⛰️ Alpine Expedition

Tales of high-altitude ambition and peril, where climbers push against thin air, avalanche risk, and their own limits on the world's most unforgiving peaks.

No Shortcuts to the Top

by Ed Viesturs • 2006

Eighteen years, fourteen peaks, one rule that kept him alive when faster climbers died.

4.14

12k+

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs ⛰️ Himalayan Expeditions 🗻 Eight-Thousanders

No Shortcuts to the Top 91%

Eighteen years, fourteen peaks, one rule that kept him alive when faster climbers died.

by Ed Viesturs 2006

4.14

12k+ ratings

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs ⛰️ Himalayan Expeditions 🗻 Eight-Thousanders

A Life on the Edge

by Jim Whittaker • 1999

First American to summit Everest. Then he brought Soviets and Chinese up the same mountain.

4.05

731

🧗 High-Altitude Climbing 🏔️ Mountain Expeditions 🥇 First Ascents

A Life on the Edge 91%

First American to summit Everest. Then he brought Soviets and Chinese up the same mountain.

by Jim Whittaker 1999

4.05

731 ratings

🧗 High-Altitude Climbing 🏔️ Mountain Expeditions 🥇 First Ascents

The Climb

by Anatoli Boukreev • 1997

A blizzard at 8,000 meters: a guide without oxygen searches for missing clients in the dark.

3.99

19k+

🧗 Mountaineering 💵 Commercial Climbing ⛑️ Expedition Disasters

The Climb 91%

A blizzard at 8,000 meters: a guide without oxygen searches for missing clients in the dark.

by Anatoli Boukreev 1997

3.99

19k+ ratings

🧗 Mountaineering 💵 Commercial Climbing ⛑️ Expedition Disasters

Into Thin Air

by Jon Krakauer • 1997

Everest, 1996: a journalist joins a climb, a storm hits, and eight people never come back.

4.26

575k+

🏔️ Everest Expeditions 🏔️ Summit Fever 🏔️ Expedition Disasters

Into Thin Air 90%

Everest, 1996: a journalist joins a climb, a storm hits, and eight people never come back.

by Jon Krakauer 1997

4.26

575k+ ratings

🏔️ Everest Expeditions 🏔️ Summit Fever 🏔️ Expedition Disasters

Beyond Possible

by Nimsdai Purja • 2020

A soldier’s mission: all fourteen eight-thousanders in six months. The mountains were not consulted.

4.15

6k+

📚 Mountaineering Narratives 🪖 Military Memoir 🧠 Mental Toughness

Beyond Possible 90%

A soldier’s mission: all fourteen eight-thousanders in six months. The mountains were not consulted.

by Nimsdai Purja 2020

4.15

6k+ ratings

📚 Mountaineering Narratives 🪖 Military Memoir 🧠 Mental Toughness

Peak

by Roland Smith • 2007

Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.

3.97

23k+

⛰️ Mount Everest 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🧘 Spiritual Guide

Peak 89%

Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.

by Roland Smith 2007

3.97

23k+ ratings

⛰️ Mount Everest 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🧘 Spiritual Guide

Mars and Venus Starting Over

by John Gray • 2002

He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.

3.85

968

🧊 Polar Exploration 🫡 Crisis Leadership 💪 Extreme Endurance

Mars and Venus Starting Over 89%

He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.

by John Gray 2002

3.85

968 ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🫡 Crisis Leadership 💪 Extreme Endurance

The Lost Men

by Kelly Tyler-Lewis • 2006

Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.

4.15

2k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🏔️ Survival Narratives 🗺️ Expedition History

The Lost Men 89%

Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.

by Kelly Tyler-Lewis 2006

4.15

2k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🏔️ Survival Narratives 🗺️ Expedition History

Left for Dead

by Beck Weathers • 2000

Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.

3.61

8k+

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs 💀 Near-Death Experiences ❤️ Marriage Memoirs

Left for Dead 89%

Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.

by Beck Weathers 2000

3.61

8k+ ratings

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs 💀 Near-Death Experiences ❤️ Marriage Memoirs

Mawson's Will

by Lennard Bickel • 1977

He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.

4.26

2k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🇦🇶 Antarctic Expeditions 🏕️ Survival Narratives

Mawson's Will 89%

He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.

by Lennard Bickel 1977

4.26

2k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🇦🇶 Antarctic Expeditions 🏕️ Survival Narratives

Over the Edge

by Greg Child • 2002

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

3.78

643

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy

Over the Edge 89%

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

by Greg Child 2002

3.78

643 ratings

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy

The Ice at the End of the World

by Jon Gertner • 2019

Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.

4.17

1k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🌍 Climate Science 🏔️ Glaciology

The Ice at the End of the World 88%

Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.

by Jon Gertner 2019

4.17

1k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🌍 Climate Science 🏔️ Glaciology

The Nepali Flat

by Gordon Alexander • 2016

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

4.17

549

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp

The Nepali Flat 88%

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

by Gordon Alexander 2016

4.17

549 ratings

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp

Last Breath

by Peter Stark • 2001

Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.

4.01

735

🫀 Human Physiology 🏥 Wilderness Medicine 🏔️ Extreme Environments

Last Breath 88%

Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.

by Peter Stark 2001

4.01

735 ratings

🫀 Human Physiology 🏥 Wilderness Medicine 🏔️ Extreme Environments

Sidecountry

by John Branch • 2021

Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.

3.84

2k+

🎒 Adventure Journalism 🪂 Extreme Sports 📖 Literary Journalism

Sidecountry 88%

Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.

by John Branch 2021

3.84

2k+ ratings

🎒 Adventure Journalism 🪂 Extreme Sports 📖 Literary Journalism

The White Darkness

by David Grann • 2018

Obsessed with Shackleton, a soldier crossed Antarctica alone. His hero knew when to stop. He didn't.

3.97

10k+

❄️ Polar Exploration 📖 Explorer Biographies 🕰️ Historical Obsession

The White Darkness 88%

Obsessed with Shackleton, a soldier crossed Antarctica alone. His hero knew when to stop. He didn't.

by David Grann 2018

3.97

10k+ ratings

❄️ Polar Exploration 📖 Explorer Biographies 🕰️ Historical Obsession

Solo

by Hazel Phillips • 2022

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

3.58

198

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs

Solo 88%

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

by Hazel Phillips 2022

3.58

198 ratings

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs

Endurance

by Alfred Lansing • 1959

Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.

4.46

169k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🛟 Survival Narratives ⚓ Expedition Leadership

Endurance 88%

Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.

by Alfred Lansing 1959

4.46

169k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🛟 Survival Narratives ⚓ Expedition Leadership

Give Your Heart to the Hawks

by Win Blevins • 1973

Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.

3.98

425

🏜️ American West 🏔️ Mountain Men 🗽 Frontier Individualism

Give Your Heart to the Hawks 87%

Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.

by Win Blevins 1973

3.98

425 ratings

🏜️ American West 🏔️ Mountain Men 🗽 Frontier Individualism

Matterhorn

by Christopher Reich • 2024

His son killed on the Matterhorn, a retired spy hunts a Russian bioweapon aimed at Kyiv.

4.23

16k+

📡 Spy Thriller ⛰️ Alpine Setting 🕵️ Rogue Agent

Matterhorn 87%

His son killed on the Matterhorn, a retired spy hunts a Russian bioweapon aimed at Kyiv.

by Christopher Reich 2024

4.23

16k+ ratings

📡 Spy Thriller ⛰️ Alpine Setting 🕵️ Rogue Agent

Tintin in Tibet

by Hergé • 1959

Dreaming his friend survived a Himalayan crash, a young reporter braves the mountains to find him.

4.24

20k+

🇧🇪 Bande DessinéE 🏔️ Himalayan Expedition 👣 Misunderstood Monster

Tintin in Tibet 87%

Dreaming his friend survived a Himalayan crash, a young reporter braves the mountains to find him.

by Hergé 1959

4.24

20k+ ratings

🇧🇪 Bande DessinéE 🏔️ Himalayan Expedition 👣 Misunderstood Monster

Black Order

by James Rollins • 2006

A Himalayan outbreak and a coded Bible lead to a Nazi device that can rewrite evolution.

