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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+
The Lost Men Summary
The Lost Men 92%
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
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+
Mawson's Will Summary
Mawson's Will 92%
He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.
by Lennard Bickel 1977
4.26
2k+ ratings
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
Mars and Venus Starting Over Summary
Mars and Venus Starting Over 91%
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
by John Gray 2002
3.85
968 ratings
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+
Endurance Summary
Endurance 91%
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
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+
The White Darkness Summary
The White Darkness 91%
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
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+
No Shortcuts to the Top Summary
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
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+
Sea of Glory Summary
Sea of Glory 90%
The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2001
4.04
7k+ ratings
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
Life Lessons From the Amazon Summary
Life Lessons From the Amazon 90%
Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.
by Pip Stewart 2021
4.08
194 ratings
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+
Into Thin Air Summary
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
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+
Beyond Possible Summary
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
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
A Life on the Edge Summary
A Life on the Edge 90%
First American to summit Everest. Then he brought Soviets and Chinese up the same mountain.
by Jim Whittaker 1999
4.05
731 ratings
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+
The Ice at the End of the World Summary
The Ice at the End of the World 90%
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
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+
The River of Doubt Summary
The River of Doubt 90%
An unmapped Amazon tributary, a former president, and the expedition that nearly killed him.
by Candice Millard 2005
4.21
79k+ ratings
Erebus
by Michael Palin • 2018
She mapped Antarctica, then vanished in the Arctic with 129 men. The full story of HMS Erebus.
4.28
12k+
Erebus Summary
Erebus 90%
She mapped Antarctica, then vanished in the Arctic with 129 men. The full story of HMS Erebus.
by Michael Palin 2018
4.28
12k+ ratings
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
Rowing the Atlantic Summary
Rowing the Atlantic 90%
How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.
by Roz Savage 2009
4.02
456 ratings
Castaway
by Lucy Irvine • 1983
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
3.76
871
Castaway Summary
Castaway 90%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 ratings
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+
Undaunted Courage Summary
Undaunted Courage 89%
A brave captain mapped the West for Jefferson, then got lost in his own mind.
by Stephen E. Ambrose 1996
4.23
68k+ ratings
Dark Star Safari
by Paul Theroux • 2002
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
3.98
16k+
Dark Star Safari Summary
Dark Star Safari 89%
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
by Paul Theroux 2002
3.98
16k+ ratings
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+
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness 89%
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
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+
The Climb Summary
The Climb 89%
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
Travels with Myself and Another
by Martha Gellhorn • 1979
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
3.84
2k+
Travels with Myself and Another Summary
Travels with Myself and Another 89%
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
by Martha Gellhorn 1979
3.84
2k+ ratings
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 Summary
Solo 89%
Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.
by Hazel Phillips 2022
3.58
198 ratings
The Long Walk
by Slavomir Rawicz • 1956
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
4.24
22k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 89%
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
by Slavomir Rawicz 1956
4.24
22k+ ratings
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+
A Walk in the Park Summary
A Walk in the Park 89%
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
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+
On the Trail of Genghis Khan Summary
On the Trail of Genghis Khan 89%
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
Arctic Homestead
by Norma Cobb • 2000
A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.
4.06
2k+
Arctic Homestead Summary
Arctic Homestead 89%
A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.
by Norma Cobb 2000
4.06
2k+ ratings
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
by Meriwether Lewis • 2005
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
3.93
381
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Summary
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 89%
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
by Meriwether Lewis 2005
3.93
381 ratings
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
The Nepali Flat Summary
The Nepali Flat 89%
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
Cooper's Creek
by Alan Moorehead • 1963
A starving party staggered into base, only to find their companions had left nine hours earlier.
3.83
537
Cooper's Creek Summary
Cooper's Creek 89%
A starving party staggered into base, only to find their companions had left nine hours earlier.
by Alan Moorehead 1963
3.83
537 ratings
Tracks
by Robyn Davidson • 1980
Four camels, a dog, 1700 miles of Australian desert. What solitude cost, and what it gave back.
3.93
18k+
Tracks Summary
Tracks 89%
Four camels, a dog, 1700 miles of Australian desert. What solitude cost, and what it gave back.
by Robyn Davidson 1980
3.93
18k+ ratings
The Lost City of Z
by David Grann • 2009
An explorer vanished in 1925 hunting a lost Amazon city. Modern science has found his civilization.
3.90
112k+
The Lost City of Z Summary
The Lost City of Z 89%
An explorer vanished in 1925 hunting a lost Amazon city. Modern science has found his civilization.
by David Grann 2009
3.90
112k+ ratings
The Sunset Route
by Carrot Quinn • 2021
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
4.16
2k+
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route 89%
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
by Carrot Quinn 2021
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Voyage of the Beagle
by Charles Darwin • 1839
The five-year voyage that found patterns in nature no theory of the time could explain.
4.02
9k+
The Voyage of the Beagle Summary
The Voyage of the Beagle 89%
The five-year voyage that found patterns in nature no theory of the time could explain.
by Charles Darwin 1839
4.02
9k+ ratings
Left for Dead
by Beck Weathers • 2000
Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.
3.61
8k+
Left for Dead Summary
Left for Dead 88%
Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.
by Beck Weathers 2000
3.61
8k+ ratings
Barbarian Days
by William Finnegan • 2015
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
4.28
41k+
Barbarian Days Summary
Barbarian Days 88%
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
by William Finnegan 2015
4.28
41k+ ratings
Trespassing Across America
by Ken Ilgunas • 2016
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
3.82
2k+
Trespassing Across America Summary
Trespassing Across America 88%
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
by Ken Ilgunas 2016
3.82
2k+ ratings
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys
by Simon Reeve • 2018
Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.
4.34
6k+
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys Summary
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys 88%
Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.
by Simon Reeve 2018
4.34
6k+ ratings
Endurance
by Scott Kelly • 2017
An unfocused kid reads one book, becomes an astronaut, and spends a year in space.
4.21
23k+
Endurance Summary
Endurance 88%
An unfocused kid reads one book, becomes an astronaut, and spends a year in space.
by Scott Kelly 2017
4.21
23k+ ratings
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+
Coming Into the Country Summary
Coming Into the Country 88%
Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.
by John McPhee 1977
4.21
8k+ ratings
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+
Things I Learned from Falling Summary
Things I Learned from Falling 88%
Four days alone, immobile, dying of thirst. The helicopter came. The real rescue took years.
by Claire Nelson 2020
4.06
6k+ ratings
Ma vie sans gravité
by Thomas Pesquet • 2023
Out of 8,413 applicants, he became an astronaut. Then his girlfriend called it a trauma.
4.57
1k+
Ma vie sans gravité Summary
Ma vie sans gravité 88%
Out of 8,413 applicants, he became an astronaut. Then his girlfriend called it a trauma.
by Thomas Pesquet 2023
4.57
1k+ ratings
Sidecountry
by John Branch • 2021
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
3.84
2k+
Sidecountry Summary
Sidecountry 88%
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
by John Branch 2021
3.84
2k+ ratings
Last Breath
by Peter Stark • 2001
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
4.01
735
Last Breath Summary
Last Breath 88%
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
by Peter Stark 2001
4.01
735 ratings
Evolution's Captain
by Peter Nichols • 2003
He kidnapped four Fuegians to save them, gave Darwin his ship, and was destroyed by both.
3.99
511
Evolution's Captain Summary
Evolution's Captain 88%
He kidnapped four Fuegians to save them, gave Darwin his ship, and was destroyed by both.
by Peter Nichols 2003
3.99
511 ratings
The Latte Factor
by David Bach • 2019
He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.
3.83
8k+
The Latte Factor Summary
The Latte Factor 88%
He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.
by David Bach 2019
3.83
8k+ ratings
A Land So Strange
by Andrés Reséndez • 2007
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
4.11
4k+
A Land So Strange Summary
A Land So Strange 88%
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
by Andrés Reséndez 2007
4.11
4k+ ratings
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett • 1944
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
4.31
6k+
Man-Eaters of Kumaon Summary
Man-Eaters of Kumaon 88%
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
by Jim Corbett 1944
4.31
6k+ ratings
The Way of the Hermit
by Ken Smith • 2023
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
4.21
3k+
The Way of the Hermit Summary
The Way of the Hermit 88%
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
by Ken Smith 2023
4.21
3k+ ratings
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
Give Your Heart to the Hawks Summary
Give Your Heart to the Hawks 88%
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
by Win Blevins 1973
3.98
425 ratings
Nefertiti Lived Here
by Mary Chubb • 1954
A Bloomsbury secretary joined an Egyptian dig and moved into the house where Nefertiti lived.
4.19
172
Nefertiti Lived Here Summary
Nefertiti Lived Here 88%
A Bloomsbury secretary joined an Egyptian dig and moved into the house where Nefertiti lived.
by Mary Chubb 1954
4.19
172 ratings
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