Mountaineering category: 669 books
Climbing
From Gym to Rock
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Climbing: From Gym to Rock is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on getting indoor climbers outdoors. The book will feature information on environment and terrain, types of crag, best practices, and more. Photos will be throughout.
The Crag Survival Handbook
The Unspoken Rules of Climbing
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Safety, Hazards & Awareness" from Crag Survival Handbook* Climbing etiquette you won’t learn at the gym but need to know* Advice from “Rock Maestros” Justen Sjong, Kevin Jorgeson, Tommy Caldwell, Robyn Ebersfeld and experts at the Access Fund, Black Diamond,...
by John Long, Bob Gaines
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
This completely revised and updated edition with all new color photos brings together in a single volume the anchoring systems most popular among climbers. Most climbers today learn their craft on artificial climbing walls and on sport routes with fixed protection. Their first efforts to lead on trad...
Knack Rock Climbing
A Beginner's Guide: From the Gym to the Rocks
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Rock climbing can be a difficult, dangerous sport. But it doesn’t have to be. Enter Knack Rock Climbing. An ideal primer for anyone who wants to climb—whether in a gym or outside, on the rocks—it presents the essentials as never before. Full-color, step-by-step photos and succinct instructions...
The Mountain Guide Manual
The Comprehensive Reference--From Belaying to Rope Systems and Self-Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Written by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association (IFMGA) certified mountain guides Marc Chauvin and Rob Coppolillo, The Mountain Guide Manual is the go-to reference for novice and experienced mountain guides, as well as advanced recreationalists. Covering everything from rope...
The Pocket Guide to Prepper Knots
A Practical Resource to Knots That Can Help You Survive
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Knowing the ropes when a catastrophic situation strikes can be the key to survival, and in The Pocket Guide to Prepper Knots, Patty Hahne demonstrates the most important multi-purpose knots preppers should be prepared to know. Illustrated with step-by-step instructions for tying them and the knots...
Oze National Park
The Backpacker’s Guide for a 2-day 1-night Trek from Tokyo to See a Marsh, a Field of Flowers, a Lake, a Waterfall and a Mountain
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2017
Edition 2 (Updated April 2017)
This photo guidebook introduces international tourists to Oze National Park 尾瀬国立公園 in Japan. Oze 尾瀬 is a popular and excellent scenic hiking place. It is located in Japan on the border of Gunma 群馬, Fukushima 福島 and Niigata 新潟 Prefectures.
Although...
Via Ferratas of the French Alps
66 routes between Geneva and Briancon
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2014
The 66 via ferrata routes in this guidebook are grouped by area - Geneva and the Northern Alps, Chambery, the Tarentaise and Maurienne valleys, Grenoble and Briancon - and run the full gamut of challenge, from very easy, protected routes suitable for children, through to extremely exposed and technical...
Straight Up
Himalayan Tales of the Unexpected
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2015
Born in the foothills close to the Himalaya Steve Berry had from an early age an urge to become a traveller, an adventurer, an explorer, and until the age of thirty-eight years he tried hard to satisfy two opposing forces. Half of him wanted to find a satisfactory career path while the other half...
by M. John Fayhee
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
There is no luckier dog than one that is frolicking in the Colorado High Country. Whether skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, mountain biking, on the river, or on a lofty summit, dogs in the Colorado mountains are the happiest creatures on the planet. Colorado Mountain Dogs captures the joy and rapture of...
Solo
Der Alleingänger Ueli Steck - Eine Erinnerung
Language: German
Release Date: June 21, 2017
Dort, wo anderen schon vom bloßen Zuschauen elend wird, fühlte sich Ueli Steck zu Hause. Dort, wo es für Nichtalpinisten nur ein Abwärts gibt, zog es ihn nach oben. Und dies am liebsten ohne Seil, im Alleingang und mit nicht nachvollziehbarer Geschwindigkeit. Ueli Steck war ein alpiner Zehnkämpfer,...
by Zeljko Mussovich
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2013
This guide-book for mountaineers is a result of 25 years of climbing experience. It includes descriptions of 40 routes to the peaks and mountains of central Montenegro, a beautiful small country in south-eastern Europe. 75 photographs and 30 maps (road map included). All the tours can be done as one-day trips, with minimal equipment required. PDF recommended.
by Johnny Molloy
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2017
Lace up your boots and explore the majestic mountains of Georgia
Few hikers know this gem of a region as well as Johnny Molloy. He’ll take you to waterfalls, overlooks, gigantic trees, historic sites, and primitive wilderness in significant spots such as Tallulah Gorge, Springer Mountain,...
by Brian Irwin
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2009
Recompense: Streams, Summits and Reflections is a compilation of essays, some of which have been previously published. Divided into personal, experiential pieces, regional, historical selections and fishing tales, this book is a collection of expositions that exemplify the humbling effect nature and...