Mountaineering category: 669 books
by Damon Corso
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Best Climbs Santa Barbara and Ventura narrows down the thousands of climbing routes across the Santa Barbara and Ventura counties to the absolute best 300 routes. These are the routes that display the hidden beauty and deep rooted climbing history of Santa Barbara and Ventura. Each section comes with...
La grande corsa
Il sogno e l'avventura
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 18, 2013
”Attenzione!! questo libro potrebbe essere considerato Doping” scrive in un commento Marco.
“Ho fatto il tor des geants 3 volte.. 3 volte arrivato a Courmayeur..è duro, è faticoso.. è lungo ma entusiasmante.. non vedo l'ora di rifarlo nel 2015” Francesco Prossen
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Vertical Pleasure
Early climbs in Britain, the Alps, the Andes and the Himalaya/The secret life of a taxman
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
Vertical Pleasure is the first set of climbing memoirs from Mick Fowler - Britain's hardest-climbing tax inspector, the 'Mountaineer's Mountaineer' and recipient of the Piolet d'Or. Vertical Pleasure begins with Fowler's early teenage years on easy British rock and Swiss 4000m peaks under the guidance...
by Laurence Fearnley
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. She made the ascent alone and to date she is the only New Zealander to have made an oxygen-free ascent. Her climb was a truly remarkable achievement but also an internationally controversial one. Going...
Traditional Lead Climbing
A Rock Climber's Guide to Taking the Sharp End of the Rope
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2007
Traditional Lead Climbing is the first and only guidebook intended to teach rock climbers how to lead with gear. Unlike other types of climbing such as sport and direct-aid climbing, "trad" climbing relies on placing your own gear as you climb from the ground. It's also one of the more dangerous...
Kilimanjaro
One Man's Quest to Go Over the Hill
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
The first book in the World Adventurers Series, Kilimanjaro: One Man's Quest to Go Over the Hill chronicles the author's attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. At forty years old and on the verge of a midlife crisis, he tried to change his life by climbing a mountain....
by Walter Baum
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Ojibwa women have been tanning hides for centuries. Buckskin is good material for clothing because it is warm and durable. Different thicknesses of hides can be used for different purposes, and tanning is not too difficult to do yourself.
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Tides
A climber's voyage
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Winner: Mountain Literature Award, Banff Mountain Book Festival 2018
Shortlisted for the 2018 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature
Nick Bullock is a climber who lives in a small green van, flitting between Llanberis, Wales, and Chamonix in the French Alps. Tides, Nick’s second...
1001 Climbing Tips
The essential climbers' guide: from rock, ice and big-wall climbing to diet, training and mountain survival
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Shortlisted: 2016 Banff Mountain Book Competition
'1001 Climbing Tips had me laughing out loud in places, which I never thought possible for this genre of book. A tremendous resource that should be an essential addition to every climber's loo-library' - Ian Parnell, Climb magazine
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by Richard Rossiter
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Best Climbs Grand Teton National Park gives climbers a selection of the very best routes on the peaks and crags of one of the world's premier mountain ranges. Full color photographs along with a contemporary design make this book as visually appealing as it is useful.
Alpine Climbing
Techniques to Take You Higher
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
* For climbers who know the basics and are ready to venture higher * Written by longtime guides and climbing instructors certified by the American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA) * Teaches situational thinking and learning as well as technique This intermediate-level guide addresses tools, skills,...
Bouldering
Movement, Tactics, and Problem Solving
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2011
CLICK HERE to download the free chapter called, "Training for Power" from Bouldering (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) * Includes technical photographs, charts, and illustrations * Contributing photography and advice from Dave Graham, Daniel...
Climbing
Training For Peak Performance
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2012
"Whatever your talent, experience, and ambition, if you climb you would do well to read Clyde Soles' training manual. This book will allow you to pull down harder, last longer, and have more fun while you're at it." -- Jon Krakauer, author of "Into Thin Air"
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Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs is the magnum opus of the greatest American climber of the past century. Fred’s intimate, detailed knowledge of the mountains and climbs he chronicles here create an unparalleled guidebook and must-have for every climber’s bookshelf as well as a...