Books about exploration

619 books in our catalogue · showing 145–192

Accounts of going somewhere hard to reach: polar crossings, desert journeys, long river trips and first routes up a mountain. It covers classic expedition narratives, modern adventure writing and the histories of exploration, along with practical books for people planning journeys of their own.

For the cold end of the map see Polar books; for the high ground, Mountains; for water, Rivers.

Writing on exploration

The Motorcycle Diaries

Ernesto Che Guevara

The Cruel Way : A John Murray Journey

Ella K Maillart, Fiona Mozley

Tanked Up

Ben Thomson

Surfacing

Kathleen Jamie

Guides and practical books

Climbing and mountaineering

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