The most popular exploration & adventure books of 2021

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 2021.

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The Amur River
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The Amur River

Colin Thubron

2021 · 2022 edition

304 pages

A Wild Idea
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A Wild Idea

Jonathan Franklin

Published 2021

353 pages

STAMPEDE
Cover of STAMPEDE

STAMPEDE

Brian Castner

Published 2021

288 pages