Mountaineering category: 669 books
Aux Sommets du Monde
12 mois autour du monde, à la rencontre des points culminants
Language: French
Release Date: January 9, 2015
42 sommets gravis – de 600 à 7000m d’altitude - 25 pays traversés, 102.000m de dénivelé franchis. 11.000€ récoltés au profit de la lutte contre le cancer.
Alors qu’il occupe un poste de cadre supérieur dans un grand groupe automobile,...
by Dominique Potard
Language: French
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: French
Release Date: January 12, 2017
L'alpiniste à la recherche du sens véritable des choses se promènera dans les définitions de physique, de philosophie, le livre du Cirque, le livre des Confitures, etc.
Bientôt, on dira "Le Potard" comme on disait Le Larousse ou Le Robert.
Le "Potard" est un dictionnaire des...
by Yvonne Prater
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1982
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1982
* Filled with historical photographs * Includes excerpts from diaries, newspaper files, community histories, and personal interviews The highway through Washington's Cascades at Snoqualmie Pass is one of the most heavily used mountain transportation routes in the country. Yet, within sight of its concrete...
Altitude Experience
Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2008
THE ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE: Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet (Falcon)
Mike Farris
The first comprehensive guide for climbing above 8,000 feet
The one-volume resource for any traveler who will be at high altitude for any period of time, this guide contains organized...
Rock Climbing Colorado
A Guide to More Than 1,800 Routes
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
This book is the only guide available that covers all the major climbing areas in the state with routes ranging from 5.0 to 5.14.
Smart Travelling
Trucchi, segreti e strategie per il viaggiatore moderno
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Non importa se ami l’avventura, la cultura o la movida. Se viaggi per diletto o per lavoro. Se lo fai da anni o vuoi cominciare da lunedì (come la dieta). In questo manuale troverai le strategie per migliorare le tue capacità organizzative e scoprirai decine di trucchi, segreti e idee per personalizzare...
Girl on the Rocks
A Woman's Guide to Climbing with Strength, Grace, and Courage
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Through the sage advice of one of the world's foremost female climbers and the lens of an internationally acclaimed photographer, women learn that climbing is more fun than dangerous, that overcoming fear can boost self-esteem, and that the fitness benefits for women are tremendous. Most women learn...
by Jeff Smoot
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Featuring more than 1,500 routes throughout the state of Washington, this popular guide has now been completely updated and expanded. Explore the granite cliffs of Index, Leavenworth, Darrington, and Tieton River Canyon; tackle the exposed alpine routes on the spires at Washington Pass; or hang from...
The Mammoth Book Of Everest
From the first attempts to today, 40 first-hand accounts
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
This selection of the very best writing on Everest begins with the first attempts and continues, via Mallory's failed bid and Hillary and Tenzing's triumph, to the disasters of recent years. It features 35 white-knuckle accounts of climbing on the world's highest mountain, with all the tragedy and...
Becoming a Mountain
Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Hailed as a "wondrous book" by Gretel Ehrlich, and winner of the Kekoo Naoroji Book Award for Himalayan Literature—a journey of healing that becomes a pilgrimage for the soul.
Stephen Alter was raised by American missionary parents in the hill station of Mussoorie, in the foothills of the...
Yoga for Climbers
How to Stretch, Strengthen and Climb Higher
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
Yoga for Climbers will show you how to create a yoga practice at home that will keep you healthy, prevent injuries, and support and improve your outdoor passions. This guide feature easy-to-understand yoga poses and sequences designed to address the specific stresses that climbing enact on the body....
The Altitude Experience
Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2008
THE ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE: Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet (Falcon)Mike Farris The first comprehensive guide for climbing above 8,000 feet The one-volume...
High Altitude Sickness, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
High Altitude Sickness, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2018
This book describes High Altitude Sickness, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
High Altitude sickness is a disease that can happen when mountain climbers, hikers, skiers, or travelers travel to very high altitudes, normally above 8,000 feet (2,400 meters).
Acute high altitude sickness (HAS)...
by Ian Boydon
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
A guidebook of 30 short, medium, long and full-day mountain bike routes across the Yorkshire Dales. The graded circular rides visit all the major dales and include loops around two of the famous Yorkshire Three Peaks - Whernside and Pen-y-ghent. Routes are graded for difficulty and this guidebook...