Mountaineering category: 669 books
On Thin Ice
Alpine Climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
On Thin Ice is Mick Fowler's second set of climbing memoirs, following Vertical Pleasure. Here, the celebrated mountaineer records his expeditions since 1990. Despite work and family commitments, he has maintained a regular series of 'big trips' to challenging objectives around the world with a sequence...
The Ogre
Biography of a mountain and the dramatic story of the first ascent
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Some mountains are high; some mountains are hard. Few are both.
On the afternoon of 13 July 1977, having become the first climbers to reach the summit of the Ogre, Doug Scott and Chris Bonington began their long descent. In the minutes that followed, any feeling of success from their achievement...
Mixed Emotions
Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
* Includes five previously unpublished essays * Powerful prose sparked with Child's unique wit Well-known for his Himalayan expeditions and first ascents on rock walls in Australia and the United States, Greg Child freely admits his mixed feelings about climbing. Overwhelming are the loss of friends,...
Denali Ranger
A Life of Drama and Adventure on America's Tallest Peak
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Roger Robinson has been Denali mountaineering for over forty years and has worked as a ranger for most of this time. Robinson has climbed Denali, at 20,310 feet, numerous times, leading patrols on the mountain, organizing clean climb efforts on the mountain, meeting the best climbers in the world,...
K2, The Savage Mountain
The Classic True Story Of Disaster And Survival On The World's Second-Highest Mountain
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
When eleven climbers died on K2 on August 1, 2008, it was a stark reminder that the world's second-highest mountain has, for more than a century, been regarded as the most difficult and dangerous of all—for every four people who reach the top, one dies in the attempt. K2, The Savage Mountain tells...
The Call of Everest
The History, Science, and Future of the World's Tallest Peak
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Gripping and sumptuous, this is the definitive book on the history, mystique, and science of Mount Everest, including how climate change is impacting the world's tallest mountain.
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In 1963, the American Mount Everest Expedition made mountaineering history. It was the first American venture...
Green Cognac
The Education of a Mountain Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2017
An Impetuous College Undergraduate ... A Nation at War ... A New Unit Seeking "Experienced Mountaineers ... Men of Good Physique ... Who Have Lived and Worked in the Mountains ... "
Three letters of recommendation later, in early 1943, William Lowell Putnam joined what was to become...
True Summit
What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent on Annapurna
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
In a startling look at the classic Annapurna -- the most famous book about mountaineering -- David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak.
In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Maurice Herzog, the leader...
by Fred Beckey
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 1996
Back by popular demand, this mountaineering classic chronicles more than 30 years of Fred Beckey's adventures among the peaks. Includes a new preface by the author and an appendix.
Fall of Heaven
Whymper's Tragic Matterhorn Climb
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
A classic event in mountaineering history, dramatically retold by a classic mountaineer • Ascending the Matterhorn was the 19th century equivalent of standing on Mars • A great historical story of tension and drama • Author is uniquely qualified to delve into Whymper’s complicated personality...
by Peter H. Hansen
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world’s most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination.
The Climbing Dictionary
Mountaineering Slang, Terms, Neologisms & Lingo: An Illustrated Reference
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2011
* 130 black-and-white illustrations * A reference to more than 660 terms from climbers and mountaineers * Perfect stocking stuffer! In this hilarious yet authoritative illustrated lexicon of climbing terms and slang, former Climbing Editor-in-Chief Matt Samet has compiled a reference of more than...
by Alun Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
Rucksack Guide: Mountain Walking and Trekking is your
essential handbook for when on the mountain. It offers concise guidance
and support for whatever situations you might find yourself in,
including:
technical skills - tips and reminders on the key techniques
weather - from interpreting...
by Alun Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
Rucksack Guide - Alpinism is your essential handbook
when on the mountain. It offers concise guidance and support for
whatever situations you might find yourself in, including:
technical skills: tips and reminders on the key techniques
the Alpine environment: dealing with hazards, altitude and...