There and Back: Photographs from the Edge
By: Jimmy Chin
4.75
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Academy Award–winning director of Free Solo and National Geographic photographer presents the f…
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1. Cape Light
By: Joel Meyerowitz , Clifford S. Ackley
4.48
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Originally published in 1979, "Cape Light" became an instant classic and one of the most influentia… read more
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- art
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2. Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
By: Jon Krakauer
3.72
Format: 77 pages, ebook
Greg Mortenson has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children’s crusader, an… read more
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- nonfiction
3. The Lost Words
By: Robert Macfarlane , Jackie Morris
2.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From Acorn to Weasel: a gorgeous, hand-illustrated, large-format spellbook celebrating the magic an… read more
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- art
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4. The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
By: Tommy Caldwell
3.54
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, … read more
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- adventure
- nonfiction
- climbing
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- outdoors
5. Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
By: Lynne Cox , None
4.75
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Now in paperback, with photos and maps added especially for this new edition, here is the acclaimed… read more
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- travel
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- adventure
6. Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
By: Peter Zuckerman , Amanda Padoan
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for… read more
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7. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
By: Jon Krakauer
4.38
Format: 234 pages,
A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Kraka… read more
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8. Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
By: Robert Macfarlane
4.33
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
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9. North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
By: Scott Jurek
4.22
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run , a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating… read more
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"It was just numbers. I knew I could outrun numbers."-Scott Jurek, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
"AT legend has it that Pennsylvania hiking clubs and trail crews are proud of their state's nickname of Rocksylvania and don't remove rocks from the trail. In fact, some people claim they actually dum…"-Scott Jurek, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
10. The Next Everest
By: Jim Davidson
4.10
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
One of Atlas & Boots' Top 10 Adventure Travel Books of 2021 A dramatic account of the deadl… read more
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- adventure
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- mountaineering
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11. The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
By: Mark Synnott
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
***NPR Books We Love selection*** “If you’re only going to read one Everest book this decade, make… read more
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- mountaineering
- climbing
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12. Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us
By: Kobi Yamada
4.65
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique in all the universe. Just … read more
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- art
"There will be struggles, there will be fears, and it won't always be easy. At times it will feel really hard. And you might make a mess of things. You may fall down. You may fail. But you will also g…"-Kobi Yamada, Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us
13. The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life
By: Mark Synnott
4.19
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The climbing community had long considered a "free solo" ascent of El Capitan an impossible feat so… read more
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- adventure
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- climbing
- sports
- nature
"Peter Croft once explained the feeling you get from free soloing as a heightened type of perception. A little edge that you need to stand on looks huge—everything comes into high relief. That’s just …"-Mark Synnott, The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life
14. Musical Tables: Poems
By: Billy Collins
3.79
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A collection of more than 125 small poems, all of them new, each a thought or observation compresse… read more
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- nonfiction
15. Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map
By: Rick Ridgeway
4.53
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A life worth living is lived at the edges where it is wild At the beginning of his memoir Life Liv… read more
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- climbing
- outdoors
- nature
16. Alone on the Wall
By: Alex Honnold
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Including two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of the iconic 3,000-foot El Capitan i… read more
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"Doubt is the biggest danger in soloing. As soon as you hesitate, you’re screwed."-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
"I think it’s important that you do your own research, take personal responsibility for your decisions, experiment, and find what works best for you."-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
"The climbing and travel in this book wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my entire extended family. I’m grateful that everyone has always encouraged my adventures and not questioned my…"-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
"From my adventures in the subculture of addiction recovery, I’d learned that the trajectory of one’s life often boils down to a few identifiable moments—decisions that change everything. I knew all t…"-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
17. To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
By: Jedidiah Jenkins
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycle… read more
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- outdoors
- nature
"When the honeymoon phase is over, what's left is the continuous choosing of the other person."-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
"The life before had happened to me as childhood happens to everyone. The mark of adulthood is when we happen to life."-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
"I have learned this for certain: if discontent is your disease, travel is medicine. It resensitizes. It opens you up to see outside the patterns you follow. Because new places require new learning. I…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
"I was in the zone, each day biking farther than the last, and becoming ever more accustomed to my solitude. An entire day passed without me speaking to a single human. I did speak though, just to the…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
18. The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
By: Caroline Van Hemert
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Paci… read more
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- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- nature
"In life, we're always closer to the edge than we like to admit, never guaranteed our next breath, never sure of what will follow this moment. We're human. We're vulnerable. With love comes the risk o…"-Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
"About Northern Wheatears: ...birds from Alaska flew nine thousand miles to Kenya; those from Canada crossed the Atlantic to spend the winter in Mauritania. For young birds, just a few weeks old, this…"-Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
19. Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios
By: Mike Glover
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A former Green Beret’s indispensable course in preparedness, teaching the keys… read more
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- nonfiction
20. Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
By: Nimsdai Purja
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781529312249. In Beyond Possible Nimsdai Purja tells the story … read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- climbing
- sports
21. Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton
By: Kevin Grange
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Wild Rescues is a fast-paced, firsthand glimpse into the exciting lives of paramedics who work with… read more
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- nature
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22. The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him
By: Eric Blehm
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless , comes an extraordinary n… read more
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"You go up into the mountains empty, even with no lunch, you come home full."-Eric Blehm, The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him
"It's braver and more honorable to turn back than to forge forward into uncertain terrain. Snowboarding is about living, not about dying."-Eric Blehm, The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him
"I'm honestly not that concerned with what's modern, or what's up-to-date, or what's cool, stylish... The smile after a good run, to me, is all I need to know about snowboarding. -Craig Kelly"-Eric Blehm, The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him
23. There and Back: Photographs from the Edge
By: Jimmy Chin
4.75
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Academy Award–winning director of Free Solo and National Geographic photographer presents the f… read more
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- photography
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- mountaineering
- climbing
- sports
- outdoors
- nature
24. Noticing
By: Kobi Yamada
4.51
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
This is a story about noticing the little things, the grand big things, the imaginary, and sometime… read more
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- art
- nature
25. Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow
By: Heather Hansman
3.91
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
*An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick * *Winner of the International Ski Association's Ullr Book Awar… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- outdoors
- nature
26. Champagne: The Definitive Guide to the Wines, Producers, and Terroir of the Iconic Region
By: Peter Liem
4.57
Format: 304 pages, ebook
Winner of the 2018 James Beard Foundation Cookbook Award in "Reference, History, Scholarship" Winne… read more
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27. A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains
By: Graham Zimmerman
4.07
Format: 8 pages, Paperback
" A Fine Line reveals the realities of climbing and highlights an intentional approach to reaching … read more
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- adventure
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- climbing
- nature
28. Wayward: Stories and Photographs
By: Chris Burkard
4.50
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Breathtaking photographs and deeply personal stories from a leading surfing and nature photographer… read more
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- travel
- photography
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- nature
29. The Edge of the World: A Visual Adventure to the Most Extraordinary Places on Earth
By: Outside Magazine
4.28
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Photos and stories that will stop you in your tracks With a foreword by world-renowned photograp… read more
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- adventure
- travel
- photography
- nonfiction
- climbing
- nature
30. Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes
By: Philip Freire Skiba
4.60
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
Endurance sports performance is not about magic workouts, fad diets, or special supplements. It is … read more
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31. Chasing Dreams: How to Add More Daring to Your Doing
By: Kobi Yamada
4.68
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
"Your dreams are counting on you. Your future is asking you to believe, to be brave, to make it hap… read more
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