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Fifty Places to Hike before You Die: Outdoor Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations by Chris Santella Staff Pick Sure, working at Powell's is pretty cool. But if I had my way, I would quit my job, toss this book in my rucksack, and hit the road to conquer all 50 treks outlined within. For now, I'll settle for some one-on-one time with this lush, detailed guide.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.75 Sale - Hardcover
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson Publisher Comments Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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On Mount Hood: A Biography of Oregon's Perilous Peak by Jon Bell Staff Pick Some 50 miles southeast of Portland lies the highest peak in the state of Oregon: Mount Hood, a 700,000-year-old stratovolcano. The fourth tallest in the Cascade range (around 11,240 feet high), Mount Hood is currently rated fourth by the U.S. Geological... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.87 Sale - Trade Paper
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Making Camp: The Complete All-Season, All-Activity Guide by Steve Howe Publisher Comments No matter how you plan to enjoy the backcountry by foot, water, bike, or skis there are some basic steps to creating a home away from home. Gleaned from the lifetime experiences of four "Backpacker" magazine field experts, this compendium of advice... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $4.25 Sale - Trade Paper
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No Shortage of Good Days by John Gierach Publisher Comments In No Shortage of Good Days John Gierach takes readers from the Smokies in Tennessee to his home waters in Colorado, from the Canadian Maritimes to Mexico—saltwater or fresh, it’s all fishing and all irresistible. As always he writes... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Last Season (P.S.) by Eric Blehm Publisher Comments In the spirit of Jon Krakauer's bestselling Into the Wild, Eric Blehm's The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada. The... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse by Forrest Griffin Publisher Comments Ultimate Fighter champ Forrest Griffin and Erich Krauss, who previously brought you the New York Times bestseller Got Fight, now offer a hilarious and very timely guide to surviving the coming apocalypse. Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down provides... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston Publisher Comments The International Bestseller Between a Rock and a Hard Place--Now the Major Motion Picture 127 Hours Hiking into the remote Utah canyonlands, Aron Ralston felt perfectly at home in the beauty of the natural world. Then, at 2:41 P.M., eight miles from his... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Complete Sea Kayakers Handbook, Second Edition (International Marine) by Shelley Johnson Publisher Comments "...Her writing is clear and concise, sprinkled with bits of humor and many tips gleamed from her years working as a kayak instructor, guide and outfitter." --Sea Kayaker Magazine The first edition of The Complete Sea Kayaker's Handbook received... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Hawke's Green Beret Survival Manual: Essential Strategies For: Shelter and Water, Food and Fire, Tools and Medicine, Navigation and Signaling, Surviva by Mykel Hawke Publisher Comments Green Beret and outdoor survival expert Mykel Hawke provides the most practical and accessible survival skills and information necessary for anyone to survive an unexpected situation in the outdoors. These are the most tried-and-true methods based on... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer by David Roberts Publisher Comments “Stunning and stirring.”—Boston Globe In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed by Michael Kodas Publisher Comments "The perfect follow-up to Krakauer's riveting account of a perfect storm." --Miami Herald "Kodas's absorbing description of the narrow moral compass governing human interaction at the top of the world is bound to shock both armchair... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Halfway to Heaven: My White-Knuckled--And Knuckleheaded--Quest for the Rocky Mountain High by Mark Obmascik Publisher Comments Fat, forty-four, father of three sons, and facing a vasectomy, Mark Obmascik would never have guessed that his next move would be up a 14,000-foot mountain. But when his twelve-year-old son gets bitten by the climbing bug at summer camp, Obmascik can... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Dig Here!: Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of the Southwest by Thomas Penfield Publisher Comments "Dig Here! is a gold mine itself, overflowing with fascinating lore, spellbinding backgrounds, driving Western drama--and exciting, reliable facts!... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Will to Live: Dispatches from the Edge of Survival by Les Stroud Publisher Comments In Will to Live, Les Stroud, host of “Survivorman” and Discovery Channels “Les Stroud Beyond Survival,” examines the greatest true stories of endurance and perseverance. By examining real-life survival tales—like the... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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So Many Fish, So Little Time: 1001 of the World's Greatest Backcountry Honeyholes, Trout Rivers, Blue Ribbon Waters, Bass Lakes, and Saltwater Hot S by Mark D Williams Publisher Comments Ever dreamed of following in Hemingway's footsteps and fishing in the Basque country of Spain? Or casting your line in the urban jungle of New York City? How about reeling in a 150-lb. tarpon off the coast of Florida? In So Many Fish, So Little Time... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Living with Wildness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Bill Sherwonit Publisher Comments In 1974, twenty-four-year-old Bill Sherwonit stepped into a whole new life—deep in the Alaska wild. In this engaging essay collection, Sherwonit now recollects his adventures and trials of his more than thirty years in the Alaska wilderness... (read more) List Price $20.50 Your price: $6.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Campfire Cookery: Adventuresome Recipes and Other Curiosities for the Great Outdoors by Sarah Huck Publisher Comments Shares detailed, step-by-step instructions for campfire cooking that explores the broader aspects of cooking in nature, combining recipes for such fare as Spiced Currant Scones and Maple-Glazed Salmon with information about stargazing, berry-picking and... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Flintlock: Its Origin, Development, and Use by Torsten Lenk Publisher Comments A groundbreaking treatise based on fifteen years of research, Torsten Lenk's classic study of the flintlock has been acclaimed for decades as the essential book on the subject. His passion for this historic weapon was almost as remarkable as his... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mount Hood the Deep Blue Zone Story of the 2006 Climbing Tragedy by Hubert A Allen Synopsis America's most riveting mountain search occurred in December 2006 on Mount Hood in Oregon, USA. This book is not only exhaustively researched but includes estimated weather data for the summit deemed so useful that it was adopted into many of the... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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