Mountaineers Books: 338 books
Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2012
Includes expanded and updated information on technical improvements and safety
New sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presented
Larger format with more photographs
Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue is a comprehensive course in understanding glaciers, crossing them, avoiding crevasses,...
Big Wall Climbing
Elite Technique
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2005
CLICK HERE to download the section from Big Wall Climbing on "First Ascents"* Skills and strategies unique to big walls -- illustrated in full color* Includes modern speed and free climbing tactics that have revolutionized wall climbing * Key training exercises (practiced near the ground) and...
Free Spirit
A Climber's Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
* A mountaineering classic re-released in the Legends and Lore series * Two new chapters In Free Spirit Reinhold Messner describes the forces and events that have shaped him as a climber as famous for his discipline as for his innovative spirit. Messner evolved his philosophy of the single free-climbing...
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...
Night Naked
A Climber's Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
• Loretan is often credited with bringing fast-and-light style to the highest mountains
• New foreword by bestselling writer David Roberts
On October 5, 1995, Erhard Loretan became the third person to climb all fourteen 8000-meter peaks, and the second to climb them without supplemental...
Mount Rainier Climbing Guide 3E
A Climbing Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
• 40 principal routes and their variations, with aerial photos and route overlays
• Now with full-color photos and maps
• All-new beta on 9 ski and snowboard routes
Many of the most accomplished US alpinists have learned their skills on Mount Rainier. And many of the rest of us dream...
by Jeremy Benson
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
After some dreadful years for Sierra skiers, the snow is back and the pent-up demand to ride it is satisfied by this book! From Bishop to Tahoe to Shasta, and multiple slopes in between, California has a big ski and snowboard culture and this backcountry guide describes 97 of the state’s best routes....
Everest 1953
The Epic Story of the First Ascent
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
CLICK HERE to download a sample from Everest 1953In the only book to tell the real story of Everest 1953, Mick Conefrey reveals that what has gone down in history as a supremely well-planned attempt was in fact beset by crises -- both on and off the mountain. To succeed, team leader Colonel...
Paddling the Columbia
A Guide to all 1200 Miles of our Scenic and Historical River
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
• Follow in the wake—literally—of Lewis and Clark!
• A planner for all 1200 miles of the river—whether in one continuous trip or in sections
Paddling the Columbia begins at the river’s headwaters on Columbia Lake in British Columbia and provides comprehensive information for traveling...
by Peter Schaerer, David McClung
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2006
CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Backcountry Forecasting & Decisions" from The Avalanche Handbook
* Information on the unique characteristics of alpine snow, snow slab instability, terrain variables, skier triggering of avalanches, and the nature of avalanche motion
* Chapters...
Wildfire
On The Front Lines With Station 8
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
The author was embedded with one of the busiest wildfire crews in the United States
Reveals wildfires through the experiences of the people who go face-to-face with them
Focuses on challenges faced in Western states.
Every year wildfires ravage forests, destroy communities, and devastate human lives,...
Trekking Tibet
A Traveler's Guide, 3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2010
* Thoroughly revised and updated new edition
* Features one of the most detailed histories of Tibetan culture and geography available for travelers
* Includes a new trekking route over a glaciated 19,300-foot pass used by H einrich H arrer, author of Seven Years in Tibet
In the new edition...
The Duke of Abruzzi
An Explorer's Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 1997
* Pioneer on K2 and namesake of the Abruzzi Ridge * Mountaineering classic now in Legends and Lore series * Complete biography of an important explorer Grandson of the first king of Italy, Luigi Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta, or the Duke of the Abruzzi, was one of the most celebrated explorers of the early...
Alaska
A Climbing Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2002
* Guidebook details 80 climbing routes throughout Alaska
* Includes photos, many with route overlays, topo route maps, climbing difficulty and time information, ratings, and more
Alaska mountain guides Mike Wood and Colby Coombs have teamed up to write this definitive climbing guidebook targeting...