Mountaineering category: 669 books
The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth
Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2019
Born into slavery in 1798, James P. Beckwourth would go on to become one of the most remarkable mountain men to have ever lived.
In 1824 Beckwourth left Missouri to head to the Rocky Mountains to work for William Ashley’s Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
He would never turn back.
In...
by Daniel H. Wieczorek, Kazuya Numazawa
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017
Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone can capture the experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that! Join them in the Hakuba section of Japan's Northern Alps Mountain Range and go along with them as they climb Mt. Shiroumadake. View through their camera's...
The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley)
A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2013
This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes
CONTENTS
I. Preparation and Approach
II. The Muldrow Glacier
III. The Northeast Ridge
IV. The Grand Basin
V. The Ultimate Height
VI. The Return
VII. The Height of Denali, with a Discussion f the Readings on...
Climbing New Hampshire's 48 4,000 Footers
From Casual Hikes to Challenging Ascents
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018
Taking on one of New Hampshire’s 48 4,000 footers is becoming a pilgrimage for New Hampshire residents and its visitors. While more people than ever are hiking them, there’s still a dearth of good information about each mountain and its surrounding areas. Climbing New Hampshire’s 48 4,000 Footers...
by Daniel H. Wieczorek, Kazuya Numazawa
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2017
Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone is capable of capturing their experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that! Join them in the Toyama Prefecture section of Japan's Northern Alps Mountain Range and go along with them as they climb Mt. Tateyama. View...
L'étoffe des géants
Les temps forts de l'alpinisme slovène
Language: French
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Yougoslavie connut une période de calme relatif sous la férule de Tito et permettra à l'alpinisme de haut niveau de s'y développer de manière spectaculaire.Grâce au soutien de l'État, les grimpeurs yougoslaves réalisèrent d'impressionnantes ascensions...
Il giorno delle Mésules
Diario di un alpinista antifascista
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 26, 2017
Per circa quarant’anni i diari di Ettore Castiglioni sono rimasti ignoti al pubblico. Vennero editati nel 1993, raccogliendo dal vastissimo materiale manoscritto i passaggi più significativi, con le avventure vissute sulle Alpi, in Patagonia, o durante i mesi bui del 1943, quando l’autore si...
by RICCARDO DORIA
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Una storia dell'alpinismo narrata attraverso il susseguirsi delle imprese realizzate nelle diverse età della vita di uomini e donne che hanno fatto l'alpinismo. Un'esortazione a giovani e meno giovani a non perdere tempo, a cogliere le occasioni per continuare a scoprire e vivere la Montagna, tempio della Natura in ogni stagione della vita.
Sierra Summits
A Guide to Fifty Peak Experiences in California's Range of Light
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
Looking for an outdoor adventure but still need to make it home to cook dinner? Want to conquer a majestic mountain peak but don’t want to give up the 9-to-5? No longer do you have to be an expert mountaineer to stand atop a gorgeous summit. Sierra Summits provides detailed descriptions, must-have...
Mountains in My Heart
A Passion for Climbing
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
• First woman—and only the fourth climber ever—to summit all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters • Though the two climbers are friends, Kaltenbrunner’s path to high places has been very different from Edurne Pasaban’s record-breaking...
Climbing
From Toproping to Sport
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
This handy, pocket-size manual provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance to climbers transitioning from basic rock climbing to sport climbing, which involves scaling larger, more challenging rock walls that have fixed anchors.
More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies
3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Thoroughly updated, expanded and redesigned, this bestselling, full-colour guide to scrambling contains dozens of new trips for experienced hikers looking for more challenging routes to the top of a mountain.
The third edition of More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies contains 39 new routes,...
The Great Quest
Fifty Us State High Points and More
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
Eric and Matthew were born in Berea, KY in 1986 and started hiking with their Dad in the nearby hills and hollers of Kentucky as soon as they could walk. They started college in the fall of 2004 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass, and discovered the MIT Outing Club....