From heartwarming memoirs to deeply chilling stories of life-and-death struggles, the stories that come out of the wilderness are as diverse as the landscapes where they take place. Kickstart your winter reading with our editors (non-exhaustive) picks for 13 volumes everyone who loves the outdoors should read.
Romero climbed Denali at 11 and has bagged five of the Seven Summits. He hopes to climb Everest in 2010, but is mountain climbing good for a growing kid?
I've read many outdoor books to get up to speed on camping, cooking, hiking, etc. I would like to hear what your choices of books might be in the outdoor education area.
From alpine obsession to the search for Abbey's grave, here are six new books for every backpacker's reading list.
Seven great books and the outdoor places to enjoy them
A good pile of animal scat speaks volumes about your backwoods neighbors, if you know what to look for.
A definitive guide to the hottest, sweetest, looniest, and most colorful spots in the great outdoors.
Readers weigh in with their picks for the best outdoor books of all time.
In an excerpt from the new book The Art of Adventure, BACKPACKER's photo editor reflects on the magic of outdoor images—and the best ones that can never be printed.
Whether read before the trek, during the adventure, or after it's over, these books remind us why we love the wild.
