The New Adventurer's Handbook

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Adventure isn’t for somebody else. It’s for you.

And it doesn’t have to wait for someday. You can start now.

Not sure how? I’m here to help.

My free e-book, Adventure Ready, is a great place to start; it lays out a blueprint for planning your next big adventure.

But if you want more, my new book, The New Adventurer’s Handbook, cranks it up to a whole new level.

The New Adventurer’s Handbook is a practical, no-bullshit guide to planning and pulling off your own meaningful adventure, without quitting your job, selling your house, or draining your bank account. Get ready for a start-to-finish system that will help you every step of the way, without losing sight of what makes adventure fun.

The New Adventurer's Handbook

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You’re meant to be an adventurer.

That’s why you’re here, reading this page.

You don’t need to be an ultrarunner.
You don’t need a trust fund.
You don’t need permission.

But you do need a plan.

Most people don’t skip adventure because they’re afraid. They miss out on adventures because they don’t know where to start, what actually matters, or how to make it work inside a real adult life with jobs or school, families, and bills.

I wrote The New Adventurer’s Handbook to fix that.

This book is for the people who feel the pull toward something bigger, but don’t want fantasy or bravado. If you want clarity, confidence, and a toolkit that works in the real world, this book is right for you.

What’s different about this book?

There are tons of books that will inspire you—and they’re awesome. Likewise, there are plenty of books that will give you some guidance on where to go and what to do. But very few will show you how to make your adventure happen, from start to finish.

This one does.

The New Adventurer’s Handbook walks you through the entire arc of an adventure:

• From the first itch of an idea
• To realistic planning, logistics, and budgeting
• To execution when things get uncomfortable (and they will)
• To coming home changed, instead of just tired

How does this work?

The New Adventurer’s Handbook provides a system, a framework, and a set of tools for planning, preparing, and executing an adventure, as well as providing important insights for staying safe, improving skills, and dealing with the weird reality of coming home.

This isn’t just theoretical knowledge; it’s been field tested over the years, and has proven itself.

I started planning trips and staffing camps as a teen, moved on to boot strapping adventures with next to no budget in my 20s, and when I went back to school in my 30s to study Outdoor Education, the pieces came together: I finally understood what makes a trip successful, and what can make it fall apart.

The system in the book takes the tools I’ve used to plan road trips, international travel, and backcountry backpacking expeditions, and lays them out in an easy-to-understand framework that you can use to build your own plans.

What you’ll learn

Inside the book, you’ll learn how to:

✔ Choose an adventure that fits your time, money, and current skill level
✔ Plan routes, permits, logistics, and timelines without getting overwhelmed
✔ Budget wisely and make gear decisions that actually matter
✔ Prepare for failure, discomfort, and uncertainty (and handle them calmly)
✔ Finish your adventure strong and integrate it into your everyday life, instead of crashing afterward

The goal isn’t just to go somewhere.
The goal is to come back safely, more capable, and more confident.

Who this book is for

This book is for you if:

• You feel stuck in “one day” mode
• You want a meaningful adventure, not a highlight reel
• You’ve tried planning before and stalled out
• You want guidance that respects your limits, but doesn’t coddle them
• You’re ready to stop waiting for the perfect moment