4.16

37k+

💻 Technothriller 🏛️ Historical Conspiracy 🕯️ Nazi Occultism

Black Order 87%

A Himalayan outbreak and a coded Bible lead to a Nazi device that can rewrite evolution.

by James Rollins 2006

4.16

37k+ ratings

💻 Technothriller 🏛️ Historical Conspiracy 🕯️ Nazi Occultism

Mount Analogue

by René Daumal • 2005

Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.

4.08

3k+

📜 Philosophical Allegory 🔮 Esoteric Quest 🚪 Hidden World

Mount Analogue 87%

Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.

by René Daumal 2005

4.08

3k+ ratings

📜 Philosophical Allegory 🔮 Esoteric Quest 🚪 Hidden World

Coming Into the Country

by John McPhee • 1977

Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.

4.21

8k+

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness ✍️ Literary Journalism 🪓 Bush Life

Coming Into the Country 87%

Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.

by John McPhee 1977

4.21

8k+ ratings

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness ✍️ Literary Journalism 🪓 Bush Life

The Snow Leopard

by Peter Matthiessen • 1978

Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.

4.06

21k+

🌿 Nature Writing 🏔️ Spiritual Pilgrimage 🧘 Zen Buddhism

The Snow Leopard 87%

Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.

by Peter Matthiessen 1978

4.06

21k+ ratings

🌿 Nature Writing 🏔️ Spiritual Pilgrimage 🧘 Zen Buddhism

One Man's Wilderness

by Sam Keith • 1973

At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.

4.37

10k+

🏔️ Wilderness Memoir 🔨 Self-Reliance 🐻 Animal Encounters

One Man's Wilderness 87%

At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.

by Sam Keith 1973

4.37

10k+ ratings

🏔️ Wilderness Memoir 🔨 Self-Reliance 🐻 Animal Encounters

My Side of the Mountain

by Jean Craighead George • 1959

Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.

4.10

86k+

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦅 Falconry 🏃 Runaway Adventure

My Side of the Mountain 87%

Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.

by Jean Craighead George 1959

4.10

86k+ ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦅 Falconry 🏃 Runaway Adventure

The River of Doubt

by Candice Millard • 2005

An unmapped Amazon tributary, a former president, and the expedition that nearly killed him.

4.21

79k+

🌿 Amazon Exploration 💀 Expedition Histories 🆘 Survival Narratives

The River of Doubt 87%

An unmapped Amazon tributary, a former president, and the expedition that nearly killed him.

by Candice Millard 2005

4.21

79k+ ratings

🌿 Amazon Exploration 💀 Expedition Histories 🆘 Survival Narratives

Run or Die

by Kilian Jornet • 2011

Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.

3.61

4k+

🏃 Ultrarunning ⛰️ Mountain Sports 🏔️ Endurance Philosophy

Run or Die 87%

Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.

by Kilian Jornet 2011

3.61

4k+ ratings

🏃 Ultrarunning ⛰️ Mountain Sports 🏔️ Endurance Philosophy

Sea of Glory

by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2001

The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.

4.04

7k+

🚢 Maritime Exploration 🧊 Antarctic Exploration 💀 Doomed Voyages

Sea of Glory 86%

The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.

by Nathaniel Philbrick 2001

4.04

7k+ ratings

🚢 Maritime Exploration 🧊 Antarctic Exploration 💀 Doomed Voyages

The Rock Warrior's Way

by Arno Ilgner • 2003

The mind fails before the body on hard climbs. Samurai mental training for the wall.

4.29

2k+

🧗 Rock Climbing 🧠 Sports Psychology 😨 Fear Management

The Rock Warrior's Way 86%

The mind fails before the body on hard climbs. Samurai mental training for the wall.

by Arno Ilgner 2003

4.29

2k+ ratings

🧗 Rock Climbing 🧠 Sports Psychology 😨 Fear Management

Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer • 1996

A young man sheds his name and cash, walks into the Alaskan wild, and never returns.

4.02

1.2M+

📖 Narrative Nonfiction 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 🏃 Runaway Idealist

Into the Wild 86%

A young man sheds his name and cash, walks into the Alaskan wild, and never returns.

by Jon Krakauer 1996

4.02

1.2M+ ratings

📖 Narrative Nonfiction 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 🏃 Runaway Idealist

Ice Station

by Matthew Reilly • 1998

Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.

4.12

35k+

🧊 Antarctic Isolation 🎖️ Military Thriller 🏰 Under Siege

Ice Station 86%

Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.

by Matthew Reilly 1998

4.12

35k+ ratings

🧊 Antarctic Isolation 🎖️ Military Thriller 🏰 Under Siege

Crux

by Gabriel Tallent • 2026

Outcast friends tackle a desert boulder to prove themselves but the fall could shatter their bond.

3.79

4k+

🧗 Rock Climbing 🫂 Found Family 💌 Unspoken Longing

Crux 86%

Outcast friends tackle a desert boulder to prove themselves but the fall could shatter their bond.

by Gabriel Tallent 2026

3.79

4k+ ratings

🧗 Rock Climbing 🫂 Found Family 💌 Unspoken Longing

Hell Is Empty

by Craig Johnson • 2011

A blizzard strands a sheriff on a mountain with escaped killers and a murdered child's bones.

4.29

18k+

🖤 Western Noir 🏔️ Wilderness Survival 🎯 Wilderness Manhunt

Hell Is Empty 86%

A blizzard strands a sheriff on a mountain with escaped killers and a murdered child's bones.

by Craig Johnson 2011

4.29

18k+ ratings

🖤 Western Noir 🏔️ Wilderness Survival 🎯 Wilderness Manhunt

Arctic Homestead

by Norma Cobb • 2000

A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.

4.06

2k+

🏡 Homesteading Memoir 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Frontier Family

Arctic Homestead 86%

A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.

by Norma Cobb 2000

4.06

2k+ ratings

🏡 Homesteading Memoir 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Frontier Family

Life Lessons From the Amazon

by Pip Stewart • 2021

Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.

4.08

194

🏕️ Expedition Memoirs 🌴 Rainforest Adventure 🧭 Female Explorers

Life Lessons From the Amazon 86%

Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.

by Pip Stewart 2021

4.08

194 ratings

🏕️ Expedition Memoirs 🌴 Rainforest Adventure 🧭 Female Explorers

The Cradle of Ice

by James Rollins • 2023

A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.

4.06

5k+

⚙️ Science Fantasy 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Cradle of Ice 86%

A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.

by James Rollins 2023

4.06

5k+ ratings

⚙️ Science Fantasy 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

A Walk in the Park

by Kevin Fedarko • 2024

A writer and a photographer attempt a rim-to-rim hike. The Grand Canyon has other ideas.

4.23

19k+

🏜️ Grand Canyon 🛶 Whitewater Rafting 🥾 Wilderness Trekking

A Walk in the Park 86%

A writer and a photographer attempt a rim-to-rim hike. The Grand Canyon has other ideas.

by Kevin Fedarko 2024

4.23

19k+ ratings

🏜️ Grand Canyon 🛶 Whitewater Rafting 🥾 Wilderness Trekking

Grandma Gatewood's Walk

by Ben Montgomery • 2014

A denim sack, Keds, a shower curtain: a 67-year-old grandma walked the Appalachian Trail alone.

4.11

32k+

🥾 Thru Hiking 🏔️ Appalachian Trail 👩‍🦳 Women In History

Grandma Gatewood's Walk 86%

A denim sack, Keds, a shower curtain: a 67-year-old grandma walked the Appalachian Trail alone.

by Ben Montgomery 2014

4.11

32k+ ratings

🥾 Thru Hiking 🏔️ Appalachian Trail 👩‍🦳 Women In History

The Long Walk

by Slavomir Rawicz • 1956

Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.

