This unusual story recounts an intrepid trek led by an eccentric Costa Rican with a life-long dream of meeting a remote tribe allegedly dwelling far up in the pristine mountains of untouched rainforest.
This comprehensive guidebook is perfect for beginners who want to learn how to read a map and compass for the first time, as well as for advanced map readers looking to improve their skills.
This book is a comprehensive gamekeeping manual for those enthusiastic amateurs who spend their spare time running a small DIY syndicate shoot, and for those who are professionally employed on a full-time basis.
Emphasizes core and foundational navigation skills using a compass and mapExpanded sections on how to use GPS and other technologiesEach chapter includes a full set of practice problemsFor thirty years, Wilderness Navigation has been the official textbook used in outdoor education courses across the country, with more than 150,000 copies sold.
From getting back to nature with a tent, some matches and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, this book shows how to get stuck into wild camping in all its forms.
From getting back to nature with a tent, some matches and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, this book shows how to get stuck into wild camping in all its forms.
Nicknamed 'Mountain Man' by the Sunday Telegraph, James Forrest is the record-breaking adventurer who climbed every mountain in England and Wales in just six months the fastest ever time.
Nicknamed 'Mountain Man' by the Sunday Telegraph, James Forrest is the record-breaking adventurer who climbed every mountain in England and Wales in just six months the fastest ever time.
America's leading bird painter has pictured every game bird, both upland, wild fowl and shore birds-including the predatory hawks and owls-found in the United States.
This gripping book, which was first published in 1927, preserves a series of letters written by the author, George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company.
CLASSIC STORIES ABOUT AMERICA'S FAVORITE UPLAND GAME BIRD-AND ABOUT THE MEN AND DOGS WHO HUNT ITFirst published in 1938, this wonderful book is the follow-up collection of stories on grouse hunting by ruffed grouse hunting specialist Burton L.
CLASSIC STORIES ABOUT AMERICA'S FAVORITE UPLAND GAME BIRD-AND ABOUT THE MEN AND DOGS WHO HUNT ITFirst published in 1935, this collection of stories on grouse hunting from specialist Burton L.
Here's a powerful collection of 21 true action stories-the best of Ben East, his most exciting and inspiring narratives of narrow escape, written over the past 30 years.
"e;TO have been able, during a matter of nearly thirty years, to follow the game trails of the great plantation region of the delta of the Santee-this has been my privilege.
Eat the Beach is a uniquely informative, practical guide to coastal foraging, essential for anyone interested in survival skills or just wanting to get more out of messing about in rock pools.
First published in 1951, this book is a collection of hunting and fishing stories from Havilah Babcock, a University professor of English at the University of South Carolina who discovered his love of hunting and fishing whilst on a year's leave of absence in South Carolina in 1926.
A thrilling, suspenseful account of a lifetime spent as a professional cougar killer-with fascinating sidelights on forking rattlers, tracking deer, catching trout, and many secrets of hunting and fishing lore.
Packed with rare humor and developed with such true originality, these hunting and fishing stories will delight and amuse even those who have never shot a gun or cast a fly.
This pocket field guide to identifying 230 common Alpine flowers is packed with all the information you need to recognise your favourites while out in the mountains.
Discover the real story behind one of Britain's greatest triumphsDiscover one of Britain's greatest triumphs, drawing on never-before-seen diaries and exclusive interviews 'An exciting, moving account a fascinating piece of documentary writing, as readable and poignant as Into Thin Air or Touching the Void.
