There’s a good chance you landed here because you grabbed my free Outdoor Badass Starter Kit. On page 9 of that guide I talk about 20 of my favorite outdoor adventure books and my favorite resources to get started hiking and climbing.

Here is the list for now. I’ll be adding some descriptions soon on why these books are in my top picks, but I wanted to get things up and running for your reference.

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my favorite outdoor adventure stories

01) The Last Season

02) Wild

03) Into The Wild

04) Dead Mountain

05) Women Who Dare

06) Tracks

07) Into Thin Air

Best Hiking Books for Training and Skills Development

08) Training for the New Alpinism

09) Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills

10) Lighten Up!

Best Rock Climbing Books for Training and Skills Development

11) How to Climb 5.12

12) The Rock Climber Training Manual

13) Falcon Guide Climbing Anchors

14) 9 out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes

15) Training for Climbing

Best Rock Climbing Mental Training Books

16) The Rock Warriors Way

17) Vertical Mind

18) Espresso Lessons

Best Nutrition Books

19) Run Fast. Eat Slow.

20) Skratch Labs Feed Zone Portables Cookbook

Cheers,

Allison - She Dreams of Alpine

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20 Best Outdoor Adventure Books + My Favorite Resources to Get Started Hiking and Climbing

my favorite outdoor adventure stories

Best Hiking Books for Training and Skills Development

Best Rock Climbing Books for Training and Skills Development

Best Rock Climbing Mental Training Books

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