Contour Lines

by Brendan Leonard

Brendan Leonard has been bringing levity to the outdoors and adventure for more than a decade. His stories, illustrations, and trip reports from the backcountry for Outside magazine and Semi-Rad.com have brought laughs, tears, and sometimes laughter resulting in tears to readers and social media followers all over the world. Or at least that’s what several people have told him, anyway.

Contour Lines is a collection of some of Brendan’s best work, collecting his 12 favorite adventures of all time, interspersed with humorous and insightful essays and lists, and more than two dozen illustrations. If you’ve ever been cold, hungry, tired, or just wondering, “What am I doing out here?” Contour Lines will bring a smile to your face.

274 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 22, 2024

About the author

Brendan Leonard is the creator of Semi-Rad.com and a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Outside, CNN.com, Adventure Journal, Alpinist, Climbing, High Country News, Adventure Cyclist, and dozens of other publications. He lives in Missoula, Montana.