Adventure Books (Fiction and Non-fiction)

[John H Swanson]

I looking for books that entertain through an outdoor adventure narative. I've searched for other threads and saw many related the the Adirondacks but I'm casting the net wider with this inquiry. Any recomendations appreciated.

My recomendations:

Born to Run, Natural Born Heros, and Running with Sherman All by Christopher McDougall
Arctic Storm Rising by Dale Brown
The Abominable by Dan Simmons
Ultimate High by Goran Kropp
Welcome to the God damn icecube by Blair Braverman
Rough Magic by Lara Prior Palmer

Some Fiction by Paul Doiron, Paige Shelton, and Nevada Barr is worthwhile but gets routine.

I highly recommend the audiobook for Born to Run, Natural Born Heros, The Abominable. The reader adds value and increses the entertainment.

[stripperguy]

I would recommend "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" by Aron Ralston
Remember the dude that was trapped in a slot canyon for days and ultimately amputated his hand to survive? Yeah, that guy.

He relates many adventures besides that fateful trip, but more than that I found this story to be a case study in human behavior. Or hubris

[TCD]

Years ago I subscribed to "The Adventure Library" series (mostly survival adventures). All historically true; some really quite extreme (see for example "Mawson's Will" from the series). I still have several of the books.

The "Adventure Library" operation is long gone, but here's a website from someone who took an interest in those books:

https://www.myadventurelibrary.org/

[John H Swanson]

I would recommend "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" by Aron Ralston
Remember the dude that was trapped in a slot canyon for days and ultimately amputated his hand to survive? Yeah, that guy.

He relates many adventures besides that fateful trip, but more than that I found this story to be a case study in human behavior. Or hubris

Yes. When I read this story, I thought to myself: its amazing something like the rock incident didn't happen to this guy sooner.