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National Outdoor Book Awards
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The Prize
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The
National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA) is one of the outdoor world's largest and most prestigious book award programs. Click
here for our index and the current award winners.
The
purpose of the Awards is to recognize and encourage outstanding writing and publishing
for books relating to the outdoors, nature, the environment. The
National Outdoor Book Awards
are administered by a non-profit, educational institution. |
Instructional and How-To Book
Category: Winners will include include book titles dealing
with outdoor skills, techniques, equipment, clothing and safety of outdoor
adventure activities.
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Year |
Title and Author(s) |
2005
(tie) |
 Basic Kayaking: All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get Started
by Wayne Dickert and Jon Rounds
Once again Stackpole Books scores a winner with their series on basic
outdoor skills. The photographs, creative design, and clear and
understandable text combine to make this book a marvelous introduction to
the exciting sport of whitewater kayaking. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
 Glacier Mountaineering: An Illustrated Guide to Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue
by Andy Tyson
Without a doubt, this is a reliable and straightforward instructional text
covering the knowledge and skills necessary for safe glacial travel. Its
real strong point is the accompanying illustrations by Mike Clelland:
delightfully whimsical but remarkably clear and understandable. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
| 2004 |
 Rock
Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills
by Craig Luebben
Looking for an up-to-date and reliable instructional book on climbing? Look
no further. Long time guide and instructor, Craig Luebben takes you through
the paces, covering top roping, sport climbing, traditional climbing and
bouldering. A lucid text is amply supplemented with instructive photographs,
understandable illustrations and a clean and crisp design. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
| 2003 |
Basic Canoeing: All the Skills You Need to Get Started by Jon Rounds
This intelligently conceived book starts from the beginning and takes you
step-by-step through the techniques of canoeing. Basic Canoeing
stands out with its clear writing, effective design, and the liberal use of
photographs and illustrations. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
| 2002 |
The Complete Sea Kayaker's Handbook by Shelley Johnson
It's all here in one well organized, well illustrated and well written book:
equipment, clothing, technique, navigation, safety, camping and trip
planning. The title says it all. It truly is the complete sea kayaker's
handbook. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
| 2001 |
 The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide by Tom Rosenbauer with illustrations by Rod Walinchus and fly pattern photographs by Henry Ambrose
Never tied a fly before? This is the
book to get. With its clear, step-by-step instructions, great color
photographs, and uncluttered and thoughtful design, you'll find yourself
tying up streamers, nymphs, as well as dry and saltwater flies in no time. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
| 2000 |
The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide: The Classic Handbook by Mark Harvey
The National Outdoor Leadership School is one of the outdoor world's most
respected wilderness education programs. They were one of the first schools
to extensively promote and instruct wilderness users in the techniques of
treading lightly and minimizing impact on the outdoors. This is their
manual: a compilation of many years of experience, a backpacker's handbook
filled with practical and well-tempered advice about equipment, planning,
clothing, traveling, navigation, and safety. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
| 1999 |
Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast, and High by Mark Twight & James Martin
In both temperament and content, this
book is a clear departure from past instructional texts in
mountaineering--and outdoor texts in general. Directed to accomplished
climbers, this a master class for those who risk it all by venturing into
some of the most dangerous places in the world. Content of the class:
character, attitude, training, fitness, nutrition, clothing, equipment and
technique. Class instructional aids: well designed book with graphic and
dramatic color photographs throughout. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
| 1998 |
Knots and Ropes for Climbers by Duane Raleigh
Knots and Ropes is not a fancy
book. It's less than 100 pages in length and there's no color photography.
But it is the book's plain and simple approach which makes it so appealing
and useful. Duane Raleigh's text along with Mike Clelland's clever, but
clear and understandable illustrations, remove the mystery surrounding
climbing knots and makes tying them a snap. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
| 1997 |
Ragged Mountain Press Guide to Outdoor Sports: Skills and Knowledge for the Whole Outdoors by Jonathan and Roseann Hanson
This 340-page book covers hiking, backpacking, sea kayaking, rafting,
climbing, cross-country skiing and mountain biking. While no one book can
cover all of these activities comprehensively, it does an excellent job of
getting the beginner started in the right direction. Its tips and sidebars
on equipment are instructive and well done--and it has one of the best
chapters on outdoor clothing found anywhere. |
| Amazon US |
Amazon UK |
Amazon CA |
Honorable Mentions
Other Works of Significance in the Outdoor Field:
Although the following books were not selected as
winners, the judges wanted to recognize their value and importance
in the outdoor field. All of them have gone through multiple
editions and printings. And all are tried-and-true books which have
done much to make outdoor skills, techniques and the outdoor
experience more understandable.
 | AMC White Mountain Guide, 27th: Hiking Trails in the White Mountain National Forest by Gene Daniell (Editor) and Steven D. Smith (Editor) |
| Walking Softy in the Wilderness: The Sierra Club Guide to Backpacking by John Hart
Literate, environmentally sensitive, and chocked full of valuable advice, John Hart's book is one of the finest texts ever published on backpacking. |
| Kayak: An Animated Guide of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique by William Nealy
Quirky, creative, humorous, and uncommonly useful, this is a classic in the whitewater kayaking world. |
| How to Rock Climb! by John Long
Now in its third edition, John Long's plain-speaking book remains the standard text of rock climbing technique. |
| Expedition Kayaking by Derek Hutchinson
Thirty-year sea kayaking veteran and inveterate expeditioner, Derek Hutchinson, tells how it's done in this, the fourth edition of his colorful and eminently instructive book. |
| Cowstails and Cobras II: A Guide to Games by Initiatives by Ropes Courses & Adventure Curriculum by Karl Rohnke
Penned by one the great innovators of the experiential education field and stuffed to the brim with adventure games and initiatives, this immensely resourceful book is an outdoor education classic. |
The National Outdoor Book Award Categories
This is a non-profit, educational program. The winners are chosen by a panel
of judges consisting of respected outdoor columnists, authors, educators, and
book reviewers from throughout the country. In early November, the NOBA committee announces the winners of the nine
categories that make up the awards program plus a set of books that achieved
honorable mentions. The NOBA awards are given in nine different
categories.
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If
you like this list of outdoor award winners, you may enjoy these additional
lists of award winning books on mountaineering. Check out the winners (and
finalists) of the following awards:
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