8 Best memoir books like Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain by Lisa Thompson

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Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

By: Lisa Thompson

4.29

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Near the death zone on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, Lisa Thompson searched for the stre…

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1. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

By: Joe Simpson

4.23

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvi… read more

Similar categories in Joe Simpson's Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • mountaineering
  • climbing
"Life can deal you an amazing hand. Do you play it steady, bluff like crazy or go all in?"

-Joe Simpson, Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

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2. Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of Now

By: Eckhart Tolle

4.25

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

Eckhart Tolle is rapidly emerging as one of the world's most inspiring spiritual teachers, sharing … read more

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  • nonfiction
"All problems are illusions of the mind."

-Eckhart Tolle, Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of Now

"True Power is within, and it is available now."

-Eckhart Tolle, Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of Now

"All you realy need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at ease with yourself."

-Eckhart Tolle, Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of Now

"The moment that judgement stops through acceptance of what it is, you are free of the mind. You have made room for love, for joy, for peace."

-Eckhart Tolle, Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of Now

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3. The Highwayman (Walt Longmire, #11.5)

By: Craig Johnson

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Wyoming highway patrolman Rosey Wayman is transferred to the beautiful and imposing landscape … read more

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4. Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain

By: Jennifer Jordan

3.14

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Though not as tall as Everest, the "Savage Mountain" is far more dangerous. Located on the border o… read more

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5. Hey Ranger! True Tales of Humor & Misadventure from America's National Parks

By: Tom Kiernan , Jim Burnett

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

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6. Arthur: The dog who crossed the jungle to find a home

By: Mikael Lindnord

3.37

Format: 395 pages,

When you are racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing yo… read more

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7. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Andrea Lankford

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Lankford's Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"

-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

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8. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

Similar categories in Hampton Sides's The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • nonfiction
  • adventure
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9. Ascent into Hell

By: Fergus White

4.48

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

There is but one aim: the summit, the summit of Mount Everest. What starts with a trouble-free tre… read more

Similar categories in Fergus White's Ascent into Hell book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • mountaineering
  • climbing
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10. Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong

By: Michael Wejchert

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible res… read more

Similar categories in Michael Wejchert's Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • mountaineering
  • climbing
  • nonfiction
  • adventure
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11. Choosing to Run: A Memoir

By: Des Linden

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Featuring both the story of an historic, unforgettable win and insight into the life of an indelibl… read more

Similar categories in Des Linden's Choosing to Run: A Memoir book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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12. Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World

By: Will Cockrell

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers—including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Ank… read more

Similar categories in Will Cockrell's Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • mountaineering
  • nonfiction
  • adventure
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13. The Paris Housekeeper

By: Renee Ryan

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Secret Society of Salzburg comes a powerful and moving story of bravery and … read more

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14. The Book of Boundaries

By: Melissa Urban

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Set the limits that will set you free. From the beloved co-founder of the Whole30, this straightfor… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Urban's The Book of Boundaries book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • nonfiction
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15. A Wild and Heavenly Place

By: Robin Oliveira

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of My Name is Mary Sutter comes a sweeping story of star… read more

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16. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

By: Kevin Fedarko

4.36

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Fedarko's A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"

-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

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17. Never Leave the Dogs Behind: A Memoir

By: Brianna Madia

4.22

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning and triumphant memoir, the author of the New York Times bestseller Nowhere for Ver… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Madia's Never Leave the Dogs Behind: A Memoir book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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18. Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports

By: John Branch

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Breathtaking tales of climbers and hunters, runners and racers, winners and losers by the Pulitzer … read more

Similar categories in John Branch's Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • nonfiction
  • adventure
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19. Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World

By: Katie Arnold

4.34

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A Zen study wrapped in a memoir of destruction and healing written by an elite ultrarunner as she s… read more

Similar categories in Katie Arnold's Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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20. Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range

By: Michael Engelhard

3.78

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

A lyrical memoir that interweaves wilderness, homeland, cultural connections, historical figures, h… read more

Similar categories in Michael Engelhard's Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • nonfiction
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21. Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

By: Lisa Thompson

4.29

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Near the death zone on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, Lisa Thompson searched for the stre… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain book and Lisa Thompson's Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain

  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • mountaineering
  • climbing

9 must-read adventure books like Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain by Lisa Thompson

Transform Your Habits

Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

Joe Simpson

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

Andrea Lankford

3.76

Transform Your Habits

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Ascent into Hell

Fergus White

4.48

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25 Best audiobook books like Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports by John Branch

Transform Your Habits

Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

Kathryn Miles

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

Andrea Lankford

3.76

Transform Your Habits

The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions

Jonathan Rosen

4.07

Transform Your Habits

The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest

Mark Synnott

4.14

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