

The Next Everest by Jim DavidsonIcefall by John AllBuried in the Sky by Peter ZuckermanThe Last Hours on Everest by Graham HoylandBeyond the Blue Mountains by Jean Plaidy
The Mountains Are Calling
18 books — 7 voters
Corrag by Susan FletcherThe Tacksman's Daughter by Donna ScottGlencoe by John PrebbleTreachery by Night by Ann RuffellThe Ghosts of Glencoe by Mollie Hunter
Glencoe
23 books — 7 voters

Rock Climbing Anchors by Craig LuebbenMountaineering by The Mountaineers ClubSelf-Coached Climber by Dan HagueTraining for Climbing by Eric J. Horst1001 Climbing Tips by Andy Kirkpatrick
Best Instructional Climbing Books
7 books — 6 voters
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework by Geoffrey BudworthComplete Book of Decorative Knots by Geoffrey BudworthThe Book of Camping Knots by Peter OwenThe Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford W. AshleyThe Bluejacket's Manual by U.S. Department of the Navy
Practical Knots & Knotting
17 books — 4 voters

The Climber, Vol. 1 by Shin'ichi SakamotoStaerstone by H. K. StubbsCrux by Gabriel TallentLost Man's Lane by Scott CarsonThis Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer
Rock Climbing Fiction
41 books — 3 voters
Cho Oyu by Herbert TichyBroad Peak by Richard SaleThe Ghosts of K2 by Mick ConefreyKangchenjunga The Untrodden Peak by Charles EvansNanga Parbat by Karl M. Herrligkoffer
Himalayan First Ascents (English)
14 books — 2 voters

輝耀之山：兩位如風少年的絕壁長征 by Peter Boardman我的山間初夏 by John Muir攀向自由：波蘭冰峰戰士們的一頁鐵血史詩 by Bernadette McDonald靈魂的征途：安娜普納南壁 by Chris Bonington攀登的奧義：從馬洛里、尼采到齊美爾的歐洲山岳思想選粹 by 詹偉雄
「Meters」書系
10 books — 1 voter

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