Dr. Kamler is the author of two books on the physiological and psychological effects of extreme environments, both based largely on his personal experiences: Doctor on Everest (2000), published by Lyons Press, and Surviving the Extremes: What Happens to the Body and Mind at the Limits of Human Endurance, published by St. Martin's Press and Penguin Books (2004 and 2006). He has written a monthly column for National Geographic Adventure and is a feature writer and contributing editor for Popular Mechanics. He has written chapters for adventure books: Everest—Mountain Without Mercy (1997), The Worst Journey in the World (2006), They Lived to Tell the Tale (2007), Adventurous Dreams (2007), and Grasping for Heaven (2010); and for academic texts: Risk and Exploration in Space (2008), Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (2009), and The Annals of the New York Academy of Science (2009).