Surveying the Antarctic by Eugene Brian Fitzgerald
42.99 NZD
Category: Adventure
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 1957–1958. Fifty years on and only half the members of this, the first New Zealand Official Government Expedition to Antarctica, remain to tell the story of this trip into the unknown. This volume is based on the diary, notes and memory of the autho ...Show more
Penguins and Primus: An Account of the Northern Expedition June 1910-Febuary 1913 by Dickason Harry
60.00 NZD
Category: Adventure
In summer clothes, with only eight weeks worth of provisions, six men found themselves trapped at Terra Nova Bay. These men, members of the the ill-fated British Antarctic Expedition, were forced to winter in a snow cave eating only penguin and seal meat before trekking the 230 miles back to base camp. ...Show more
SEAL Survival Guide: A Navy SEAL's Secrets to Surviving Any Disaster by Cade Courtley
30.00 NZD
Category: Adventure
Trained by the U.S. Navy to become one of the world's most elite soldiers, former Navy SEAL Platoon Commander/Sniper and Senior SEAL Instructor Cade Courtley presents his SEAL Survival Guide as a way to give readers the tools to live with confidence and security in an increasingly dangerous world. With ...Show more
Alive: The True Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
27.99 NZD
Category: Adventure
Lost: 1972. A plane has crashed in the Andes mountains. The passengers are hopelessly lost in one of the most isolated places on earth. Abandoned: Almost three months later, two of the survivors, emaciated and frozen, reach the authorities and lead a rescue team to the remaining fourteen passengers. Ali ...Show more
The Wilderness Survival Guide: The Practical Skills You Need for the Great Outdoors by Joe O'Leary
37.00 NZD
Category: Adventure
Joe O'Leary, a successful survival skills instructor, explains the fundamental techniques required in a genuine 'wilderness survival situation' - while at the same time showing you how to enhance any out-of-doors experience, from a walk in the country to an ambitious camping expedition. Most types of sh ...Show more
SAS Survival Guide: How to Survive in the Wild, on Land or Sea by John 'Lofty' Wiseman
14.99 NZD
Category: Adventure | Series: Collins GEM
The bestselling compact guide on how to survive in the wild, in any climate, on land or at sea. This updated edition contains all the latest techniques on survival training and timeless advice from the foremost expert in survival, Lofty Wiseman. All of it is rooted in the training techniques of the Spec ...Show more
Jungleland: A True Story of Adventure, Obsession, and the Deadly Search for the Lost White City by Christopher S. Stewart
42.99 NZD
Category: Adventure
Deep inside the little Amazon, the jungles of Honduras' "Mosquito Coast" - one of the largest, wildest, and most impenetrable stretches of tropical land in the world-lies the fabled city of Ciudad Blanca: the White City. For centuries, it has lured explorers, including Spanish conquistador Herman Cortes ...Show more
Dispatches from the Polar Bear Capital of the World: Survival, Extinction, and Obsession at the Artic's Edge by Zac Unger
39.99 NZD
Category: Adventure
Unlike some small towns that gradually peter out into the wilderness, this one just ends. On the west edge of town sits the Iceberg Tavern; behind it there's a steel-mesh garbage cage, rusted by the salt air and battered by encounters with something even more inhospitable and frightening than the Arctic ...Show more
Solitaire Spirit: Three Times Around the World Single-handed by Leslie Powles
24.99 NZD
Category: Adventure
Les Powles only had 8 hours of sailing experience when he decided to sail solo around the world. Many novices would be content to just dream of such an adventure, and maybe get as far as a solo Channel crossing a couple of years down the line. Not so Les Powles, one of the twentieth century's most extra ...Show more
Extreme Frontiers: Racing Across Canada from Newfoundland to the Rockies by Charley Boorman
29.99 NZD
Category: Adventure
Charley Boorman is back on his bike exploring the world's second largest country - home to some of the most stunning and challenging terrain known to man. Canada is a country of extremes, and Charley knows all about pushing the limits. He goes dirt biking in New Brunswick, dives through old shipwrecks i ...Show more
Everest 1953: The First Ascent to the Roof of the World by Mick Conefrey
59.99 NZD
Category: Adventure
In the only book to tell the real story of Everest 1953, Mick Conefrey reveals that what has gone down in history as a supremely well-planned attempt was in fact beset by crises - both on and off the mountain. To succeed, team leader Colonel John Hunt and his team had to draw on unimaginable skill and ...Show more
Extreme Survivors: 60 of the World's Most Extreme Survival Stories by Bear Grylls
29.99 NZD
Category: Adventure
Extreme Survivors tells the illustrated story of 60 of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. These are astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour. The statistics, descriptions, archive photographs and illustrative maps will give you a full understanding of ...Show more