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Best of: Books to read for adventure and inspiration

Written by Fiona Outdoors

March 18 2020

Here is a list of books in no particular order that are about adventure and the great outdoors. They all aim to inspire and motivate others to get outdoors more, or they tell incredible stories.

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Wild Guide Scotland by Kimberley Grant, David Cooper & Richard Gaston

Islandeering by Lisa Drewe

The Big Rounds by David Lintern

The Scottish Bothy Bible by Geoff Allan

Take the Slow Road Scotland by Martin Dorey

Just Another Mountain: A Memoir by Sarah Jane Douglas.

NEW BOOK: Scotland Beyond the Bagpipes by Helen Ochyra

Scottish Island Bagging by Helen and Paul Webster

Microadventures by Alastair Humphreys

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

There’s Always the Hills by Cameron McNeish

Wild Running by Jen and Sim Benson

Scottish Trail Running by Susie Allison

Explore the Munros by Robert Wight

Mountains of the Moon: Lunar Nights on Scotland’s High Peaks by Alan Rowan

Three classic books

In High Places by Dougal Haston

Mountaineering in Scotland and Undiscovered Scotland by W H Murray

Touching the Void by Joe Simpson

And 6 more books about walking and cycling in Scotland.

https://fionaoutdoors.co.uk/2020/03/6-great-book-guides-walking-and-cycling-in-scotland.html

They all link to Amazon. You can buy the books elsewhere but I gain a tiny bit of commission for each Amazon sale I make through a link from this website. I need to earn a living. Thanks.

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About Fiona

Fiona Russell, better known as Fiona Outdoors, is a well-respected journalist based in the Scottish Highlands. She has enjoyed a long career, first in many of Scotland’s newspaper offices and then, for the last 17 years, as a freelancer. She writes for a wide range of publications, both print and on-line. She is also an accomplished copywriter.

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