Active outdoor pursuits

'A story of passion, hardship and endurance' - Reinhold Messner'There is much to marvel at in these pages.

**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Winner of Winners Award**A monumental work of history, biography and adventure - the First World War, Mallory and Mount Everest - now serialised in the BBC R4 documentary The Crowning of Everest.

One man, one bike, two Mongoose cricket bats, one tropical disease, 16,000 miles and a lot of dead kangaroos .

The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who led a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume.

The book that made Harry Styles believe he could run a marathon.

'A brilliant read.

At the age of sixteen, Andy Cave followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and became a miner - one of the last recruits into a dying world.

Todd Skinner sees climbing mountains as a natural metaphor for business challenges.

Let Ray Mears, the grand master of bushcraft, teach you everything you need to know about how to survive outdoors.

The Sunday Times Bestseller.

** Winner of the British Sports Book Awards 2014 New Writer of the Year **Where there is hope there can be redemption.

It seemed like any other season on Mount Everest.

Nicolas Roche has a famous surname to all fans of cycling.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BILL BRYSON An amazing book Laugh-out-loud literature Tim Key Wonderful.

Off-grid: a place, building or person without mains water or power.

Freddy, Phil and Don are three grumpy old men, travelling at various speeds in the slow lane of retirement, at a loss to understand the mad modern world around them.

Self-confessed loafer Time Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting even in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France.

"e;A deeply thoughtful, gripping and scrupulous book told in Sayarer's trademark style from the saddle and the roadside"e; CAROLINE EDENBy a winner of the Stanford Dolman Award for Travel Writing"e;The best travelogues should make you question your preconceptions of a place and force you to engage with what the author is saying.

Don Whillans has an iconic significance for generations of climbers.

What would happen if you were cycling to the office and just kept on pedalling?

Philip Tranter and three friends drove a Land Rover 6,000 miles overland from Scotland to Nuristan to explore some of the unknown Central Hindu Kush area.

Starting in the Gobi desert in winter, adventurer Rob Lilwall sets out on an extraordinary six-month journey, walking almost 5000 kilometres across China.

Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of intellectually stimulating new essays that address the philosophical issues relating to risk, ethics, and other aspects of climbing that are of interest to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers.

Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of intellectually stimulating new essays that address the philosophical issues relating to risk, ethics, and other aspects of climbing that are of interest to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers.

The tony, leafy neighborhood of Georgetown along the Potomac river in Washington, D.

What to eat, where to find it, and how to cook it!

From the creator of the Just a Colorado Gal blog comes a guide to help you plan for a fun backpacking experience.

Trek deeper into the wilderness with New York Times bestselling author Dave Canterbury!

';Most of us need never fashion a gas mask from a soup can.

';With advice on not just getting along, but truly reconnecting with the great outdoors, Dave Canterbury's treasure trove of world-renowned wisdom and experience comes to life within these pages.

A treasure trove of knot instruction and lore!

Keeping the kids entertained (without sticking them in front of the television) can be quite the task.

If you're searching for the freshest fruits and vegetables to add to your diet, you don't have to look any further than your own backyard!

Traveling in an RV offers the excitement of a road trip without the cost and worry of food and shelter.

Simple instructions on how to tie over 100 useful and decorative knotsA well-tied knot is at once a practical tool and a work of art.

The tony, leafy neighborhood of Georgetown along the Potomac river in Washington, D.

For the past 100 years, boys of all ages have explored the mountains, forests, streams, and seas in the quest of fun, exploration, and service that the Boy Scouts of America has offered.

An epic guide to the most intrepid mountaineers in historyWritten in association with the Royal Geographical Society and The Alpine Club, Mountaineers tells the story of the pioneers who first conquered the giddy heights of our planet.

A one-stop guide for any aspiring runner including everything you need to know, whether you're doing your first run or your first marathon.

From the bestselling author of Wintering, Katherine May, The Electricity of Every Living Thing is a life-affirming and poignant exploration of nature, and how reconnecting to wild landscapes can create peace in our unquiet minds.

In a world in which we're never far from our phones or tablets, computers or consoles, we can often be blind to the joy that can be found in the great outdoors.

Bradley Wiggins is a British sporting legend.

The true story of the 1972 Andes plane crash and rescue dramatised in Netflix's Society of the SnowIn October 1972, Nando Parrado and his rugby club teammates were on a flight from Uruguay to Chile when their plane crashed into a mountain.

The original autobiography of Bradley Wiggins, the first British rider to have won the Tour de France and a record-equalling seven-time Olympic medallist.

The complete guide to living in the wild from the ultimate survival expertIn this essential guide to living wild, Bear Grylls reveals the secrets of his years of fieldcraft experience.

An eye-opening expose of and a heart-breaking lament for professional cyclingPaul Kimmage's boyhood dreams were of cycling glory: wearing the yellow jersey, cycling the Tour de France, becoming a national hero.

Even the biggest cycling fan can one day wake up to find that he has lost his faith Bad Blood is the story of Jeremy Whittle's journey from unquestioning fan to Tour de France insider and confirmed sceptic.

One of the finest mountaineering books.

Unforgettable Walks to Take Before You Die is the fifth title in an exciting series of books that will help you search out essential sights and experiences around the world.