One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley....

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood....

In 1864, Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of Auckland Island....

As Frank Kusy turns 27, he is unexpectedly put in charge of an old people's home in Clapham, South London. Driven to distraction by a crazy cast of characters....

Ponder the world's most pressing and seemingly pointless questions with Iain Lee and guests in this riotous, competitive and comedic panel show....

On January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell, along with his partner, Kevin Jorgeson, summited what is regarded as the hardest climb in history - Yosemite's nearly vertical 3,000-foot Dawn Wall....

At age 47, a mother of two, Debbie Moderow was not your average musher in the Iditarod....

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes....

Martha Sherrill brings us to a world that Americans know very little about---the snow country of Japan during World War II....

Long before his time as Britain's wartime leader, Winston Churchill emerged on the world stage as a brazen foreign correspondent, covering wars in Cuba, India, the Sudan, and South Africa....

Carrot Quinn fears that she's become addicted to the Internet. The city makes her numb, and she's having trouble connecting with others. In a desperate move, she breaks away....

Weaving adventure and deep reflection with the history of science and exploration, Lands of Lost Borders explores the nature of limits and the wildness of a world that, like the self and like the stars, can never be fully mapped....

David Fisher spent three years busking his way around Europe and beyond, including nearly every country in the EU. From run-ins with the Azerbaijani police force to being given free tickets to Bruce Springsteen concerts; from wild camping on beaches in the Arctic Circle to joining a Celtic folk ban in Armenia, this is his story.  

Like an Egg in a Bowl of Cherries is a memoir that will appeal to those with a lust for life and a passion for exploration. Drawing from hand-written journal entries and emails sent home while living and working for a year in Dalian, China (2002-2003), listeners are taken on an entertaining ride filled with humor, sarcasm, and irreverence. 

After the return of the Endeavour it was decided that a full and comprehensive account of the voyage should be compiled. Cook's journal dealt with matters from the point of view of the seaman, the explorer, and the head of the expedition, responsible for life, and for its general success. The Journals of Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander looked from the scientific side on all that presented itself to their enthusiastic observation. What could be better than to combine these accounts, and make up a complete narrative from them all?

In 2017, Paolo Cognetti returned to Nepal, not to conquer the mountains but to journey through the high valleys of the Dolpo with a copy of Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard in hand. Drawing on memories of his childhood in the Alps, Cognetti explored the roots of life in the mountains, truly getting to know the communities and the nature that forged this resilient, almost mythical region. Accompanying him was Remigio, a childhood friend who had never left the mountains of Italy, and Nicola, a painter he had recently met.

In this collection of heart-wrenching and life-affirming missions, we hear blow-by-blow descriptions of some of the most dramatic rescues from the last 20 years. We experience these through the eyes of the lifesavers as they must make life-or-death decisions, face fierce conditions and tackle difficult and dangerous situations. But we also see the optimism, passion and courage that is crucial to a successful rescue and experience the genuine joy felt by the volunteer crews and lifeguards in being a part of something so important. 

Aspen’s and Justin’s paths serendipitously aligned on the Pacific Crest Trail when both were walking from Mexico to Canada, separately and alone - both using thru-hiking in hopes of escaping their pasts. Both sought to redefine themselves beneath the stars. By the time they made it to the snowy Cascade Range of British Columbia - the trail’s end - Aspen and Justin were in love.