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.
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.
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.
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 .
A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer's escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
Ein Kletterstar und sein Blick hinter die Kulissen einer Bilderbuchkarriere Der erste persönliche Erfahrungsbericht aus der Sportkletter-CommunitySportkletterer wissen: Klettern heißt Bewegungsprobleme knacken, die einem die Wand stellt.
Rucksack Guide - Mountaineering in Remote Areas of the World is your essential handbook for planning and undertaking mountaineering expeditions around the world.
Rucksack Guide - Mountaineering in Remote Areas of the World is your essential handbook for planning and undertaking mountaineering expeditions around the world.
Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.
