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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Edith Stilson
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Edith Stilson

Harold Charles Clark

Published 2025

51 pages

If Only
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If Only

Clay P Hurtubise

Published 2025

290 pages