Outdoor Survival

Endless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her pulse-raising memoir. A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she’d suffered as a child, she started climbing. She then took her biggest pain as a survivor to the biggest mountain: Everest.

MOUNTAIN BOUND, THE SECOND BOOK IN A WONDERFUL MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES ADVENTURE FROM D. M. HAGGARD! Wilder Hawk, half Apache, half Anglo, and all mountain man, can't wait to get back to his beloved Rocky Mountains. As part of his quest to connect with his long-dead father, whose first name he bears, he travels to "the land of the yellow stone," a place of wonder and mystery. The trek from Kansas to Wyoming brings him face to face with both friendly and hostile Indian tribes, bandits, and other challenges, including a confrontation at Fort Laramie, and restoring two lost children to their ...

THE FOURTH BOOK of a TERRIFIC MOUNTAIN MAN ADVENTURE SERIES from D. M. HAGGARD! Soon after the Mountain Man Rendezvous, Buck accepts an invitation from the famous explorer, Jim Bridger, to travel with him to the Yellowstone River region, a place of miracles. Their trip through the territories of Wyoming and Montana is full of wonders as promised , but also brings the normal perils that a mountain man faces each day. A grizzly attack and violent snow storm threatens to trap them and their livestock in the mountains for the winter. Bridger and Cody part ways while Cody nurses his mule, Black ...

"BEASTS" IS THE FIFTH BOOK IN THE MOUNTAIN MAN ADVENTURE SERIES FROM D. M. HAGGARD The Jicarilla tribe have returned to their northern New Mexico homeland thanks to Wilder Hawk, but he believes a full Apache chief is better suited than he is to lead them. Devastated by the loss of their first child, Wilder and his wife, Olathe, embark on a wilderness journey in search of healing. Their trek through mountains, canyons, and deserts brings challenging encounters with beasts of all kinds – animal, human, and powerful forces of nature. Tragedy once again strikes Wilder and he struggles to find...

THE FIFTH BOOK “ PASSAGES” another TERRIFIC ADVENTURE of the MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES from D. M. HAGGARD! On the trail home from selling furs, seeking shelter from a snowstorm, Buck unexpectedly rescues Brent Walker – the livery hand from Cañon City who helped him bury his beloved mule, Black Jack. Recently orphaned, sixteen-year-old Brent accepts Buck’s offer to take him in for the rest of the winter and teach him the ways of the mountain man, very similar to what Jeremiah Johnson had done to Buck. The two become fast friends, sharing hardships and joys, until a chance discovery ...

Unrelenting winds, carnivorous polar bears, snake nests, sweltering heat, and constant hunger. Paddling from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay, following the 2,000-mile route made famous by Eric Sevareid in his 1935 classic Canoeing with the Cree, Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho faced unexpected trials, some harrowing, some simply odd. Warren's spellbinding account retraces the women's journey from inspiration to Arctic waters, giving listeners an insider view of planning a three-month canoe expedition to the successful accomplishment of the adventure of a lifetime.

The cruising tale is full of the sights and sounds, the fragrances and native customs of foreign lands, especially Central American and the Caribbean. It is a story of a leisurely sail through the Gulf of Cortez and on through Panama Canal to the Azores and England. Cruising in Seraffyn is also a carefully thought out guide to living aboard a small boat, with fun and economy as the guiding principles. Four appendices provide data that is vital for anyone comtemplating long-distance cruising.

One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley. This is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.

When Chick Ferguson made plans to go to the Yukon, he wasn’t planning on taking his newlywed Mary. He definitely was not planning on spending much of the next 18 years in the wilderness. For he was just a photographer with a little studio in a little town in Montana. His business was failing and having heard of the riches of the fur trade he was hoping to spend a year or two trapping, making a stake and returning to his routine life. But he didn’t figure on love....

In your wildest imagination, have you ever wondered if (and how) you could survive life-threatening hunts? Whether you are a young listener or a veteran hunter, would you like to learn hunting survival techniques while entertaining your adventurous mind? Are you a hunter wondering how to wisely prepare for possible dangerous encounters with wild animals? Come experience 9 captivating wilderness adventure tales enriched with actionable methods for your own hunting preparations. What would YOU do to survive these hunting survival scenarios?

"It’s a preposterous plan. Still, if you do get up it, it’ll be the hardest thing that’s been done in the Himalayas." Thus spoke Chris Bonington when Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker presented him with their plan to tackle the unscaled West Wall of Changabang - the Shining Mountain - in 1976. Bonington’s was one of the more positive responses; most felt the climb impossibly hard, especially for a two-man, lightweight expedition.

As 1909 dawned, the greatest jewels of exploration - set at the world's frozen extremes - lay unclaimed: the North and South Poles and the so-called "Third Pole", the pole of altitude, located in unexplored heights of the Himalaya. Before the calendar turned, three expeditions had faced death, mutiny, and the harshest conditions on the planet to plant flags at the furthest edges of the Earth.

#11 - THE DAKOTA LEGACY - The eleventh adventure in a new Mountain Man series from D. M. Haggard!Forced to take over at the J&C Winery after his business partner dies, Cody Dakota feels out of his depth. Running a vineyard is vastly different from his former existence as a mountain man, roaming at will and testing his mettle against predators, big game and the elements. He dreams of his rustic cabin in the wilds of Grizzly Flats, and eventually returns there for short breaks to hunt, fish, and sort things out. He's no closer to an answer when unexpected visitors arrive: Jake and Emily, the ...

The Last Great Mountain tells the story of the first ascent of Kangchenjunga the third highest but reputedly the hardest mountain in the world. It was an astonishing achievement for a British team led by Everest veteran Charles Evans. Drawing on interviews, diaries and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey begins his story in 1905 with the disastrous first attempt on the mountain by a team led by Aleister Crowley, explores the three dramatic German expeditions of the the late 1920s and brings it all to a climax 50 years later with the first ascent by Joe Brown and George Band.

Sam, his cousin Tyrone, and their good buddy, Michael are old enough to take care of themselves, or so they think. When their neighbor’s dog, Daisy, gets lost in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the boys know it’s time to prove to their folks that they know how to do the right thing. Unfortunately, doing the right thing is not always easy. This time it turns into an adventure full of more trouble than they could have imagined--and time is running out!

In 2017, world-class ultrarunner Hillary Allen was at the top of her sport - and it felt like she was running on top of the world as she competed in Norway's Tromsø Skyrace. Allen was nearly halfway through the 50-kilometer race when she fell 150 feet off an exposed ridge, fracturing her back and breaking multiple ribs, both feet, and both of her lower arms. Beginning with the dramatic story of her accident and rescue, Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds recounts Allen's fight to return to the life she loves.

Sue Tidwell lived in awe of Africa’s extraordinary wildlife. After years spent appreciating the animals in her imagination, the tenderhearted American hated the idea of joining her husband on a big game hunting safari. And getting attacked by blood-sucking tsetse flies the moment she stepped off the plane gave no hint of the mind-blowing change of perspective in her future. With her initial animosity turning into curiosity as they breathlessly tracked dangerous beasts, Sue formed a surprising bond with their young female government-assigned game scout.

Turmoil in the Mideast convinces Glen and Julie to linger in the South Pacific, visiting primitive villages on remote islands. But hang on tight, because to finish their voyage, they must leave friendly shores and navigate through trouble in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea before arriving in Europe. Full of dry wit and compelling descriptions, Julie takes the listener along for the ride of a lifetime in this sequel (book two of the Escape Series) to her previous best seller Escape from the Ordinary.

For 18 years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's 14 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn between the flat, safe world he and his loved ones share and the majestic and deadly places where only he can go.

With this comprehensive wilderness food guide, you can guarantee your survival and eat well in the wild. The simple fact of life is - everyone has to eat. But what happens if you get lost in the wilderness without supplies to help you survive...Or a natural disaster suddenly cuts you off from modern conveniences and help services...What if a camping, hiking, or a weekend outdoor trip ends up in an emergency where you have to fend for yourself in the great outdoors...The truth is, you only have a limited amount of time before you become just another statistic.