Bookshelf Best Sellers

Here are our best selling books and guides over the past few months. These are the books that are consistently in high demand.

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Waymaking

An Anthology of Womens Adventure Writing, Poetry and Art
€22,49

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Fantastic Female Adventurers Fantastic Female Adventurers

Fantastic Female Adventurers

Truly amazing tales of women exploring the world
€14,99

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Alone on the Wall

The Ultimate Limits of Adventure
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Bothy Tales

Footsteps in the Scottish Hills
€12,49

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Cold Wars

Kirkpatrick's wry sarcasm and the often ridiculous situations of big-wall climbing give this book many laugh-out-loud moments yet honest and insightful
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Last Hillwalker Last Hillwalker

Last Hillwalker

A sideways look at forty years in Britain's mountains
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Eat Sleep Cycle

Eat, Sleep, Cycle follows Anna's 4000-mile solo ride around the coast of the UK.
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Doug Scott: Up and About

The first volume of legendary climber and mountaineer Doug Scott’s autobiography
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Wild Country

A remarkable personal story, offering fresh perspectives on the role of the outdoors in British life and the development of climbing at its most revolutionary.
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Grand Adventures

Adventure Guru, Alastair Humphreys, shares tips and tales of Grand Adventures
€19,99

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Born to Run

Christopher McDougall explores a hidden tribe, ultra-running and the greatest race the world has never seen in this written account of extraordinary endurance.
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Adventures in Mind

The challenge and anticipation. The obsessive urge to achieve. It's not all about winning.
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No Easy Way No Easy Way

No Easy Way

‘If we were guaranteed success in everything we tried then life would be pretty boring.’...
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Wild Nights

Award-winning travel editor is in search of a truly 'extreme' night out
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Hell and High Water

One man's attempt to swim the length of Britain
€14,99

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Mud Sweat & Gears

A realistic and endearing approach to the classic but gruelling ride from Land’s End to John o’Groats
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There is No Map in Hell

The record-breaking run across the Lake District fells
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Vertical Mind

Simple neurobiology for getting the most out of your climbing
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Ascent of Rum Doodle

Comical cult classic detailing the spoof ascent of 40,000 foot peak, Rum Doodle
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The Maverick Mountaineer

The Remarkable Life of George Ingle Finch; climber, scientist and inventor
€12,49

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Echoes: Nick Bullock

One climber's hard road to freedom
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The Bond

Two epic climbs in Alaska and a lifetime's connection...
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The Push

The memoirs of Tommy Caldwell: a climber’s journey of endurance, risk, and going beyond limits
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Ridiculous Mountains

The hilarious adventures of the doctor and his hapless companions climbing and walking in the Scottish Highlands
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Cycling the Earth

A life changing race around the world
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Chris Bonington Mountaineer

This books breaks down 30 years of Chris Bonnington's climbing with pages of wonderful photographs - an inspiration to any mountaineer
€24,99

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Waterlog

Roger Deakin's tale of his liquid journey around the British Isles and the people he meets along the way.
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Run or Die

World champion ultra runner Kilian Jornet shares his passion for running in the worlds mountains
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Cycling's Greatest Misadventures

Misadventures from the terrifying to the comical
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The Ogre

Doug Scott’s biography of a mountain and the dramatic story of the first ascent
€17,49

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Mountains Of The Mind Mountains Of The Mind

Mountains Of The Mind

A History of a Fascination
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The Storms

A candid account of Mike Trueman, a British Army Gurkha officer who survived the Fastnet disaster and the 1996 Everest storm
€14,99

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Great Adventurers

Signed by Al Humphreys himself, the incredible expeditions of 20 explorers: inspiring stuff for adventurers from 5 years and up
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Diary Of A Young Naturalist Diary Of A Young Naturalist

Diary Of A Young Naturalist

A vivid exploration of the natural world from the perspective of an autistic teenager
€19,99

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The White Spider

Heinrich Harrer's account of the ascent of the infamous North Face of the Eigerwand
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The Longest Climb

Following the gruelling 5000 mile journey from the lowest point on earth to the peak of everest
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The Old Ways

Walking a 1000 miles or more in search of a route to the past, only to be delivered to the contemporary
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The Calling

Barry Blanchard charts his progress from a kid on the wrong side of the tracks to one of the most respected alpinists in the world.
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Hard Rock Hard Rock

Hard Rock

Simply the best of British rock climbing
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One Day As A Tiger One Day As A Tiger

One Day As A Tiger

Alex McIntyre and the birth of light and fast Alpinism
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How Not to Travel the World

Julio's account of her life changing decision to put her life on hold and travel the world
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Art of Freedom

The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka, by Bernadette McDonald
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Underland Underland

Underland

Robert Macfarlane takes us on a journey into the worlds beneath our feet
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Sky Dance Sky Dance

Sky Dance

John D. is fighting for the wild in the Scottish Highlands
€12,49

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What Goes Around Comes Around

Emily Chappell's autobiographical story of the life of a London cycle courier
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Troll Wall

The untold story of the British first ascent of Europe's tallest rock face
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The Tower

A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre by Kelly Cordes
€19,99

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A Lake District Grand Tour

Join Mike Cardens and his son Richard as they pedal through Lakeland in search of a Challenge, History, Wildlife, and Scones.
€12,49

Bookshelf Best Sellers

Mountain journal

Grab a brew, kick back and relax with in-depth features, tales of derring-do and Go Nice Place Do Good Things.

Waymaking: an anthology of women’s adventure writing and art

Waymaking: an anthology of women’s adventure writing and art

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Where to Climb in the Peak District

Whether you're inching your way up a featureless gritstone arête, jamming your way up a perfect crack line, or crimping...

  • Reading time 6 minutes

How to Hike-a-Bike: A Lake District Guide

Why on earth would you want to carry a bike, up a mountain, on your shoulders? This is a common...

  • Reading time 7 minutes

Build your own Go Box

There's an incredible sense of freedom that comes with knowing you have what you need to go pretty much anywhere...

  • Reading time 5 minutes

Wild Swimming Guide: everything you need to know

Wild swimming is one of our favourite ways to be brave, get in touch with nature and reset. If you...

  • Reading time 9 minutes