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A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air, Krakauer's epic account of the... (more)

South with "Endurance"

by F.Jack Hurley

Produced in association with the Royal Geographical Society, London, the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, and the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, this beautifully designed book contains the complete collection of surviving photographs from the Endurance expedition to Antarctica (1914-17), including remarkable early colour images. Capturing both the ordinary and the extraordinary, the portfolio... (more)

A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There

A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There

by Michael Sewell, Charles W. Schwartz, Aldo Leopold

First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "a trenchant book, full of vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. Written with an unparalleled understanding of the ways of nature, the book includes a section on the monthly changes of the Wisconsin... (more)

The Wilderness World of John Muir

by John Muir

During John Muir's extraordinary life as a conservationist, he traveled through most of the American wilderness alone and on foot, without a gun or a sleeping bag. In 1903, while on a three-day camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt, he convinced the president of the importance of a national conservation program, and he is given major credit for saving the Grand Canyon and Arizona's Petrified Forest.... (more)

Arctic Dreams - Imagination And Desire In An Northern Landscape

Arctic Dreams - Imagination And Desire In An Northern Landscape

by Barry Lopez

South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917

South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917

by Sean Barrett, Ernest Henry Shackleton

The chief source for Alfred Lansing's bestselling "Endurance", this unparalleled story of the limits of human courage and perseverance presents Shackleton's enthralling personal account of his doomed ship and his heroic rescue of its crew. of photos & maps.

Ice!

by Tristan Jones

When Tristan Jones was discharged from the Navy, and told he was physically unfit for more seagoing, he got hold of a small craft, Cresswell, which he converted to a cruising ketch and started sailing. Determined to sail further north than anyone else, Jones set out for Iceland, accompanied only by his dog, Nelson. Jones spent two winters full of continuous suspense and danger in this bleak polar region.

Eryri the Mountains of LongingAmory Lovins

Eryri the Mountains of Longing

by Amory Lovins

Last Places: A Journey in the North

by Lawrence Millman

A classic of northern exploration and adventure, LAST PLACES is Lawrence Millman's marvelously told account of his journey along the ancient Viking sea routes that extend from Norway to Newfoundland. Traveling through landscapes of transcendent desolation, Millman wandered by way of the Shetland Islands, the Faeroes, Iceland, Greenland, and Labrador. His way was marked by surprising human encounters--with a... (more)

Voyaging: Southward from the Strait of Magellan

Voyaging: Southward from the Strait of Magellan

by Rockwell Kent

The 75th anniversary printing of the captivating story of Kent's journey to Tierra del Fuego.

Rock Art Along the Way

by Janet Webb Farnsworth

A comprehensive guide to Kokopelli figures, prehistoric handprints, and other enigmatic symbols featured in Western rock art. Ancient artists carved and painted their work upon the rocks of Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, and California. But how does the inquiring traveler find these mysterious images, which are sometimes tucked away on high cliffs in remote canyons? Rock Art Along the Way guides... (more)

Salamina

by Rockwell Kent

New edition. Vivid depictions of a now-vanished Greenland and its people.

Voyage to Greenland: A Personal Initiation into Anthropology

Voyage to Greenland: A Personal Initiation into Anthropology

by Frederica De Laguna

In 1929, Frederica de Laguna accompanied Dr. Therkel Mathiassen, a Danish archaeologist and Arctic explorer, to Greenland to make the first archaeological survey ever undertaken there. The expedition was to take them to unexplored territory where they hoped to discover what had been the culture of the first Eskimo inhabitants. In this book, comprised mostly of a journal and letters to her family, de Laguna... (more)

Spirit of the Polar Regions

by Gerard Cheshire

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Into Thin Air

A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

South with "Endurance"

by F.Jack Hurley

A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There

by Michael Sewell, Charles W. Schwartz, Aldo Leopold

The Wilderness World of John Muir

by John Muir

Arctic Dreams - Imagination And Desire In An Northern Landscape

by Barry Lopez

South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917

by Sean Barrett, Ernest Henry Shackleton

Ice!

by Tristan Jones

Eryri the Mountains of Longing

by Amory Lovins

Last Places: A Journey in the North

by Lawrence Millman

Voyaging: Southward from the Strait of Magellan

by Rockwell Kent

Rock Art Along the Way

by Janet Webb Farnsworth

Salamina

by Rockwell Kent

Voyage to Greenland: A Personal Initiation into Anthropology

by Frederica De Laguna

Spirit of the Polar Regions

by Gerard Cheshire

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by Rockwell Kent