The Guides: A Collection of Untamed Stories, By Ridr Knowlton

From blinding blizzards, aggressive grizzlies, and man-eating crocodiles, Ridr pulls readers into his wilderness guides' wild adventures and the tales that resulted. Some stories are laugh-out-loud funny, others are chill-you-to-the-bone terrifying, and some are just plain unbelievable, but all of them show that being an outdoorsperson is not just about shooting or catching. It's about connecting to the natural world around us.

"I have been bitten, poisoned and infested by various critters around the world," says Knowlton, "but it's all part of the experience."

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