He brought glamour and imagination into the sport of mountaineering as few guides have done before him. Recalling his personality and amusing stories one should not forget that his approach to mountains was first and foremost an...
Mountaineers
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Author:Kain, ConradSummary: -
Author:Simpson, JoeSummary:The author relates his nearly fatal adventures mountaineering in the Andes, adventures that included a fall into a crevice, broken limbs, and return to safety.
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Author:Weihenmayer, ErikSummary:Erik Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye disorder that would leave him blind by the age of thirteen. In this inspiring memoir, Weihenmayer speaks of the role his family played in his battle to break through the...
- Author:Pullan, BrandonSummary:
An energetic and engaging investigation into the life and death of legendary climber, paddler, and recluse Billy 'Kayak Bill' Davidson. Billy Davidson (1947-2003) was born in Calgary, Alberta, and grew up in an orphanage in the 1950s....
- Author:Synnott, MarkSummary:
A hundred-year mystery lured veteran climber Mark Synnott into an unlikely expedition up Mount Everest during the spring 2019 season that came to be known as “the Year Everest Broke”. What he found was a gripping human story of...
- Author:Caldwell, TommySummary:
A finalist for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature On January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell, along with his partner, Kevin Jorgeson, summited what is widely regarded as the hardest climb in history; Yosemite's nearly vertical 3...
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Author:Bjarnason, Erik, Shaw, CathiSummary:One mountaineer’s harrowing story of survival and recovery after being trapped on the second-highest peak in North America, Mount Logan in the Yukon Territory, during an extratropical cyclone. In May of 2005, North Shore Rescue put...
- Author:Bridge, Kathryn AnneSummary:
In 1924, Phyl Munday did what no woman had done before - reached the summit of Mt. Robson, the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. She climbed nearly 100 mountains; her physical prowess legitimized her in the largely male world of...
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Author:Smart, DavidSummary:Shortlisted for the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Literature Shortlisted for the 2019 Boardman Tasker Award An intriguing biography of the renowned Austrian alpinist Paul Preuss, who achieved international recognition both...
- Author:Viesturs, Ed.Summary:
A breathtaking audiobook by the first American to climb the fourteen highest mountains in the world. For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without...
- Author:Viesturs, Ed.Summary:
A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of No Shortcuts to the Top At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest...
- Author:Davis, WadeSummary:
Describes British climbers' attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s, discussing such topics as the role of imperial ambition in the expedition and the way in which the ascent reflected England's post-World War I...
- Author:Filippi, Gabriel, Popplewell, BrettSummary:
«La plupart des auteurs de grands récits d’aventures racontent ce qu’ils ont fait. Très peu vous disent pourquoi ils ont fait tout ça et comment tout cela les a changés. L’histoire de Gabriel Filippi est une exploration fascinante qui...
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Author:Powter, Geoff, Bonington, ChrisSummary:Inner Ranges brings together an enlightening and entertaining selection of mountain writing by one of Canada's most respected adventure journalists and thinkers. This collection of original and previously published pieces includes...
- Author:Vasquez-Lavado, SilviaSummary:
"In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life—one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us...
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Author:Fletcher, DavidSummary:A lone mountaineer's incredible ordeal when stalked by a three-ton Alaskan grizzly bear bent on his death.
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Author:DesLauriers, KitSummary:Centered on her quest to climb and ski the "Seven Summits," Higher Love is a hero's journey, rich with personal insights, life-threatening consequences, and a thrilling crescendo. Spanning seven continents in just two years, this is Kit...
- Author:Hall, BrianSummary:
Through the seventies and into the mid-eighties a cohort of young climbers challenged the siege mentality of their seniors on high mountains in the Greater Ranges with fast moving, lightweight expeditions run on a shoestring. Brian Hall...
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Author:Pfisterer, SusannaSummary:Fifty Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill is the enthralling true story of Jasper's Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in the Rocky Mountains. For more than thirty years, Willi was an integral part of...
- Author:Cockrell, WillSummary:
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers - including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker - this vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicles one of the least likely industries on Earth: guided climbing on Mount...
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