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  • The Summits of Modern Man

    Mountaineering after the Enlightenment

    by Peter H. Hansen ...
    The history of mountaineering has long served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. Once upon a time, the Alps were an inaccessible habitat of specters and dragons, until heroic men—pioneers of enlightenment—scaled their summits, classified their strata and flora, and banished the phantoms forever. A fascinating interdisciplinary study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mount ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

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  • On the Ridge Between Life and Death

    A Climbing Life Reexamined

    by David Roberts ...
    What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both -- and why do they continue to do what they do in the face of such great danger? In On the Ridge Between Life and Death, David Roberts confronts these questions head-on as he recounts the exhilarating highs and desperate lows of his climbing career. ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • A Youth Wasted Climbing

    by David Chaundy-Smart ...
    David Chaundy-Smart took it as a compliment when his high school vice-principal told him he was wasting his youth by climbing. Here, he tells the story of how he and his brother, Reg, spent the last years of the 1970s fighting suburban boredom to become, in the words of renowned climbing historian Chic Scott, “one of the leading figures in Ontario rock climbing throughout the 1980s.”With its vivid ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Bond

    Two epic climbs in Alaska and a lifetime's connection between climbers

    by Simon McCartney ...
    Shortlisted: 2016 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain LiteratureShortlisted: 2016 Banff Mountain Book Competition'It's the classic of post-war mountain writing.' – Jim Perrin'Rarely do I encounter a cannot-put-down book, but Simon McCartney's aptly titled The Bond is exceptional in many ways.' – Tom HornbeinSimon McCartney was a cocky young British alpinist climbing many of the hardest route... ... Read more

    $6.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mountain of My Fear / Deborah

    Two Mountaineering Classics

    CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from The Mountain of My Fear and Deborah* Two classic mountaineering adventures, in one beautiful volume!* Part of The Mountaineers Books "Legends and Lore" series for climbers, armchair mountaineers, and readers of classic adventure literatureThe publication of The Mountain of My Fear in 1968 and Deborah in... ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Camp 4

    Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber

    by Steve Roper ...
    * 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 climbingIn the 1960's, California's Yosemite Valley was the center of the rock-climbing universe. Young nonconformists -- many of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Life on the Edge

    Memoirs of Everest and Beyond

    by Jim Whittaker ...
    "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 of history's greatest climbers." —Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.* Special anniversary edition to commemorate ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Addicted to Adventure

    Between Rocks and Cold Places

    by Revd Bob Shepton ...
    Bob Shepton is an ordained minister in the Church of England in his 70s, but spends most of his time sailing into the Arctic and making first ascents of inaccessible mountains. No tea parties for this vicar.Opening with the disastrous fire that destroyed his yacht whilst he was ice-bound in Greenland, the book travels back to his childhood growing up on his family's rubber plantation in Malaysia, ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • Aid Basics

    by Andrew Kirkpatrick ...
    Want to know how to carry out aid or artificial climbing? This book sets out the basics, including gear, setup and the basic technique that will work on most climbs.This book, like most of my instructional books, tries to cut down the information to just what you need to know, and is not padded out with stuff you don't. If you judge a book by its word count then I'm afraid this book will ... Read more

    $5.46 USD

  • Rucksack Guide - Alpinism

    by Alun Richardson ...
    Rucksack Guide - Alpinism is your essential handbookwhen on the mountain. It offers concise guidance and support forwhatever situations you might find yourself in, including:technical skills: tips and reminders on the key techniquesthe Alpine environment: dealing with hazards, altitude and avalanchesnavigation: various techniques to help in a range of weather conditionssafety: essential procedures ... Read more

    $8.49 USD

  • Climbing Nanga Parbat - The History of Mountaineering Expeditions to One of the Highest Peaks in the Himalayas

    by Various ...
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Father of Ice Mountains

    by John Quillen ...
    A 2011 ski ascent of 24,747 foot Muztagh Ata in the Chinese Pamirs. We follow in the footsteps of legendary climber Eric Shipton for an expedition to the top of the "Ice Mountain Father". Frostbite and fistfights are all part of the landscape here in China's back of beyond. ... Read more

    $6.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus