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Navigation

Techniques and skills for walkers

by Pete Hawkins ...

Master the art of navigation and unlock new adventures with Navigation by Pete Hawkins, the definitive Cicerone guide to using a map and compass with confidence. Whether you’re a complete beginner keen to take your first steps off the beaten track, or an experienced walker looking to hone your skills for challenging conditions, this compact, practical handbook provides everything you need to ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Master the art of navigation and unlock new adventures with Navigation by Pete Hawkins, the definitive Cicerone guide to using a map and compass with confidence. Whether you’re a complete beginner keen to take your first steps off the beaten track, or an experienced walker looking to hone your skills for challenging conditions, this compact, practical handbook provides everything you need to
... Read more
Map and Compass

Cicerone Press

by Pete Hawkins ...

This comprehensive guidebook to navigation with a map and compass, but also with advice about using GPS and digital mapping systems, aims to help readers make the most of their outdoor experiences by learning how to use the map compass correctly. The techniques described will give readers the freedom to get away from the crowds, invent their own routes and discover new areas, even where the GPS ... Read more

$26.29 CAD

This comprehensive guidebook to navigation with a map and compass, but also with advice about using GPS and digital mapping systems, aims to help readers make the most of their outdoor experiences by learning how to use the map compass correctly. The techniques described will give readers the freedom to get away from the crowds, invent their own routes and discover new areas, even where the GPS
... Read more
Lost in the Jungle

A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival

by Yossi Ghinsberg ...

Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. But when a terrible rafting accident separates him from his partner, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone against one of ... Read more

$1.99 CAD

Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. But when a terrible rafting accident separates him from his partner, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone against one of
... Read more
Walk with Weight

The Definitive Guide to Rucking

by Michael Easter ...

"Easter makes rucking accessible, sustainable, and surprisingly fun, showing you how to build strength, endurance, and mental resilience just by taking a walk." - Melissa Urban, Whole30 co-founder and CEOFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Comfort Crisis comes the definitive guide to the fast-growing sport of rucking—or walking with weight—as a daily practice that can change body and ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

"Easter makes rucking accessible, sustainable, and surprisingly fun, showing you how to build strength, endurance, and mental resilience just by taking a walk." - Melissa Urban, Whole30 co-founder and CEOFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Comfort Crisis comes the definitive guide to the fast-growing sport of rucking—or walking with weight—as a daily practice that can change body and
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The Old Ways

A Journey on Foot

by Robert Macfarlane ...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZEThe original bestseller from the beloved author of UNDERLAND, LANDMARKS and THE LOST WORDS - Robert Macfarlane travels Britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape'The Old Ways confirms Macfarlane's reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZEThe original bestseller from the beloved author of UNDERLAND, LANDMARKS and THE LOST WORDS - Robert Macfarlane travels Britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape'The Old Ways confirms Macfarlane's reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about
... Read more
Tour Du Mont Blanc Guide De Randonnée 2026–2027

EN TOUTE AUTONOMIE — Étapes, Refuges, Variantes & Conseils Pratiques Pour Le Trek Alpin Mythique

by Julien Rivoire ...

Le Tour du Mont Blanc paraît souvent simple avant le départ : un sentier célèbre, des refuges réguliers, des paysages alpins connus dans le monde entier. Puis viennent les longues montées, la fatigue accumulée, la météo qui change en une heure et les décisions qu’il faut prendre chaque jour.Beaucoup de randonneurs sous-estiment ce trek. Pas à cause de sa difficulté technique, mais parce qu’ils ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Le Tour du Mont Blanc paraît souvent simple avant le départ : un sentier célèbre, des refuges réguliers, des paysages alpins connus dans le monde entier. Puis viennent les longues montées, la fatigue accumulée, la météo qui change en une heure et les décisions qu’il faut prendre chaque jour.Beaucoup de randonneurs sous-estiment ce trek. Pas à cause de sa difficulté technique, mais parce qu’ils
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RICH JOHNSON'S GUIDE TO WILDERNESS SURVIVAL : How to Avoid Trouble and How to Live Through the Trouble You Can't Avoid: How to Avoid Trouble and How to Live Through the Trouble You Can't Avoid

How to Avoid Trouble and How to Live Through the Trouble You Can't Avoid

by Rich Johnson ...

