• The best books on Mountaineering - The Mountains of My Life by Walter Bonatti, translated by Robert Marshall
  • The best books on Mountaineering - The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd
  • The best books on Mountaineering - The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger by Heinrich Harrer
  • The best books on Mountaineering - No Map Could Show Them by Helen Mort
  • The best books on Mountaineering - Space Below My Feet by Gwen Moffat

The best books on Mountaineering, recommended by Anna Fleming

Mountaineering is a thrilling, mind-altering pastime that brings the climber into direct contact with some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes. But it is also one that carries significant risk, explains Anna Fleming, author of the rock-climbing memoir Time on Rock. Here, she recommends five fascinating mountaineering books that combine history, nature, and sheer adventure.

  • The Best Books on the Philosophy of Travel - Mountain Gloom And Mountain Glory: The Development of the Aesthetics of the Infinite by Marjorie Hope Nicolson
  • The Best Books on the Philosophy of Travel - Letters written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark by Mary Wollstonecraft
  • The Best Books on the Philosophy of Travel - Walden by Henry David Thoreau
  • The Best Books on the Philosophy of Travel - The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
  • The Best Books on the Philosophy of Travel - How to Talk About Places You've Never Been: On the Importance of Armchair Travel by Michele Hutchison (translator) & Pierre Bayard

The Best Books on the Philosophy of Travel, recommended by Emily Thomas

At its best, travel broadens our minds, expands our horizons and allows us to see the world we live in differently. But it has also played an important role in the history of philosophy. Emily Thomas, author of The Meaning of Travel: Philosophers Abroad, explores the connections between her two passions—philosophy and travel—at a moment when most of us are unable to leave our houses: perhaps the perfect moment to reflect on travel’s significance for human beings.

  • The best books on Local Adventures - The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell
  • The best books on Local Adventures - The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe by Chet Raymo
  • The best books on Local Adventures - On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz
  • The best books on Local Adventures - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
  • The best books on Local Adventures - The Backyard Adventurer by Beau Miles

The best books on Local Adventures, recommended by Alastair Humphreys

Wonderful as it would be to climb Mount Everest or row across the Atlantic, not all of us will get the chance to go on an epic adventure. But that doesn’t mean we can’t go exploring. Alastair Humphreys, the British adventurer, explains the concept of ‘local adventure’ and recommends books that give a feel for what it’s about and why it’s worth pursuing.