The most popular exploration & adventure books of 2025

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 2025.

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Strabo
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Strabo

Jessica Lightfoot

Published 2025

176 pages

Ken Morrow
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Ken Morrow

Ken Morrow, Allan Kreda

Published 2025

256 pages

Taking Leave
Cover of Taking Leave

Taking Leave

Deborah Kapchan

Published 2025

136 pages

Tina
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Tina

Niall Harbison

Published 2025

320 pages