Expert advice on staying safe in the outdoors from one of America’s best-known survival writersThe best way to survive an extreme situation in the wilderness is to avoid it in the first place, says Rich Johnson in this refreshing new guide to outdoor survival skills. Avoiding both the rigid "primitive skills" ideology and macho, military/survivalist posturing, Johnson focuses on proven, easily ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Expert advice on staying safe in the outdoors from one of America’s best-known survival writersThe best way to survive an extreme situation in the wilderness is to avoid it in the first place, says Rich Johnson in this refreshing new guide to outdoor survival skills. Avoiding both the rigid "primitive skills" ideology and macho, military/survivalist posturing, Johnson focuses on proven, easily
... Read more
A Camino Addiction

by Terry Wilson ...

The Camino. The Way of St James.You have to be committed to walking the Camino, the way of St James.This book is about an eight hundred kilometre journey across the top of Spain.You have heard the saying: 'rain in Spain', well this is 'the pain in Spain'.Every day is up some flaming mountain then down the other side. The only flat is a flat white for one euro at the end of the day.You will hear ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Camino. The Way of St James.You have to be committed to walking the Camino, the way of St James.This book is about an eight hundred kilometre journey across the top of Spain.You have heard the saying: 'rain in Spain', well this is 'the pain in Spain'.Every day is up some flaming mountain then down the other side. The only flat is a flat white for one euro at the end of the day.You will hear
... Read more
Alta Via 1 - Trekking in the Dolomites

Includes 1:25,000 map booklet

by Gillian Price ...

Begin your Dolomites adventure and discover the Alta Via 1 (AV1) — a classic hut-to-hut trek through northeastern Italy’s spectacular alpine scenery. Covering 115km from Lago di Braies to Belluno, this long-distance trail offers a perfect introduction to trekking in the Dolomites, suitable for both first-time and experienced trekkers, and typically completed in around two weeks.This Dolomites ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

Begin your Dolomites adventure and discover the Alta Via 1 (AV1) — a classic hut-to-hut trek through northeastern Italy’s spectacular alpine scenery. Covering 115km from Lago di Braies to Belluno, this long-distance trail offers a perfect introduction to trekking in the Dolomites, suitable for both first-time and experienced trekkers, and typically completed in around two weeks.This Dolomites
... Read more
Beyond Possible

The inspirational autobiography of the celebrated mountaineer

by Nimsdai Purja ...

The brave and inspiring true story of renowned climber Nims Purja's mission to summit the fourteen highest peaks on Earth - as seen on Netflix.'Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The TimesFourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The brave and inspiring true story of renowned climber Nims Purja's mission to summit the fourteen highest peaks on Earth - as seen on Netflix.'Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The TimesFourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the
... Read more
Walking in Ticino

Lugano, Locarno and the mountains of southern Switzerland

by Andrew Beattie ...

Switzerland's southernmost canton, Ticino, occupies a unique position in the Alps, a region where Swiss precision meets Italian warmth, where palm-fringed lake promenades give way to wild mountain valleys and the historic St Gotthard Pass links the Mediterranean world to the heart of Europe. Few corners of Switzerland offer such an extraordinary contrast of landscapes within easy reach of a single ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Switzerland's southernmost canton, Ticino, occupies a unique position in the Alps, a region where Swiss precision meets Italian warmth, where palm-fringed lake promenades give way to wild mountain valleys and the historic St Gotthard Pass links the Mediterranean world to the heart of Europe. Few corners of Switzerland offer such an extraordinary contrast of landscapes within easy reach of a single
... Read more
Hidden Mountains

Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong

by Michael Wejchert ...

NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNERThe story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNERThe story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place
... Read more
Bushcraft First Aid

A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care

by Dave Canterbury, Ph.D. Jason A. Hunt ...

Series series Bushcraft Survival Skills Series
From wilderness expert Dave Canterbury and outdoor survival instructor Jason Hunt comes the next installment in the New York Times bestselling Bushcraft series—a go-to first aid resource for anyone headed into the woods.Out in the woods or on top of a mountain, there’s no calling 9-1-1. Bushcraft First Aid teaches you how to be your own first responder. The authors’ years of experience and ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

From wilderness expert Dave Canterbury and outdoor survival instructor Jason Hunt comes the next installment in the New York Times bestselling Bushcraft series—a go-to first aid resource for anyone headed into the woods.Out in the woods or on top of a mountain, there’s no calling 9-1-1. Bushcraft First Aid teaches you how to be your own first responder. The authors’ years of experience and
... Read more
Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 1

Canterbury to Lausanne

by The Reverend Sandy Brown ...

Follow the historic Via Francigena pilgrimage route across 1090km of England, France and Switzerland, along ancient paths once used by medieval pilgrims to walk to Rome. Starting in Canterbury, this part of the route offers an ideal introduction to the Via Francigena, through rolling French countryside, Champagne vineyards and the Jura Mountains to lakeside Lausanne, and is suitable for most ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

Follow the historic Via Francigena pilgrimage route across 1090km of England, France and Switzerland, along ancient paths once used by medieval pilgrims to walk to Rome. Starting in Canterbury, this part of the route offers an ideal introduction to the Via Francigena, through rolling French countryside, Champagne vineyards and the Jura Mountains to lakeside Lausanne, and is suitable for most
... Read more
Walking the South Coast of England

A Complete Guide to Walking the South-facing Coasts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire (including the Isle of Wight), Sussex and Kent, from Lands End to the South Foreland

by David Bathurst ...

For this detailed guide to some of the best walking in Britain, David Bathurst has walked over 700 miles of coast, taking in breathtaking natural landscapes and significant landmarks on the way. With rugged cliffs and ancient cathedral cities, historic ports and wonderful wildlife, there’s something for everyone; whether you’re a seasoned hiker ready to take on the entire walk, or a summertime ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

For this detailed guide to some of the best walking in Britain, David Bathurst has walked over 700 miles of coast, taking in breathtaking natural landscapes and significant landmarks on the way. With rugged cliffs and ancient cathedral cities, historic ports and wonderful wildlife, there’s something for everyone; whether you’re a seasoned hiker ready to take on the entire walk, or a summertime
... Read more
40 Days & 40 Hikes

Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a Time

by Nicola Ross ...

Winner of Bronze Medal in Canada-East, Best Regional Non-Fiction at the IPPY Awards, 2025Travel the Bruce Trail in day hikes with Loops & Lattes author Nicola RossBest known for her detailed Loops & Lattes hiking guides, Nicola Ross has inspired tens of thousands of people to lace up their boots and explore Ontario’s trails. In 40 Days & 40 Hikes, this adventurer, author, and environmentalist sets ... Read more

$15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Winner of Bronze Medal in Canada-East, Best Regional Non-Fiction at the IPPY Awards, 2025Travel the Bruce Trail in day hikes with Loops & Lattes author Nicola RossBest known for her detailed Loops & Lattes hiking guides, Nicola Ross has inspired tens of thousands of people to lace up their boots and explore Ontario’s trails. In 40 Days & 40 Hikes, this adventurer, author, and environmentalist sets
... Read more
Camp

Stories and Itineraries for Sleeping Under the Stars

by Luc Gesell ...

Pitch a tent and unroll your sleeping bag in some of the most secluded campsites on Earth.With tales from the trail, arresting images, and helpful instruction, this wild guide reveals what calls people to camp: under all the gear, it’s as much about living off the grid as it is about the thrill of staying alive. Whether you love car camping with kids, rock climbing with friends, or roughing it ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Pitch a tent and unroll your sleeping bag in some of the most secluded campsites on Earth.With tales from the trail, arresting images, and helpful instruction, this wild guide reveals what calls people to camp: under all the gear, it’s as much about living off the grid as it is about the thrill of staying alive. Whether you love car camping with kids, rock climbing with friends, or roughing it
... Read more
Itch

A Pacific Northwest Trail Story

by Nick Fowler ...

Itch is a story about a novice hiker falling in love with the outdoors and chasing after a dream: to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail faster than anyone's ever done before. When it catches fire, he makes a last-minute decision to switch to the 1,248-mile Pacific Northwest Trail, not knowing what he's getting into.Imagine crossing seven different mountain ranges--from the Pacific Ocean to the ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Itch is a story about a novice hiker falling in love with the outdoors and chasing after a dream: to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail faster than anyone's ever done before. When it catches fire, he makes a last-minute decision to switch to the 1,248-mile Pacific Northwest Trail, not knowing what he's getting into.Imagine crossing seven different mountain ranges--from the Pacific Ocean to the
... Read more
The Twenty-Ninth Day

Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra

by Alex Messenger ...

A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it’s all about staying alive.This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger’s near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they ... Read more

$11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it’s all about staying alive.This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger’s near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they
... Read more
Grandma Gatewood's Walk

The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

by Ben Montgomery ...

Emma Gatewood was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone, as well as the first person—man or woman—to walk it twice and three times and she did it all after the age of 65. This is the first and only biography of Grandma Gatewood, as the reporters called her, who became a hiking celebrity in the 1950s and '60s. She appeared on TV with Groucho Marx and Art Linkletter, and on the ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Emma Gatewood was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone, as well as the first person—man or woman—to walk it twice and three times and she did it all after the age of 65. This is the first and only biography of Grandma Gatewood, as the reporters called her, who became a hiking celebrity in the 1950s and '60s. She appeared on TV with Groucho Marx and Art Linkletter, and on the
... Read more
Up

A Mother and Daughter's Peakbagging Adventure

by Patricia Ellis Herr ...

When Trish Herr became pregnant with her first daughter, Alex, she and her husband, Hugh, vowed to instill a bond with nature in their children. By the time Alex was five, her over-the-top energy levels led Trish to believe that her very young daughter might be capable of hiking adult-sized mountains.In Up, Trish recounts their always exhilarating--and sometimes harrowing--adventures climbing all ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

When Trish Herr became pregnant with her first daughter, Alex, she and her husband, Hugh, vowed to instill a bond with nature in their children. By the time Alex was five, her over-the-top energy levels led Trish to believe that her very young daughter might be capable of hiking adult-sized mountains.In Up, Trish recounts their always exhilarating--and sometimes harrowing--adventures climbing all
... Read more
Girl in the Woods

A Memoir

by Aspen Matis ...

Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis's exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada—a coming of age story, a survival story, and a triumphant story of overcoming emotional devastation. On her second night of college, Aspen was raped by a fellow student. Overprotected by her parents who discouraged her from telling of the attack, Aspen was confused and ashamed. Dealing with a ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis's exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada—a coming of age story, a survival story, and a triumphant story of overcoming emotional devastation. On her second night of college, Aspen was raped by a fellow student. Overprotected by her parents who discouraged her from telling of the attack, Aspen was confused and ashamed. Dealing with a
... Read more
Jungle (Movie Tie-In Edition)

A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon

by Yossi Ghinsberg ...

Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. But when a terrible rafting accident separates him from his partner, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone against one of ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. But when a terrible rafting accident separates him from his partner, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone against one of
... Read more
Between a Rock and a Hard Place

The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours

by Aron Ralston ...

One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told -- Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home.It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, a twenty-seven-year-old mountaineer and outdoorsman, a walk into the remote Blue ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told -- Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home.It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, a twenty-seven-year-old mountaineer and outdoorsman, a walk into the remote Blue
... Read more

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