The most popular exploration & adventure books of 2020

These are true stories of people who went to the edge. Polar expeditions, mountain climbs, ocean crossings, jungle treks and survival against the odds are told by those who were there or by writers who followed their trail. Gripping, humbling and often hard to put down. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Banks
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Banks

Grantlee Kieza

2020 · 2022 edition

496 pages

Epic Solitude
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Epic Solitude

Katherine Keith

Published 2020

280 pages

On Lighthouses
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On Lighthouses

Jazmina Barrera, Christina MacSweeney

Published 2020

174 pages

Wild at Heart
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Wild at Heart

Miriam Lancewood

2020 · 2022 edition

312 pages

Staunch
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Staunch

Eleanor Wood

2020 · 2021 edition

252 pages

Unlost
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Unlost

Cory Mortensen

Published 2020

318 pages

Elephants
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Elephants

Hannah Mumby, Gemma Lawrence

2020 · 2021 edition

304 pages

Flying Free
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Flying Free

Cecilia Aragon

2020 · 2021 edition

316 pages