Climbing & mountaineering books

A no nonsense examination of what it takes to not only climb stronger, but to be a better climber.  Read More >>

The Last Great Mountain tells the story of the first ascent of Kangchenjunga the third highest but reputedly the...  Read More >>

Presented as eighty narrative-style poems, some of which are rhyming and others are in prose or blank verse, Reflections...  Read More >>

Using breathtaking imagery and in-depth stories, CLIFFHANGER gives you a complete look at the world of this outdoor...  Read More >>

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Fifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die is a beautifully illustrated guide to some of the greatest rock-climbing...  Read More >>

Presented as eighty narrative-style poems, some of which are rhyming and others are in prose or blank verse, Reflections...  Read More >>

At sixteen, bivouacked on a mountainside beneath a sky filled with stars, Jean-Marc Rochette has already begun measuring...  Read More >>

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Experienced climber Charles Sherwood is on a quest to find the best climb on each continent. The traditional Seven...  Read More >>

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When the Chinese Mountaineering Association opened many of China's mountains to foreigners in the 1980s, Chris Bonington...  Read More >>

For Chris Bonington and Charles Clarke, few mountains were more alluring than Tibet's Sepu Kangri. Tibet's Secret...  Read More >>

Conquistadors of the Useless is the autobiography of French Alpine guide Lionel Terray, one of the greatest alpinists...  Read More >>

Le granit chamoniard, rouge-oranger sous les doigts, les grains de quartz sous les chaussons d'escalade. Les longues...  Read More >>

Mannering (1862-1947) was a New Zealand banker, mountaineer and writer. He was born on a sheep station in North...  Read More >>

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A concise, lightweight and pocket-sized, topo-guide to Skye's Cuillin Ridge. Forty-five annotated photo topo-diagrams...  Read More >>

The West Virginia University Mountaineer is not just a mascot: it is a symbol of West Virginia history and identity...  Read More >>

The inspiring memoir of a middle-aged woman who challenged herself to climb one hundred Japanese mountains in a...  Read More >>

In 1997, at the age of 24, Sarah lost her mother to breast cancer. Alone and adrift in the world, she very nearly...  Read More >>

Provides a unique glimpse into the history and evolution of mountaineering through the late 19th and early 20th...  Read More >>