Tristan Gooley
Joined Atlas Obscura in 2023
New York Times–bestselling author Tristan Gooley has led expeditions on five continents, climbed mountains in three, and is the only living person to have both flown and sailed solo across the Atlantic. His more than two decades of pioneering outdoor experience include research among tribal peoples in some of the remotest regions on Earth.
His newest book is How to Read a Tree, and previous books include The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs, How to Read Water, and The Natural Navigator.
