Expeditions

'Sometimes it feels as though the whole planet has been so polluted and ravaged that there are no Edens left, but they are there to be found by tho...

Henry Birdie Bowers realised his lifes ambition when he was selected for Captain Scotts Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic, yet he also met his...

On the eve of the 2024 election, a fascinating - and frequently funny - tale of one man cycling the breadth of America. 'Finally, I emerged onto a...

Author, photographer and explorer Peter Clutterbuck's love of adventure developed as a child growing up within the British Army. Subsequently, Pete...

A professional biologist with wide experience of working both in the UK and overseas, Rory Putman takes us with him on working trips to Iceland, Ea...

'I have given my whole life to the mountains. Born at the foot of the Alps, I have been a ski champion, a professional guide, an amateur of the gre...

The objects in this book relate to a key period in polar exploration history, from the 1770s to the early 1930s. Today they are located worldwide, ...

'Hypnotic... raises questions of exploration and wonder, of nature and humanity' New York Times Book Review'Exquisite and shocking... just as any e...

'Magnificent . . . The prose has the glorious turbulence and boil of the first two books, and the youthful magic of his 'dream-odyssey' ROBERT MACF...

Robert Mads Anderson is an elite mountaineer with a solitary goal: to conquer Everest. After nearly getting killed on his first expedition, he led ...

In 1976, areas of the great mountain regions remained unknown and acute mountain sickness was a medical mystery waiting to be explored. Into this a...

The true story of the thrill-seekers, map-makers, soldiers, occultists, artists and porters who paved the way for modern mountaineering. A beautif...

Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumours have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden deep in the Honduran interior. Ind...

Northern Wilderness is a stunning celebration of one of earth's great wildernesses. Ray Mears journeys on foot, by canoe and by snowshoe through mo...

This collection of true diving stories makes for compelling reading for all divers and would-be divers. Enjoy classic tales of this extreme watersp...

How good that the stories of these adventurous and wonderful women who made extraordinary journeys around the world have now come to light.' Dame ...

In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered t...

Winner of the Prix Renaudot 2019 A New York Times Best Book of 2021 Extraordinarily beautiful a long last loving glance at the planet. Carl Safin...

The life of Captain Robert Falcon Scott Scott of the Antarctic and the courage that he exemplified have marked him out as a hero to generations, ...

Inspiring accounts of remarkable adventures and scientific discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of our world and tested the limit...