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National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure Books

Like adventure books? (I know I do!) This list is for you! How many have you read? Maybe you'll find some new ones too :) (The Worst Journey in the World is my favorite book :D)
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The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World
1
The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis
The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis
2
Wind, Sand and Stars (Antoine De Saint Exupéry)
Wind, Sand and Stars
3
Antoine De Saint Exupéry
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons (John Wesley Powell)
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
4
John Wesley Powell
Arabian Sands
Arabian Sands
5
Annapurna (Maurice Herzog)
Annapurna
6
Maurice Herzog
Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire
7
WEST WITH THE NIGHT by Beryl Markham
WEST WITH THE NIGHT by Beryl Markham
8
Krakauer, Jon: Into Thin Air
Krakauer, Jon: Into Thin Air
9
The Travels of Marco Polo (Marco Polo)
The Travels of Marco Polo
10
Marco Polo
Farthest North
Farthest North
11
The Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard
12
Roughing It (Mark Twain)
Roughing It
13
Mark Twain
Two Years Before the Mast (Richard Henry Dana)
Two Years Before the Mast
14
Richard Henry Dana
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 (Ernest Shackleton)
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
15
Ernest Shackleton
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
16
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
17
Travels in West Africa (Mary Kingsley)
Travels in West Africa
18
Mary Kingsley
The Spirit of St. Louis (Charles A. Lindbergh)
The Spirit of St. Louis
19
Charles A. Lindbergh
Seven Years in Tibet (Heinrich Harrer)
Seven Years in Tibet
20
Heinrich Harrer
The Journals of Captain Cook (James Cook)
The Journals of Captain Cook
21
James Cook
Home of the Blizzard (Douglas Mawson)
Home of the Blizzard
22
Douglas Mawson
The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches by Ch
The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches by Ch
23
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (T.E. Lawrence)
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
24
T.E. Lawrence
Travels in the Interior of Africa
Travels in the Interior of Africa
25
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
26
Sailing Alone Around the World (Joshua Slocum)
Sailing Alone Around the World
27
Joshua Slocum
The Mountain of My Fear and Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative (David Roberts)
The Mountain of My Fear and Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative
28
David Roberts
First Footsteps in East Africa (Richard Burton)
First Footsteps in East Africa
29
Richard Burton
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
30
Sebastian Junger
The Oregon Trail (Francis Parkman)
The Oregon Trail
31
Francis Parkman
Through the Dark Continent (Henry M. Stanley)
Through the Dark Continent
32
Henry M. Stanley
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (Isabella L. Bird)
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
33
Isabella L. Bird
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic (Valerian Albanov)
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic
34
Valerian Albanov
Endurance (Frank Arthur Worsley)
Endurance
35
Frank Arthur Worsley
Scrambles Amongst the Alps (Edward Whymper)
Scrambles Amongst the Alps
36
Edward Whymper
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
37
Isak Dinesen
Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition (Robert Falcon Scott)
Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition
38
Robert Falcon Scott
Everest: The West Ridge (Thomas Hornbein)
Everest: The West Ridge
39
Thomas Hornbein
Journey Without Maps by Graham Greene
Journey Without Maps by Graham Greene
40
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