Outdoor Adventures! A recommended list of great stories to read.

Recommended Reading List:​

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man’s Miraculous Survival.           by Joe Simpson

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Stayed

A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Kings of the Yukon: A River Journey in Search of the Chinook.                    by Adam Weymouth

River of Fire: Conflict and Survival on the Seal River by Hap Wilson

Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada’s Arctic                         by Adam Shoalts

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman

Trails and Tribulations: Confessions of a Wilderness Pathfinder                   by Hap Wilson

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail       by Bill Bryson

No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World’s 14 Highest Peaks by Eric Viesturs

Alone Against the North by Adam Shoalts

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster                 by Jon Krakauer

The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest by Anatoli Boukreev

Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold with David Roberts

Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild by James Campbell

Paddling My Own Canoe by Audrey Sutherland

Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000-Mile Canoe Adventure             by Don Starkell

A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter

The Dangerous River: Adventure on the Nahanni by RM Patterson

The Last Season by Eric Blehm

To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins

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