Expeditions: popular accounts
Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallory’s Life and Death in the Mountains
‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew Marr
A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains.
Belstaff: Our First 100 Years
Celebrating 100 years, Belstaff has been dubbed ‘the coolest British outerwear brand of all time’ by Maxim magazine.
Remarkable Treks
Remarkable Treks is a compendium of exhilarating walks from around the planet – some lasting weeks, some lasting just a few days, but all of them set against spectacular backdrops.
Snow Widows: Scott’s Fatal Antarctic Expedition by the Women Left Behind
‘An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry … A welcome contribution to polar studies.’ Sara Wheeler, Spectator
‘[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill…takes us to the heart of the hope, love, anguish and grief’ The Times
The Black Ridge: Amongst the Cuillin of Skye
‘Will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland’ Cameron McNeish, The Herald
Rising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland’s Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines: the Cuillin.
Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World
The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoir—an intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth’s highest peak to the soul’s deepest reaches.
Up: My Life’s Journey to the Top of Everest
My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest.
Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life.
Yeti: An Abominable History
What leads us to believe in monsters? What happens when we meet the brutal creatures of our nightmares?
Last Hours on Everest: The gripping story of Mallory and Irvine’s fatal ascent
An expert mountaineer cracks Everest’s most intriguing mystery – did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit before they perished on its slopes?
The Ice Balloon
The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth.