Ice, sand, sea and altitude.

Adventure & Exploration

Shackleton, Lawrence, Thesiger, Leigh Fermor, Freya Stark. Great journeys, properly told — the antidote to a comfortable week.

Alfred Lansing · 1959
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Twenty-eight men, a crushed ship, and the finest leadership case study ever recorded.
Essential
Find it on Amazon →
Wilfred Thesiger · 1959
Arabian Sands
A profound journey through the Empty Quarter, undertaken with an unparalleled spirit of endurance and respect for a vanishing way of life
Essential
Find it on Amazon →
Apsley Cherry-Garrard · 1922
The Worst Journey in the World
A harrowing account of exploration, endurance, and sacrifice in the Antarctic, told with a profound, understated power
Essential
Find it on Amazon →
T. E. Lawrence · 1926
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
An enduring account of the Arab Revolt, blending military history with profound personal introspection
Essential
Find it on Amazon →
Jon Krakauer · 1997
Into Thin Air
A harrowing first-person account of the calamitous 1996 Everest climbing season, revealing the dangerous allure and harsh realities of extreme mountaineering
Essential
Find it on Amazon →
Thor Heyerdahl · 1948
The Kon-Tiki Expedition
A balsa raft across the Pacific because somebody said it could not be done
Essential
Find it on Amazon →
Freya Stark · 1934
The Valleys of the Assassins
Persia alone, in the 1930s, with formidable composure
Essential
Find it on Amazon →
Peter Nichols · 2001
A Voyage for Madmen
Nine men race solo around the world; one wins, one vanishes, one goes mad
Essential
Find it on Amazon →
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1939
Wind, Sand and Stars
Early aviation and what solitude at altitude teaches a man
Essential
Find it on Amazon →
Peter Matthiessen · 1978
The Snow Leopard
A journey through the Dolpo region of Nepal, seeking a rare creature and inner peace
Essential
Find it on Amazon →

Other shelves

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Links cost you nothing and never influence what we recommend.