there's a world of literature out there on the grand outdoors....in fact Outside magazine's site has a biblio list of classic adventure titles (as well as an archive of standout articles from the past. at http://outside.away.com
check out Online Favorites and within that Best Adventure Books. they also challenge you to comment on that list or add your own suggestions.

Jon Krakaur is a contributor. find his Outside article on the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster under Online Favorites also (titled like the book that followed....Into Thin Air...)

"outdoors" of course is a mighty wide subject......from backyard foraging to bagging peaks. share with us the big, the small ......tell us all
Happydog