Women in the Wild
Craggy and cold high-altitude summits, scorching deserts, deeply remote wildernesses – these are just a few of the places you can find our adventurous female authors. At Mountaineers Books, we are dedicated to bringing women’s stories forward and to amplifying their powerful voices. In addition to these inspiring narratives, we are also proud publishers of an ever-expanding list of travel and outdoor guides written by women.
Add these captivating books to your reading list and you'll soon be exploring a multitude of wild places.
A Long Trek Home: 4,000 Miles by Boot, Raft, and Ski
The adventures of a young, idealistic couple who choose to reduce their world down to just two small packs and the next 100 yards in front of them.
A Woman's Place Is in the Wild: Deck of 52 Playing Cards
Engaging, colorful deck of playing cards that highlights 16 inspiring and diverse women who have changed the face of the outdoors
Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff
“An absorbing, unputdownable book about an intrepid climber and pioneer in high-altitude mountaineering… A wonderful tribute to her [Boskoff’s] life and enduring legacy.” –Library Journal
Found: A Life in Mountain Rescue
A thoughtful, elegant exploration of the hardships and joys of search and rescue, life and death, risk and motherhood
Fragile Edge: A Personal Portrait of Loss on Everest
An intimate story of personal cost, risk, and loss in the mountaineering world
High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity
One of the most accomplished female climbers affirms the joy in following your dreams and passions, and explores what it means to live a truly adventurous life
Higher Love: Climbing and Skiing the Seven Summits
"[An] incredible journey through the physical and psychological landscapes of Kit’s amazing life." --Jimmy Chin
How to Suffer Outside: A Beginner’s Guide to Hiking and Backpacking
Helmuth’s disarming practical advice strips away the pretentiousness of hiking and backpacking and encourages people to simply step outside—with a map, of course
I Promise Not To Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail
A hilariously harrowing and heartfelt memoir—Gail D. Storey is the Nora Ephron of wilderness adventure!
It Happened Like This: A Life in Alaska
"Adrienne Lindholm's luminous memoir chronicles the wonder and wildness of her two decades living in Alaska." -Shelf Awareness
Journey On the Crest: Walking 2600 Miles from Mexico to Canada
A compelling narrative of a young woman's journey on the rugged Pacific Crest Trail.
Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet, 2nd Edition
A moving memoir—as well as practical community guide—from one of the most important figures in America's bicycling renaissance
Midnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
A classic of Alaska literature and one of the first contemporary books about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Miles from Nowhere: A Round-the-World Bicycle Adventure
An inspirational classic of travel and cycling adventure, now in an all-new edition!
Mountains in My Heart: A Passion for Climbing
A huge draw on the "2013 National Geographic Live" lecture series, the author shares the passion that led to her world record in mountaineering
Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail
Following her bestselling memoir, Thirst, here is the next step in Heather “Anish” Anderson’s adventurous life journey--one of deep emotion and self-discovery
Mudflats and Fish Camps: 800 Miles Around Alaska's Cook Inlet
An engaging and dramatic family adventure–travel story that explores Alaska’s famed Cook Inlet
Pickets and Dead Men: Seasons on Rainier
A funny and sometimes cringe-inducing story of a young woman's experience as a climbing ranger where respect is hard won and on-the-job performance can be the difference between life and death.
Rising: Becoming the First North American Woman on Everest
Inspirational life story of personal growth and achievement by the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Scraping Heaven: A Family's Journey Along the Continental Divide Trail
More than 3000 miles of trail on foot and mountain bike, with llamas and toddlers . . . What could go wrong?
Small Feet, Big Land: Adventure, Home, and Family on the Edge of Alaska
Explore the changing coast of wild Alaska… at toddler speed
Spirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside Passage
A gripping account of one woman's unforgettable and challenging kayaking journey
The Sharp End of Life: A Mother's Story
Marathoner, climber, and the mother of famed free-soloist Alex Honnold, Dierdre shares how she embraced the outdoors and changed her world later in life.
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
"Beautiful and deftly written and intimate and searing in its honesty, Anish’s is a quest to conquer the trail and her own inner darkness." —Kristine Morris, Foreword Reviews
Tilting at Mountains: Love, Tragedy, and Triumph on the World's Highest Peaks
Climbing where only a handful of men have gone before, Edurne Pasaban is the first woman to climb all fourteen mountain peaks higher than 8,000 meters.
Two Wheels and a Taxi
The Andes by bike and taxi with an observant, light-hearted, 70-year-old .
Unraveled: A Climber's Journey through Darkness and Back
A stirring, brutally honest memoir from one of America’s most beloved female climbers
Walking to the End of the World: A Thousand Miles on the Camino de Santiago
"'Walking to the End of the World' keeps us turning its pages--an elegant story woven in the seasoned voice of writer Beth Jusino, who shares great insight into her own strengths and weaknesses, relationships of all sorts, and a world view we’d all do well to consider." –Steven Watkins, author of Pilgrim Strong: Rewriting My Story on the Way of St. James
We Were There, Too: Pioneering Appalachian Trail Women
Profiles of leading women in the Appalachian Trail project since 1923
Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip through Mongolia, China, & Vietnam
A woman's incredible cycling adventure as she cycles through the splendor of Asia.