50 de mest populära böckerna i Sverige●Extremsport

A New York Times bestseller 'A sensation ... a rollicking tale well told' - The Times At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to l...

Releasedatum: 2010-12-09 59,00 kr

Everything you need to know to run an ultramarathon.  Marathons have become too easy for some runners. What was once the pinnacle of achievement in a runner's life is now a stepping stone for extraordinary adventure in ultramarathoning. The number of ultrarunners—those running distances of 50k (31 miles), 50 miles, 100k (62 miles), or 100 miles—is growing astronomically each year.   Dean Karnazes' Ultramarathon Man and Chris McDougall's Born to Run have inspired tens of thousands t...

Releasedatum: 2015-02-09 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 105,00 kr

Sept ans seulement après s’être mis à courir, Mathieu Blanchard est devenu l’une des stars mondiales des courses d’endurance en montagne. Son rêve : remporter l’Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), une boucle de 172 kilomètres et 10 000 mètres de dénivelé positif autour du géant des Alpes. Tout au long de sa préparation pour l’édition 2022, l’ultra-traileur de 35 ans, passionné de nature et d’aventures, raconte ce qui l’a convaincu de quitter sa carrière toute trac...

Releasedatum: 2023-03-22 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 119,00 kr

*Shortlisted for the 2019 William Hill Sports Book of the Year* Marathons are no longer enough. Pain is to be relished, not avoided. Hallucinations are normal. Ultra running defies conventional logic. Yet this most brutal and challenging sport is now one of the fastest-growing in the world. Why is this? Is it an antidote to modern life, or a symptom of a modern illness? Adharanand Finn travelled to the heart of the sport to find out - and to see if he could become an ultra runner himself. His jo...

Releasedatum: 2019-05-14 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 95,00 kr

Motorcycles weren't designed by opinions or good advice and riding is the same. Keith Code's A Twist of the Wrist II describes the precision riding techniques that all riders need to conquer their fears and overcome the barriers to cornering such as: Rider input, Steering, Visual Skills, Braking, Body Position, Throttle Control and more. A world wide best-seller since its publication and translated into several languages, this go-to book for all motorcyclists from weekend riders to racers is now...

Releasedatum: 2013-08-15 125,00 kr

Freediving is diving without a breathing apparatus. In many languages, freediving is referred to as apnea(breath-holding) or apnea diving. Freediving was still a relatively unknown sport around the turn of the millennium, but as organized freediving has increased, knowledge of the sport has also grown rapidly. At the same time, certain risks associated with the sport have been recognized. However, when performed correctly, freediving is safe and rewarding. Spreading correct information and promo...

Releasedatum: 2015-03-25 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 149,00 kr

You deserve to fly! …literally. Kitesurfing is one of the fastest growing and most exciting sports in the world (Hey, we even almost knocked Windsurfing out of the 2016 Olympics…). As a Kitesurfer you’ll get to enjoy the free natural power of the wind and water in a way that most people will never experience – as often as you like, at no cost. But here's the problem – Kitesurfing is not quite as easy as it looks. Hurting yourself or someone else, damaging your gear or nearly drowning i...

Releasedatum: 2012-12-21 85,00 kr

'Running with Karnazes is like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso.' The New York Times In his follow-up to the bestselling Ultramarathon Man , Dean Karnazes is back with more mind-blowing tales of how he pushes his mind and body to limits which are inconceivable to most of us. In Run! Dean shares the pleasure - and considerable pain - of some of his most memorable adventures, including: - a gentle 350-mile canter through the surprisingly hilly Australian Outback; - his annual attemp...

Releasedatum: 2017-01-01 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 69,00 kr

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2012. On October 14, 1989, driven by one of the most intense and lasting two-man rivalries in any sport, a pair of generational talents at the height of their powers ran a race that redefined human limits. The battle between Dave Scott and Mark Allen at the 13th Hawaii Ironman stands as one of the most dramatic stories in the history of athletics. The two greatest athletes of triathlon's pioneering generation raced side by side, literally, ...

Releasedatum: 2011-12-22 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 59,00 kr

The Parachute and Its Pilot 5th Edition is the singular resource for canopy flight information. Whether you re a new jumper looking to further your education or an expert canopy pilot seeking tips on advancing your techniques, this book has something for you. The book is jam-packed with information compiled over twenty years of skydiving experience and offers technical, straightforward explanations of ram air parachute flight. Written by one of the industry's leading parachute designers, The Par...

Releasedatum: 2013-04-25 75,00 kr

This book is both a lesson in true grit and determination, but its goal is one that is attainable. Andy isn't a sporting superstar, he holds down a 9 to 5 job and all the pressures that go with it; he isn't blessed with speed and talent; there are no multi-million pound sponsorship deals; yet this remarkable 'common man' is inspiring in a way that some of today's sporting superstars have forgotten how to be. You wouldn't recognise Andy in the street, yet his story provides valuable lessons to us...