4.24

22k+

🏚️ Soviet Gulags 🔓 Prison Escapes 🏕️ Survival Narratives

The Long Walk 86%

Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.

by Slavomir Rawicz 1956

4.24

22k+ ratings

🏚️ Soviet Gulags 🔓 Prison Escapes 🏕️ Survival Narratives

Rowing the Atlantic

by Roz Savage • 2009

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

4.02

456

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings

Rowing the Atlantic 86%

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

by Roz Savage 2009

4.02

456 ratings

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings

Miracle in the Andes

by Nando Parrado • 2006

Sixty days trapped in the Andes. One promise. A ten-day trek without gear to find help.

4.37

27k+

📖 Survival Memoir 🏔️ Andes Plane Crash ⛏️ Extreme Survival

Miracle in the Andes 86%

Sixty days trapped in the Andes. One promise. A ten-day trek without gear to find help.

by Nando Parrado 2006

4.37

27k+ ratings

📖 Survival Memoir 🏔️ Andes Plane Crash ⛏️ Extreme Survival

Things I Learned from Falling

by Claire Nelson • 2020

Four days alone, immobile, dying of thirst. The helicopter came. The real rescue took years.

4.06

6k+

🏜️ Survival Memoirs 🥾 Solo Hiking 🧱 Emotional Isolation

Things I Learned from Falling 86%

Four days alone, immobile, dying of thirst. The helicopter came. The real rescue took years.

by Claire Nelson 2020

4.06

6k+ ratings

🏜️ Survival Memoirs 🥾 Solo Hiking 🧱 Emotional Isolation

Training for the Uphill Athlete

by Steve House • 2019

Uphill endurance has a blueprint, and it starts with aerobic capacity, not pain tolerance.

4.57

2k+

🏃 Endurance Sports ⛰️ Mountain Running 🫁 Aerobic Base Building

Training for the Uphill Athlete 86%

Uphill endurance has a blueprint, and it starts with aerobic capacity, not pain tolerance.

by Steve House 2019

4.57

2k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Sports ⛰️ Mountain Running 🫁 Aerobic Base Building

The Titanic Secret

by Clive Cussler • 2019

Isaac Bell finds dead miners alive, mining Arctic ore while killers close in.

4.13

7k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline Adventure ⛏️ Secret Mining Expedition 💀 Doomed Expedition

The Titanic Secret 86%

Isaac Bell finds dead miners alive, mining Arctic ore while killers close in.

by Clive Cussler 2019

4.13

7k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline Adventure ⛏️ Secret Mining Expedition 💀 Doomed Expedition

Undaunted Courage

by Stephen E. Ambrose • 1996

A brave captain mapped the West for Jefferson, then got lost in his own mind.

4.23

68k+

🏞️ American Frontier 🗺️ Expedition Narratives 🌅 Manifest Destiny

Undaunted Courage 86%

A brave captain mapped the West for Jefferson, then got lost in his own mind.

by Stephen E. Ambrose 1996

4.23

68k+ ratings

🏞️ American Frontier 🗺️ Expedition Narratives 🌅 Manifest Destiny

The Sanatorium

by Sarah Pearse • 2021

An avalanche traps a detective inside a former sanatorium turned hotel. The murders have started.

3.36

205k+

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Alpine Setting ❄️ Snowbound Thriller

The Sanatorium 86%

An avalanche traps a detective inside a former sanatorium turned hotel. The murders have started.

by Sarah Pearse 2021

3.36

205k+ ratings

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Alpine Setting ❄️ Snowbound Thriller

Little Princes

by Conor Grennan • 2011

To impress a girl, he volunteered at a Nepali orphanage. The children were not orphans.

4.26

24k+

🪢 Child Trafficking 🌍 Humanitarian Work 🎒 Volunteering Abroad

Little Princes 86%

To impress a girl, he volunteered at a Nepali orphanage. The children were not orphans.

by Conor Grennan 2011

4.26

24k+ ratings

🪢 Child Trafficking 🌍 Humanitarian Work 🎒 Volunteering Abroad

On the Trail of Genghis Khan

by Tim Cope • 2013

6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.

4.15

2k+

🏔️ Central Asian Travel 🏕️ Nomadic Cultures 🐴 Horse Travel

On the Trail of Genghis Khan 86%

6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.

by Tim Cope 2013

4.15

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Central Asian Travel 🏕️ Nomadic Cultures 🐴 Horse Travel

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