Mountaineers Books: 338 books
The Call Of Ice
Climbing 8000-Meter Peaks in Winter
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
* Adventure memoir from a renowned winter climber at the top of his game * Moro reflects on some of his most significant climbs * A bestseller in Italy, this is the first English-language edition of Moro’s story Simone Moro is a celebrated Italian alpinist who specializes in winter climbing: He holds...
Wildest Dream
The Biography of George Mallory
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2001
* Chronicles all three of Mallory's Everest expeditions * Illuminates how Mallory reconciled his ambitions on Everest with his unquestioned love for his wife and family Since the discovery in 1999 of George Mallory's body on Everest, controversy has raged over whether Mallory and Andrew Irvine could...
The Last Voyageur
Amos Burg and the Rivers of the West
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Boatman's Quarterly review: "It will keep you on the edge of your easy chair. You'll want to read this Amos Burg book by Vince Welch more than once, that's for sure."CLICK HERE to download the first 45 pages from, The Last Voyageur(Provide us with a little information and we'll send your...
Tracking the Wild Coomba
The Life of Legendary Skier Doug Coombs
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
"Doug Coombs had a huge impact on my life; much of my overall approach to mountains comes from his example. I am so grateful that, thanks to author Rob Cocuzzo, I now have the complete story of what influenced one of my biggest heroes." – Jeremy Jones, snowboarding legend “In the 1980s, I was lucky...
Alaska's Brooks Range
The Ultimate Mountains
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 1992
* Explores both geologic and human history of the region
* Includes a sampling of literature inspired by the Brooks Range
* Examines past, present, and future conservation efforts in this extraordinary place
Not just the ultimate mountains for their northernmost location on the North American...
The Seventymile Kid
The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
CLICK HERE to download the first two chapters from The Seventymile Kid
* A true and complete account of the first successful ascent of Mount McKinley—setting the record straight
* The summer of 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the McKinley's first ascent
* Features archival photographs, including...
Camp 4
Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
* Includes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren Harding * Captures the raucous, outrageous, innovative spirit of climbing in Yosemie during this period * Portrays the advances in equipment and style that revolutionized big-wall climbing In the 1960's, California's...
A Life on the Edge
Memoirs of Everest and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
"My father's greatest living heroes were John Glenn and Jim Whittaker—a physical giant with a huge heart, a decent soul, and inspirational courage. We can all be grateful that Whittaker has finally put his extraordinary life on paper. Whittaker's story is a riveting saga of high adventure by one...
Over the Edge
The True Story of the Kidnap and Escape of Four Climbers in Central Asia
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
* A different sort of true climbing adventure—this one with terrorists, kidnappings, and AK47s
* New afterword by the author
* First time in paperback
Before dawn on August 12, 2000, four of America’s best young rock climbers—Tommy Caldwell, Beth Rodden, Jason “Singer” Smith, and...
by Andy Kirkpatrick
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from PsychoverticalPsychovertical is the story of what happens to a nice lower-class kid with dyslexia who gains control over his circumstances by clinging to giant stone faces, thousands of feet in the air, for days at a time. In this case, Kirkpatrick...
The Boys of Everest
Chris Bonington and the Tragedy of Climbing's Greatest Generation
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
•The exploits of mountaineering’s most colorful band of adventurers
The Boys of Everest by Clint Willis tells the gripping story of “Bonington’s Boys,” a band of climbers who reinvented mountaineering during the three decades after Everest’s first ascent. It is a story of tremendous...
Small Feet, Big Land
Adventure, Home, and Family on the Edge of Alaska
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Small Feet, Big Land * Sequel to 2009’s top-selling A Long Trek Home: 400 Miles by Boot, Raft, and Ski* Unique narrative combination of thrilling adventure with the challenges of bringing small children along* An accessible window into life on...
The Galapagos Islands and Ecuador, 3rd Edition
Your Essential Handbook for Exploring Darwin's Enchanted Islands
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015
• All new full-color photos in this edition
• New planning tips for one-, four-, and eight-day travel options
• Includes new opportunities for snorkeling and scuba diving, new amenities on various live-aboard outfits, and more
The Galapagos Islands aren’t a vacation destination for...
Spirited Waters
Soloing South Through the Inside Passage
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2009
* Mixes adventure travel with natural history in this solo kayaking adventure * Includes the author's hand-drawn illustrations In this insightful account of her solo voyage in a sixteen-foot kayak, Jennifer Hahn vividly relates the ecstatic moments and terrifying predicaments of paddling against the...