Releasedatum: 2011-10-01 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 105,00 kr

Welcome to the Art and Science of Bouldering !  In retrospect I‘ve been working on this book since 1982, when I was in Fontainebleau for the first time, knowing that bouldering would keep me busy for the rest of my life! In 2000, Klem Loskot and I visualized our thoughts about climbing and bouldering in our book Der XI. Grad, Klettern am Rande des Menschenmöglichen, the first book about climbing to show series of movements and photomontages to illustrate the dynamics of climbing. Now the...

Releasedatum: 2017-10-06 259,00 kr

One Breath is a gripping and powerful exploration of the strange and fascinating sport of freediving, and of the tragic, untimely death of America's greatest freediver Competitive freediving-a sport built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath-tests the limits of human ability in the most hostile environment on earth. The unique and eclectic breed of individuals who freedive at the highest level regularly dive hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface, reaching such depths that their ...

Releasedatum: 2016-01-12 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 45,00 kr

Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from running in the shoe-melting heat of Death Valley to the lung-freezing cold of the South Pole. He's raced and competed across the globe and once ran 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 consecutive days. In A Runner's High , Karnazes chronicles his return to the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run in his mid-fifties after first completing the race decades ago. The Western States, infamous for its rugged terrain and extreme te...

Releasedatum: 2021-07-01 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 69,00 kr

How To Hit A Bull´s Eye In A Day With The Royal Discipline Of Archery " An archer cannot hit the bullseye if he doesn't know where the target is. "  Did you ever wish you could shoot arrows like Robin Hood, Hawkeye or Katniss Everdeen ? Whenever you watch the Lord of the Rings, you imagine how powerful it must be to step in the shoes of Legolas... ...face your target ...draw back your bow ….and just shoot. Yet, you push the thought into the corner of stupid childhood dreams, knowing arch...

Releasedatum: 2019-05-29 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 29,00 kr

An inspiring story of fatty to fitty and the power of the mind. Aged 30, Ben had a routine medical and was told he wouldn't see 40 unless he changed his lifestyle. An overweight, sedentary smoker, Ben had a young family and busy career with little time for anything else. 10 years later having completed many of the world's toughest ultra marathons including the Western States 100, the Ultra Trail of Mont Blanc and the Marathon Des Sables, he was hit with life-changing news when one of his daughte...

Releasedatum: 2016-05-05 75,00 kr

A marathon is a massive endurance test. Across 26 long and arduous miles, you run until your legs give out and your heart feels like it’s going to explode. But for a select few athletes, a marathon is not good enough. That’s where ultramarathons – those longer than 26 miles – come in. Reserved for the most elite athletes amongst us, the ultramarathon tests our physical and mental strength like few other things can.But the best athlete in the world still needs proper nutrition.   ...

Releasedatum: 2017-08-17 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 25,00 kr

‘How much risk is worth taking for so beautiful a prize?’ The Magician’s Glass by award-winning writer Ed Douglas is a collection of eight recent essays on some of the biggest stories and best-known personalities in the world of climbing. In the title essay, he writes about failure on Annapurna III in 1981, one of the boldest attempts in Himalayan mountaineering on one of the most beautiful lines – a line that remains unclimbed to this day. Douglas writes about bitter controversies, like...

Releasedatum: 2017-07-31 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 69,00 kr

In 1986, the legendary fell runner Joss Naylor completed a continuous circuit of all 214 Wainwright fells in the Lake District , covering a staggering distance of over 300 miles - plus many thousands of metres of ascent - in only seven days and one hour. Those in the know thought that this record would never be beaten. It is the ultimate British ultramarathon. The person taking on this superhuman challenge would have to be willing to push harder and suffer more than ever before. There is no Map ...

Releasedatum: 2017-05-01 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 59,00 kr

Running every day for 45 years (Mark Covert) Winning the Badwater Ultramarathon twice (Pam Reed) Running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days (Dean Karnazes) Setting four world records for most marathons in a calendar year (Larry Macon) Finishing the Badwater Ultramarathon with a prosthetic leg (Amy Winters-Palmiero) These are just some of the incredible and inspiring achievements of the endurance athletes profiled in this book. Each one of them has pushed the limits of human endurance and is an...

Releasedatum: 2016-06-27 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 129,00 kr

'I've already had my nine lives on the bike...' Danny MacAskill lives on the edge. The cyclist is legendary for his YouTube viral videos like 'The Ridge': nerve-jangling blurs of stunts and speed over towering buildings and mountain peaks. His life is one of thrills, bloody spills and millions of online hits. It hasn't been an easy ride. Fear, stress and the 'what if?' factor circle every trailblazing trick, which require imagination, daredevil techniques and movie-making smarts. He has spent hi...

