K2, the second highest mountain in the world, is widely recognised as the most difficult of the fourteen 8,000 metre peaks; its first ascent by the...

Beginning in 1946, Elizabeth Hawley worked for Fortune magazine as a researcher. Shortly thereafter, she left both her job and the United States it...

There are some truths that are inescapable, and one such truth is the necessity for harmony and disharmony in our natural world: predator and prey,...

This essential review of knife- and axe-throwing basics presents and analyzes the best throwing knives and axes on the current market, different th...

Featuring 230 exceptional photos, this is the first book covering KOA - Kampgrounds of America - the largest travel camping host in the world and t...

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Pick of 2006 John Dupre, a junior at West Virginia University, is an English major on the Dean's List dressed up as a Beat...

A century of landscape art inspired by the Mount Assiniboine area of the Canadian Rockies from 1899 to 2006. Jane Lytton Gooch's Mount Assiniboine:...

Life was one big adventure for Hiram Cody Tegart. At times unbelievable and others just downright impressive, Mountain Man is the celebration of a ...

In 1970 a German-Austrian-Italian (South Tyrolean) team succeeded in climbing the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, a climb which heralded a new era in m...

Karstified landscapes are among the most bizarre on our planet -- both above and below ground. This book takes you on a visual journey across subli...

Organized by region, this nature guide to more than 350 places throughout BC will satisfy those travelling in search of wildlife. Directions and in...

This book looks at the development of climbing on the world's highest mountains - the 14 whose summits stand above the 8000 metre contour. Though c...

Carolyn Highland’s outdoor writing will drive readers and outdoor enthusiasts to get outside and experience all that the natural world has to offer...

A man and his son find unexpected challenge, adventure and reward, along with an amazing venue for bonding in an environment many never experience.

Popular Day Hikes: Northern Okanagan details 39 popular day trips amid the stunning, open terrain of the British Columbia interior, from Grindrod i...

Buckle up for a trip back to the days of the classic travel trailers, from the 1910s through the 1960s. Over 260 brilliant color photos capture the...

This book tells the story of roads and their traffic in Gloucestershire during the 18th and early 19th centuries, basing the account on reports, ad...

Exquisite color photos are accompanied by brief description of habitat, flowering season and special characteristics. To facilitate identification,...

"You have seen the Television series, now read the book. Join adventurer, photographer and television personality Ryan Pyle, as he spends months ex...

Safe and Sound has two purposes: to help people avoid getting lost in the woods in the first place and to enable those who are lost to emerge unsca...

This lavish book explores the story behind the promotion of New Zealand's mountains – through posters, advertisements, hand-coloured photos and mor...

As a mountain climbing guide, it was Vern Tejas's job to climb the tallest and most dangerous mountains in the world. Always rebellious, Tejas neve...

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Ramblers Organisation, Bicester & Kidlington Ramblers presents Short Walks Around Bi...