May 25, 2012 
The Campsite recently asked members of the community Facebook page for their favourite non-fiction outdoor adventure books. From books about self-propelled pursuits to epic disasters and mysterious occurrences, here is the compilation of recommendations from our readers. Click on the first thumbnail to view a slideshow of our top picks and happy reading!
What would you add to the list? Feel free to contribute your answer in the comments below and we’ll add it to the slideshow.
Christine’s Choice: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, by Bill Bryson.
Meghan’s Choice: Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West by D’Arcy Jenish
Kurtis’ Choice: Beyond the Horizon, by Colin Angus.
Jessica’s Choice: The Last Season, by Eric Blehm
Meghan’s Choice: Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why, by Laurence Gonzales
Paul’s Choice: Freedom Climbers, by Bernadette Macdonald
David’s Choice: L’Everest ma conquis, by Yves Laforest
Tanya’s Choice: A Blistered Kind of Love: One Couple’s Trials by Trail, by Angela Ballard
Meghan’s Choice: Beyond the Mountain, by Steve House
Cat’s Choice: Rowing to Latitude, by Jill Fredston
I’d add “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson, which tells the tales and adventures of Bill Bryson and his friend as they attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail. It is inspring, and cautionary!
Thanks, Christine! I’ll add it to the rest of the post soon.
Really so flattered to see Blistered on this list! Thank you Tanya!
So glad you are flattered! That’s what this post is all about: celebrating the books we love, not the ones people tell us to love. Naturally, I now want to read all of these books, including Blistered.
A Walk in the Woods is awesome, and funny!
I’ll definitely have to put it on my reading list, then!
Ooh. Thanks for this great list. I’ve read a few of these books. I loved Rowing to Latitude and A Walk in the Woods. Deep Survival is next on my list!
You’re welcome! Let me know if you’d have any to add!