Releasedatum: 2016-09-29 115,00 kr

One Breath is a gripping and powerful exploration of the strange and fascinating sport of freediving, and of the tragic, untimely death of America’s greatest freediver Competitive freediving—a sport built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath—tests the limits of human ability in the most hostile environment on earth. The unique and eclectic breed of individuals who freedive at the highest level regularly dive hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface, reaching such depths tha...

Releasedatum: 2016-01-12 69,00 kr

Training for and completing a triathlon is one of the most grueling life experiences anyone can have, requiring a degree of personal commitment, individual strength and iron will that few people possess. A true test of your ability to find, and then surpass your physical, mental and emotional limits, the only real analogue to triathlon…is the challenge of life itself.   In Finding Triathlon , professional athlete Scott Tinley explores the world inside and outside endurance sports, seeking...

Releasedatum: 2015-09-29 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 49,00 kr

Adventure racing is an exciting and fast-growing sport that combines nonstop, action-packed challenges such as trail running, mountain biking, orienteering, rock climbing, trekking, whitewater swimming, and paddling in some of the world’s most beautiful—and most challenging— places. Races last from just a few hours to two weeks, and are filled with passion, drama, sleep-deprivation, hallucinations, blisters, cramps, exhaustion—and inevitably great stories. The Thrill of Victory, the Agon...

Releasedatum: 2015-03-03 85,00 kr

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO RUN FOR 30, 50, OR 100 MILES? What makes ultrarunners tick?  What goes through their minds at mile 93? How can you train for such a colossal undertaking? These questions and many more are answered in this inspiring collection of 39 personal stories from ultramarathoners.        This book is a great inspiration not only to current ultrarunners, and to marathoners looking for the next challenge—but also to runners of all abilities, who w...

Releasedatum: 2015-02-09 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 105,00 kr

Signing up for your first Tough Mudder? Have you already done one and are looking to take your performance to the next level? If so, this book is for you! If you're concerned with how well you'll do in an upcoming Tough Mudder (or other obstacle course race), this book will provide you will all of the tools and knowledge you need to succeed. Obstacle course racing has become a huge part of my life. I've spent over a year honing my training and preparation to compete in two World's Toughest Mudde...

Releasedatum: 2014-04-13 35,00 kr

Born to Win is the classic story of the underdog winning, describing in detail the thrills and battles of Australia II’s historic 1983 America’s Cup win. But if you think this book is just about sailing, think again. It’s a book about life, love and the triumph of the human spirit. First published in 1985, this updated edition includes John Bertrand’s life after the America’s Cup. It hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but it’s an inspiring tale of courage, fortitude and commitment ...

Releasedatum: 2013-10-01 69,00 kr

Nothing quite matches the excitement of the Winter Olympics! This book will be your guide to freestyle skiing. Learn about the history of the sport and get a recap on all the drama from Vancouver before the Sochi Games begin. Find out how the format is changing in 2014 and who will likely be the athletes on the podium when the Games are done! Enjoy this book to better understand freestyle skiing, how it works and what to look for at the Sochi 2014 Games.

Releasedatum: 2013-08-03 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 19,00 kr

'Read this... Two very different men fight, play games and nearly lose their lives.' The Times When James Cracknell and Ben Fogle decided to compete in the Atlantic Rowing Race, they thought they knew what awaited them: nearly three thousand miles of empty ocean, stormy weather and colossal physical stress. But their epic journey would become a living hell that tested the strength of every fibre of their being. Forty nine days later James and Ben were the first pair to cross the finishing line.T...

Releasedatum: 2013-05-02 59,00 kr

The Mountain Marathon, the ultimate test of the off-road runner's endurance and skill. Whether you compete at the highest level or whether you are competing in your first marathon, the whole event can be a success or failure depending upon your preparation. For the first-timer and the not-so experienced, this guide lays out what is required and how to prepare for the event. From selecting the type of course to enter, to the type of training required, to what is expected of you while competing, t...

Releasedatum: 2012-11-30 Genre:Sport och friluftsliv 49,00 kr

Surgeon, explorer, and masterful storyteller, Kenneth Kamler takes us to the farthest reaches of the earth as well as into the uncharted territory within the human brain. Surviving the Extremes is a scientific nail-biter no reader will forget. Physiological constraints confine our bodies to less than one-fifth of the earth's surface. Beyond that fraction lie the extremes. What happens when we go to them? Dr. Kenneth Kamler has spent years observing exactly what happens. A vice president of the l...

Releasedatum: 2004-01-20 105,00 kr

Real-life psychic, near-death, and paranormal experiences are combined with cutting-edge science and vivid adventure stories in this energetic look at why extreme athletes and mountaineers take the risks that allow them to push the limits of consciousness, and what they encounter there. In the life-or-death world of extreme adventure sports, there is one thing that athletes often keep quiet about: the “forbidden” territory of paranormal experiences. Ranging from fleeting moments of transcend...

Releasedatum: 2008-05-29 49,00 kr