“Great books. Backcountry skills. Wilderness adventure.”
New from Robert Birkby
Mountain Madness: Scott Fischer, Mount Everest, and a Life Lived on High
To read reviews in The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Rock & Ice Magazine, click here.
Robert Birkby brings a lifetime of outdoor experience to books energized with first-hand knowledge.
Author of Mountain Madness, Lightly on the Land, and The Boy Scout Handbook, his subjects are the people, places, and skills of the outdoors.
For:
- Speaking engagements
- Writing projects
- Trail design consulting and skills training
- World-wide adventure travel
The annual Wilderness Risk Management Conference brings together hundreds of outdoor professionals to explore the safety challenges of backcountry adventures.
As keynote speaker, Bob will draw on his four decades of field experience and his firsthand knowledge of the risk management strategies ranging from those of the Boy Scouts of America to the world's elite mountain guides. His speech explores the often dramatic evolution of risk acceptance and management over the last hundred years and suggests intelligent ways for the industry to prepare for the future. For a schedule and more information please visit the NOLS weblog.
Mountain Madness a finalist at the Banff Mountain Book Festival
Mountain Madness, Bob's latest book, was a finalist in the competition at recent Banff Mountain Book Festival. To read about Bob's adventures at the festival and the fellow writers and outdoor experts he found there, click here.