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Outdoor Leadership Resources

Discover key resources for outdoor leaders which offer insights into effective group management and leadership training.

Page Type: Resource Audience: Instructors & Instructor Trainers

Leadership Management by Dr. Simon Priest

Outdoor leadership: Technique, common sense, & self-confidence by John Graham

AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership by Alex Kosseff (Amazon link)

Outdoor leadership: Theory and Practice by Martin, B., Castle, C., Wagstaff, M., & Breunig, M. (Google Books preview: goo.gl/GJDzZQ)

Marleau, J.-F. (2024). Sea kayak touring and leadership manual: Freedom of the seas volume 2. SKILS (Sea Kayak Instruction and Leadership Systems Ltd).

Wilkinson, D., & Smith, P. (2020). Coaching Adventure Sports. Adventure Sports Media House.

Stawski, J. (2024). Outdoor leader: Resilience, integrity, and adventure. Mountaineers Books.

Simon, & Gass, M. (2017). Effective leadership in adventure programming 3rd edition with web resource (3rd ed.). Human Kinetics.

Grain, K, McClelland & Mahoney, T (2024). Facilitation for Community Transformation. SFU CERI

Published: January 2, 2025 Last updated: May 29, 2026