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In Some Lost Place: The first ascent of Nanga Parbat's Mazeno Ridge by Sandy Allan
RRP: £9.99£7.27Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature.In the summer of 2012, a team of six climbers set out to attempt the first ascent of one of the great unclimbed lines of the Himalaya - the giant Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, the world's... -
Following Nellie Bly: Her Record-Breaking Race Around the World by Rosemary J Brown 9781399000529
RRP: £14.99£10.95Intrepid journalist Nellie Bly raced through a man's world' alone and literally with just the clothes on her back to beat the fictional record set by Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days. She won the race on 25 January 1890,... -
Deep Play: Climbing the world's most dangerous routes by Paul Pritchard 9781906148584
RRP: £12.99£9.26WINNER: Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature 1997Paul Pritchard's Deep Play is a unique, stylish and timeless commentary reflecting the pressures and rewards of climbing some of the world's hardest and most challenging rock climbs.Pritchard... -
Sacred Summits: Kangchenjunga, the Carstensz Pyramid, and Gauri Sankar by Peter Boardman
RRP: £9.99£7.27Mountaintops have long been seen as sacred places, home to gods and dreams. In one climbing year Peter Boardman visited three very different sacred mountains.He began in the New Year, on the South Face of the Carstensz Pyramid in New Guinea. This... -
The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library by Edward Wilson-Lee
RRP: £12.99£8.48WINNER OF THE 2019 PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE The fascinating history of Christopher Columbus's illegitimate son Hernando, guardian of his father's flame, courtier, bibliophile and catalogue supreme, whose travels took him to the... -
Cycling Home From Siberia by Rob Lilwall 9780340979860 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.29'It is late October, and the temperature is already -40C...My thoughts are filled with frozen rivers that may or may not hold my weight; empty, forgotten valleys haunted by emaciated ghosts and packs of ravenous, merciless wolves.'In 2004 Rob Lilwall... -
Cycling Home From Siberia by Rob Lilwall
RRP: £10.99£7.40'It is late October, and the temperature is already -40C...My thoughts are filled with frozen rivers that may or may not hold my weight; empty, forgotten valleys haunted by emaciated ghosts and packs of ravenous, merciless wolves.'In 2004 Rob Lilwall... -
The Hill of Devi: An Englishman at the Court of a Maratha Maharaja in 1921 by E. M. Forster 9781780601601
RRP: £12.99£8.60The novelist E. M. Forster opens the door on life in a remote Maharajah's court in the early twentieth century, a 'record of a vanished civilization.' Through letters from his time visiting and working there, he introduces us to a 14th century political... -
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley 9780061834790
RRP: £18.99£13.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061834790Author Graham BowleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 245g -
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David Roberts 9780393347784
RRP: £13.99£11.79On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss... -
The Mountain Path: A climber's journey through life and death by Paul Pritchard
£17.17'All I wanted to do was go to sleep. And I was certain that if I did drift off, it would be for the last time.'In 1998, Paul Pritchard was struck on the head by a falling rock as he climbed a sea stack in Tasmania called the Totem Pole. Close to death,... -
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
RRP: £12.99£8.48The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER In 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant... -
The Modern Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
RRP: £10.99£7.40Exploration has never been more popular and any idea that there is nowhere left to explore is instantly disproved by the contemporary explorers who are showcased here. Most of the accounts are written by the explorers themselves, and they all vividly... -
Sanctuary in the Extreme by John Proctor 9781514757024
RRP: £34.00£27.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514757024Author John ProctorFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Travelling with Ghosts: An intimate and inspiring journey by Shannon Leone Fowler
RRP: £8.99£5.45'A cross between H is for Hawk and Wild' Stylist 'A courageous memoir of love and loss . . . compelling' Sunday Express'Intimate and inspiring' Observer 'Rich and absorbing' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love 'A brave and necessary... -
Moonwalker: Adventures of a Midnight Mountaineer by Alan Rowan
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909430174Author Alan RowanFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint BackPage Press LimitedPublisher BackPage Press Limited -
Winter 8000: Climbing the world's highest mountains in the coldest season by Bernadette McDonald
RRP: £24.00£15.93'He appeared, without a word, in the tent's entrance, covered in ice. He looked like anyone would after spending over twenty-four hours in a hurricane at over 8,000 metres. In winter. In the Karakoram. He was so exhausted he couldn't speak.'Of all the... -
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition by Buddy Levy
RRP: £20.00£12.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250782069Author Buddy LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 206mm... -
The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts 9780525619321
RRP: £25.00£16.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525619321Author Elizabeth LettsFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc -
The Explorers Club: A Visual Journey Through the Past, Present, and Future of Exploration by The Explorers Club 9781984859983
RRP: £30.00£19.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984859983Author The Explorers ClubFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale -
