Mountaineers Books: 338 books
Seattle Stairway Walks
An Up-and-Down Guide to City Neighborhoods
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
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* The only guidebook to stairway walks in Seattle
* Explore Seattle neighborhoods in a new...
by Frank Konsella, Brittany Konsella
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
Whether you’re an experienced backcountry skier or intermediate snowboarder looking to ramp up your out of bounds expeditions, Brittany and Frank Konsella have the cred to guide you to the state’s special runs. Both have descended all of the state’s 14ers on skis and Brittany was the second...
Found
A Life in Mountain Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
“This is a truly inspirational book about the incredible people who risk their lives to save others.” --Sadie Trombetta, Bustle
Mountain search-and-rescue volunteer Bree Loewen’s to-do list isn’t quite the same as most people’s. On any given day, it might include:
Go grocery...
by Grant McConnell
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
“Here is a warmly analytical true story of a group—not even a community—who managed, by not managing, to remain free and unfettered and admirably, strongly protective of a most precious natural territory.” -- the late Margaret E. Murie, author, environmentalist This is the odd, funny, true...
by Philip Woodhouse
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1983
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1983
* Meticulously researched, engagingly written stories * Filled with historical photographsThe Monte Cristo area, pocketed in spectacularly beautiful mountains in the Pacific Northwest, has long intrigued visitors with its colorful history, rooted in the search for gold and silver as rich as...
Alaska Wildlife
Through the Season
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015
•*More than 150 stunning images, featuring the “Big Five”: caribou, Dall sheep, grizzly, moose, and wolf •*Both an educational overview and a tourist-oriented gift book •*Includes all of Alaska’s iconic wildlife species From grizzlies, Dall sheep, and the elusive wolverine to bald eagles...
Kiss or Kill
Confessions of a Serial Climber
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
* Mark Twight's collected works, some never before published in North America
* Includes dramatic black and white mountaineering photos
* Features brand new epilogues to all of the stories
They call him Dr. Doom.
Raving and kicking against mediocrity, his anger and pain simmer close to the...
On Belay
The Life of Legendary Mountaineer Paul Petzoldt
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2000
* Paul Petzoldt was a pioneering North American climber and founder of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)* Details an adventurous, wild, and long life* Drawn from 30 years of personal association and extensive interviewsThere are old climbers and there are bold climbers, but there...
Miles From Nowhere
A Round-the-World bicycle Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 1985
* A well-loved, classic tale of adventure * Read this and you'll find yourself recommending it to friends again and again This is the story of Barbara and Larry Savage's sometimes dangerous, often zany, but ultimately rewarding 23,000 miles global bicycle odyssey, which took them through 25 countries...
Mason Bee Revolution
How the Hardest Working Bee Can Save the World - One Backyard at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
• Author Dave Hunter is at the leading edge of bee and pollinator issues
• Mason bees are part of the solution to honeybees’ decline
• No other bee book addresses the topic with such depth and interest
• Includes useful information about leafcutter bees too!
The national media regularly...
Day Hiking Los Angeles
City Parks / Santa Monica Mountains / San Gabriel Mountains
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
• 125 of the best trails throughout the Los Angeles metro area • Easy-to-use, well-organized guide to hiking in the greater Los Angeles area • Hikes feature ocean views, waterfalls, coastal canyons, native grasslands, rocky peaks, desert wildflowers, and more In Southern California, the city...
The Crag Survival Handbook
The Unspoken Rules of Climbing
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Safety, Hazards & Awareness" from Crag Survival Handbook* Climbing etiquette you won’t learn at the gym but need to know* Advice from “Rock Maestros” Justen Sjong, Kevin Jorgeson, Tommy Caldwell, Robyn Ebersfeld and experts at the Access Fund, Black Diamond,...
Strange and Dangerous Dreams
The Fine Line Between Adventure and Madness
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
* Explores the darker psychological drama behind the exploits of eleven adventurers, famous and lesser-known * Written by a practicing clinical psychologist * Accounts include heretofore unpublished information provided by archival witnesses, friends, and family Every culture, in every era, has...
by Bill Ingersoll
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2006
* 65 snowshoe routes throughout the Adirondacks and Catskills, many with winter camping opportunities * Many snowshoe trails within driving distance of New York City, Albany, Utica, Syracuse, or Saratoga Springs * Handy quick reference chart lists snowshoe routes by distance, duration, difficulty,...