Logistics of extreme environments

Discover our curated selection of expedition resources, featuring comprehensive guides on a wide range of topics, including mountain climbing, polar expeditions, caving, and underwater exploration.

The selection of manuals is intended as a starting point for those planning trips to extreme environments. Enhance your adventure planning with expert tips and techniques.

You can download the manuals mentioned here for free (see below). 

Polar expeditions

The contributors to this book have wide polar experience, based on many journeys to, or years of scientific endeavour in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Intended as a starting point for those planning trips to polar environments, the book includes sections on polar camp craft, transport, navigation, communications, safety, photography and medicine.

Rachel Duncan (ed), 4th Edition 2003. ISBN 0 907649-91-2. 114pp. illus. £12.50 incl. p&p.

Tropical forest expeditions

Techniques and equipment, including navigation, camping and river travel, with notes on fieldwork and accessing the canopy.

Clive Jermy & Roger Chapman, Revised edition 2002. ISBN 0 90764984 X. 192pp. illus. £12.50 incl. p&p.

Bicycle Expeditions

Planning, equipping and undertaking long distance expeditions by bicycle. Paul Vickers, 1990. ISBN 0 907649 45 9.

This book is now out of print but a photocopy can be provided at a cost of £5.

Caving expeditions

Scientific projects, cave diving, food, equipment, photography and safety. Joint RGS/BCRA. Dick Willis (ed), 1993. ISBN 0 907649 62 9.

This book is now out of print but a photocopy can be provided at a cost of £7.50.

Desert expeditions

Planning critera, equipment, vehicles for desert terrain, fuel, food and water, personnel and training, driving and vehicle recovery, photography, vehicle maintenance, modification and tyres, medical and survivial, navigation, maps and rescue aids. Tom Sheppard, June 1988. ISBN 0 907649 15 7.

This book is now out of print but a photocopy can be provided at a cost of £7.50.

Underwater Expeditions

Logistics and equipment for diving expeditions, marine biology and conservation projects, collecting marine biological specimens, underwater geomorphology, and the management of marine archaeological projects abroad. Rob Palmer (ed), 1990. ISBN 0 907649 31 9.

This book is now out of print but a photocopy can be provided at a cost of £7.50.