My Outdoor Life: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Ray Mears 9781444778212 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.29'If Ray Mears isn't a Great Living Englishman, then goodness me, who is? Ray is a persuader, pragmatist and populariser in the Durrell-Attenborough-Bellamy tradition.' - Robert Crampton, The TimesRay Mears is a household name through his television... -
My Outdoor Life: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Ray Mears
RRP: £12.99£8.60'If Ray Mears isn't a Great Living Englishman, then goodness me, who is? Ray is a persuader, pragmatist and populariser in the Durrell-Attenborough-Bellamy tradition.' - Robert Crampton, The TimesRay Mears is a household name through his television... -
The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey
RRP: £32.00£20.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385545570Author Susan CaseyFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 669gDimensions(mm) 242mm *... -
Twentieth-Century Man: The Wild Life of Peter Beard by Christopher Wallace
RRP: £25.00£16.43An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist, wildlife photographer, and bon vivant enthralled and... -
Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah: The Sixteenth-Century Journey of David Reubeni through Africa, the Middle East, and Europe by Alan Verskin
RRP: £21.99£19.19In 1524, a man named David Reubeni appeared in Venice, claiming to be the ambassador of a powerful Jewish kingdom deep in the heart of Arabia. In this era of fierce rivalry between great powers, voyages of fantastic discovery, and brutal conquest of new... -
The High Sierra: A Love Story by Kim Stanley Robinson
RRP: £35.00£25.29Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and... -
The Man Who Loved Siberia by Roy Jacobsen 9781529413038
RRP: £25.00£16.38Siberia, to me, is a fairy-tale land.Fritz Doerries set out on his first trip to Eastern Siberia in 1877, when there were still blank spaces on maps of the world. Travelling alone or with his brothers, he climbed mountains, traversed great rivers,... -
Round Ireland in Low Gear by Eric Newby
RRP: £10.99£7.25'You've had some pretty crazy ideas in your life, Newby, but this is the craziest.' Grandmother Wanda Newby was exasperated after continuous rain, snow, and gales that knocked from her bike. Twice. To avoid other tourists, Eric Newby had... -
Curve of Time: 50th Anniversary Edition by M Blanchet 9781770500372
£20.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770500372Author M BlanchetFormat HardbackImprint Whitecap Books LtdPublisher Whitecap Books LtdWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 150mm * 25mm -
Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Journey by Caroline Alexander 9780375404030
RRP: £30.00£23.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Alex Awards 1999.Book InformationISBN 9780375404030Author Caroline AlexanderFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A... -
Highland Hermit by James Carron
RRP: £7.41£6.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781479399338Author James CarronFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm -
Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail by Stephen Taylor 9780300257519
RRP: £12.99£11.46A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration, and warfare"No other book resurrects the wooden world of Jack Tar in such captivating and voluminous detail."-Roger Ekirch, Wall... -
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys by Alexander Maitland 9781474606295
RRP: £11.99£8.00Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role in mankind's development. For almost two hundred years, the Royal Geographical Society has recognised... -
A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins by Lloyd Spencer Davis
RRP: £22.00£14.45George Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott's tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by becoming the first man to study penguins up close. His findings were so shocking to Victorian... -
The Crossing: A memoir of love, adventure and finding your own path by Sophie Matterson 9781761068829
RRP: £16.99£11.58'The Crossing is as profound as it is moving - a tapestry of adventure, love and, of course, camels.' Tim Cope, author of On the Trail of Genghis KhanIn 2020, at the age of thirty-one, Sophie Matterson set out to walk her five camels from Shark Bay in... -
Paris Letters by Janice MacLeod
RRP: £14.99£14.10A New York Times bestsellerFor readers of Eat Pray Love, Under the Tuscan Sun, and The 4-Hour Workweek, comes a funny, romantic, and inspiring travel memoir about a woman who quits her job, moves to Paris, and finds love-and herself.With romantic Paris... -
Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Voyage of Apollo 11 by James Donovan 9781445699073
RRP: £20.00£13.74Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission made history, this book tells the epic story of the astronauts, flight controllers and engineers who made it happen. On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, a... -
Passage To Juneau by Jonathan Raban 9780330346290
RRP: £12.99£9.26An entrancing travelogue from celebrated writer Jonathan Raban.First published in 1999, Passage to Juneau is an account of Raban's personal journey from Seattle to the Alaskan Capital by boat through the meandering sea route, the Inside Passage, told in... -
The Life of My Choice by Wilfred Thesiger 9780393334258
RRP: £25.00£22.47As a child in Abyssinia he watched the glorious armies of Ras Tafari returning from hand-to-hand battle, their prisoners in chains; at the age of 23 he made his first expedition into the country of the Danakil, a murderous race among whom a man's status... -
Explorer: The Quest for Adventure, Discovery and the Great Unknown by Benedict Allen
RRP: £18.99£12.48What does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century? Explorer is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet - at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote...