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  • The Two Year Mountain: A Nepal Journey

    With his life literally hanging from a slender rope over a crevasse near the top of a Himalayan mountain, a young man relives in his mind a relentless two-year physical and spiritual test as a Peace Corps volunteer in a remote mountain village of Nepal.Combining the elements of adventure story, travel log, and personal confession, this absorbing account describes a wrenching experience that belies ... Leer más

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  • Scrambles Amongst The Alps In The Years 1860-69

    The ascent of Mont Pelvoux (including the disagreeables) was a very delightful scramble. The mountain air did not act as an emetic; the sky did not look black, instead of blue; nor did I feel tempted to throw myself over precipices. I hastened to enlarge my experience, and went to the Matterhorn. I was urged towards Mont Pelvoux by those mysterious impulses which cause men to peer into the unknown ... Leer más

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  • Up and About

    The Hard Road to Everest

    de Doug Scott ...
    Winner: Himalayan Club Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature'A full and fascinating portrait of one of the great figures of mountaineering.' – Michael Palin'As well as relaying the literal ups and downs of the biggest walls and highest mountains in the world, Scott writes with honesty about the emotional and personal peaks and troughs of a life where family relationships are put under strain ... Leer más

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  • In Some Lost Place

    The first ascent of Nanga Parbats Mazeno Ridge

    de Sandy Allan ...
    In the summer of 2012, a team of six climbers set out to attempt the first ascent of one of the great unclimbed lines of the Himalaya - the giant Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth highest mountain. At ten kilometres in length, the Mazeno is the longest route to the summit of an 8,000-metre peak. Ten expeditions had tried and failed to climb this enormous ridge. Eleven days later two ... Leer más

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  • Postcards from the Ledge

    Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child

    de Greg Child ...
    * Reflections and humorous pieces, plus insights into some of mountaineering's more controversial events* Revealing portraits of other Himalayan climbersPeeling back the layers to reveal the gritty truth about the elite climbing world is Greg Child's specialty. With clever wit, sharp observations, and insightful reflections, Child's writing covers the full spectrum of the mountaineering experience ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • The Roskelley Collection

    Stories Off the Wall, Nanda Devi, and Last Days

    * Includes 30 color and 45 black-and-white photographs* Part of The Mountaineers Books "Legends and Lore" series for climbers, armchair mountaineers, and readers of classic adventure literature* Individual titles of this omnibus edition have been translated into five languages worldwideThe Roskelley Collection includes legendary climber John Roskelley's three acclaimed books, together for the ... Leer más

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  • Aid Basics

    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 ... Leer más

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  • The Mountain Knows No Expert

    George Evanoff, Outdoorsman and Contemporary Hero

    de Mike Nash ...
    Short-listed for the 2010 Banff Mountain Book Festival CompetitionThe Mountain Knows No Expert epitomizes George Evanoff’s philosophy towards the outdoors, while presenting an intriguing contrast with the man himself. Widely regarded as an "expert," he was a knowledgeable, experienced, and practical outdoorsman, teacher, and mentor, yet ironically lost his life in the mountains in an encounter ... Leer más

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  • The Riddle of Sphinx Rock

    The life and times of Great Gable

    Grand to look at, grand to look from, and grand to climb' - so Great Gable was described over a hundred years ago. Probably the Lake District's best loved hill, it receives twenty thousand ascents each year and has seen the birth of two separate sorts of hill sport. In The Riddle of Sphinx Rock, award-winning outdoor writer Ronald Turnbull asks why we find Great Gable so irresistibly attractive. ... Leer más

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  • No Magic Helicopter

    When the bottom fell out of Carol Masheter's life at age 50 she took up mountaineering to cope with her grief and anger. Little did she know that mountaineering would lead her to try Everest when she was 61 in 2008. "No Magic Helicopter: An Aging Amazon's Climb of Mount Everest" chronicles her preparation for the climb the struggle to the summit and the blind descent that nearly cost her life. ... Leer más

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  • Kamet Conquered

    The historic first ascent of a Himalayan giant

    de Frank Smythe ...
    Series Libro 3 - Frank Smythe: The Pioneering Mountaineer
    Frank Smythe's fascinating book Kamet Conquered tells of his successful bid to make the first ascent of Kamet (7,756 metres) in 1931. Through Smythe, an experienced high-altitude mountaineer, the reader experiences all the tension, fatigue, discomfort and struggle of a major expedition but is also able to enjoy the sublime descriptions of nature at its wildest and most beautiful. Smythe is a keen ... Leer más

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  • Cascade Alpine Guide; Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass

    Climbing & High Routes

    de Fred Beckey ...
    * Cascades climbing routes -- the guidebooks relied on for more than 25 years* Northwest climbing legend Fred Beckey has summited and explored hundreds of Cascade peaks* Hand-drawn maps and photos with route overlays, as well as approach informationVolume II in the classic Cascade Alpine Guide series features expert information on more than 300 climbing and high routes in the Cascades. This volume ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD