Books

Embark on a journey past your limits in this spellbinding memoir. In this new book for National Geographic, Nimdai Purja tells the story of his life before his epic achievement of leading the team that scaled K2 in winter. He reveals how leadership, a...

By 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied the relatively accessible west coast for centuries. The east coast, however, was another story. In August 1930, Henry George Watkins (nicknamed Gino), a...

With careful planning, tenting during the year's coldest months can be safe and fun. Complete Guide to Winter Camping offers advice on selecting a four-season tent and constructing other types of shelter, maintaining personal hygiene, cooking in the...

In this compelling book, award-winning adventure writer and former Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue team member Peter Bronski chronicles true stories of survival and tragedy, from famous historical cases during the early 20th Century, to modern tales...

In High Latitudes, Farley Mowat chronicles for the first time the hazardous journey he took across northern Canada in 1966. He hoped to write a book that would let northern people speak for themselves and that would expose the speciousness of the...