A how-to book for climbers with information on scrambling skills, gear, alpine hazards, and acclimation, published under the imprimatur of Backpacker magazine.
A how-to book for climbers with information on scrambling skills, gear, alpine hazards, and acclimation, published under the imprimatur of Backpacker magazine.
THE CHILLING AND EXHILARATING WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTHSUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTHTHERE'S A KILLER ON THE MOUNTAIN - AND YOU MIGHT BE NEXT .
An awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth, from the author of international bestseller The Eight MountainsPaolo Cognetti marked his 40th birthday with a journey he had always wanted to make: to Dolpo, a remote Himalayan region where Nepal meets Tibet.
THE STORY BEHIND THE HARDEST CLIMB IN HISTORY & ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY 'DAWN WALL' 'Heart-stopping, absorbing' Daily Mail 'The most daring free climber on the planet' The Times__________ In 2015, climber Tommy Caldwell took on the hardest challenge of his life, spending 19 days freeclimbing Yosemite's vertical, 3000-foot Dawn Wall - regarded as the most difficult climb in history and a route nobody had ever done before.
The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who led a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume.
At the age of sixteen, Andy Cave followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and became a miner - one of the last recruits into a dying world.
Featuring original interviews with Everest mountain guides and climbers, this is ';a fast-moving, nuanced account of the peak's transformation from the ultimate mountaineering challenge into a booming business opportunity' (Joshua Hammer, New York Times bestselling author).
Written by experienced climber Nick Heil, Dark Summit is both a riveting account of a notorious climbing season and a troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiraled out of control.
El acelerado ritmo de vida actual parece haberse trasladado también hasta las cimas del mundo, que se están convirtiendo en foco de competitividad en muchos sentidos.
Reinhold Messner erzählt anhand des Versuchs, im Sommer 2004 die Westwand des Ortlers auf der Route der Erstbesteiger zu bezwingen, von einer unfreiwilligen Erstbegehung, die fast zur Katastrophe geführt hätte.
Discover the powerful story of one woman's lifelong dedication to adventure and determination to succeed, as featured in the brand new BBC2 documentary The Last Mountain'I shed a tear as I read this .
'Erling Kagge transforms and consoles us' Alain de Botton____________________________Surviving extreme conditions can teach us to lead a fulfilled life.
No one could fail to be gripped by his heartfelt excitement and emotion over what was the adventure of a lifetime' - IndependentAt the age of 23, a young challenger named Bear Grylls set out to defy nature's mightiest peak, Mount Everest.
A classic of mountaineering literature, this is the story of the harrowing first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the most legendary and terrifying climb in history.
** The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge is out now **'Erling Kagge transforms and consoles us' Alain de Botton____________________________Surviving extreme conditions can teach us to lead a fulfilled life.
