Mountaineering 31

First published in 1973, Women on the Rope provides the first consecutive story of the ‘feminine share in mountain adventure’, a share which has grown from tiny beginnings in 1808 to a level at whic……続きを見る

"This book ensures that the Sherpa community gets the recognition they deserve" -- Library Journal Banff Mountain Book Competition Climbing Literature Winner • Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Lit……続きを見る

Explore the dramatic heart of Austria’s Hohe Tauern National Park, a vast alpine landscape of soaring peaks, glacier valleys and classic hut-to-hut walking terrain in the Eastern Alps. This extraord……続きを見る

"Heart of Mountaineering: Vertical Horizons" by Eamon Lawler is an immersive guide that invites readers into the exhilarating world of mountaineering, blending captivating narratives with practical ……続きを見る

"The Ascent of the Matterhorn" is a gripping tale of adventure and determination set against the stunning backdrop of the Swiss Alps. In this thrilling account, readers are transported to the rugged……続きを見る

"Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance, 1921" provides a fascinating insight into the early attempts to conquer the world's highest peak. Authored by Charles Howard-Bury, George Mallory, and Edward Oliv……続きを見る

‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places ……続きを見る

"This book will save your life" Pete Whittaker (Wide Boyz) Down is a groundbreaking encyclopedic study of the art of descent. Its purpose is to create a single source for all descent techniques, bot……続きを見る

Ante una emergencia o un desastre repentinos, ¿estaría preparado para abandonar su hogar rápidamente? Lo estará si sigue los consejos de este libro. Guía de supervivencia enseña cómo preparar un kit……続きを見る

Dalla salita al Mont Aiguille, il monte Inaccessibile, tramandata dagli storici, con una certa imprecisione, come il debutto dell’alpinismo (1492), alla prima solitaria invernale della Rolling Stone……続きを見る

La guida è organizzata con una sequenza di 250 itinerari di scialpinismo, i più belli sulle Alpi Italiane e in Corsica. Una sezione introduttiva, è dedicata alla presentazione di Ken Olmet uno dei m……続きを見る

From one of our more colorful characters in climbing lore comes an epic, true story of sidestepping danger at every level of the game. From an early age, Strappo embarks upon the toughest of roads ……続きを見る

Nel maggio 1956, gli scalatori svizzeri Ernst Schmied e Jürg Marmet e successivamente Dölf Reist e Hans Ruedi von Gunten raggiunsero la vetta del monte Everest, il più alto punto della Terra, a quot……続きを見る

On 29 May 1953 Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary conquered Everest.Before it had claimed the lives of dozens of climbers, including George Leigh Mallory in 1924. Norgay, the descendant of generation……続きを見る

En 1937, les célèbres alpinistes britanniques Eric Shipton et Bill Tilman se lancent dans l’exploration d’une vaste région inconnue de l’Himalaya. Accompagnés de cartographes et de quelques Sherpas,……続きを見る

Attraverso il racconto dei retroscena delle sue imprese, o le risposte alle domande, e qualche volta alle provocazioni, di chi lo intervistava, Walter Bonatti con Una vita così volle offrire ai suoi……続きを見る

«Doug Scott incarna l’alpinismo d’avventura e d’esplorazione sulle montagne del mondo. È uno di quei visionari che hanno dimostrato che si possono scalare le vette più alte come si fa nelle Alpi: co……続きを見る

"Vivid characterization, gripping accounts of extreme mountaineering . . . [and] cultural historical and philosophical reflection. . . . a rich tapestry." ー San Francisco Chronicle Robert Roper's F……続きを見る

Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2019 Winner of the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2017 Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020 Longlisted for the Jh……続きを見る

An inspiring, moving, and unblinking view of a battered climber who refuses to turn his back on the mountains. Born in Bolton, England, Paul Pritchard started climbing when he was 16 years old. In t……続きを見る

Grazie al racconto di Massimo Maggiari, che nell’arco di più di vent’anni ha ripercorso quei territori con le sue poesie preferite nel cuore, incontriamo i popoli del Grande Nord sui vasti pianori g……続きを見る

**★日本山岳會「秩父宮記念山岳賞」得主代表作★ 新手到高手、9到99歲山友都適用 長銷逾20年，最適合東方人體能的登山體能寶典 登山前一定要知道的事── 認識自己的身體狀況，是安全登山的第一步。 想要登山更輕鬆、……続きを見る

Mark's like any other thirteen-year-old. He loves his dog, taking photos and hiking - but he also has cancer. When his illness returns, Mark decides he's had enough of hospital. With his small dog B……続きを見る

Tigers of the Snow is true story of the tragedy and survival on one of the world's most dangerous mountains. In 1922 Himalayan climbers were British gentlemen, and their Sherpa and Tibetan porters w……続きを見る

Maria Coffey's Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow is a powerful, affecting and important book that exposes the far reaching personal costs of extreme adventure. Without risk, say mountaineers, ther……続きを見る

Annie Smith Peck is one of the most accomplished women of the twentieth century that you have never heard of. Peck was a scholar, educator, writer, lecturer, mountain climber, suffragist, and politi……続きを見る

"I am drawn to the empty quarter, to open country, to the place on the map where there are dragons and giants, and the vast open spaces of mountains, canyons, rivers, prairies, and oceans. However, ……続きを見る

* 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 f……続きを見る

•*Reveals the long view from an icon who, with age, has added wisdom to his list of accomplishments •*Messner climbing firsts: the world’s fourteen peaks taller than 8000 meters; Everest solo; Evere……続きを見る

The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922 tells the story of the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition; the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making a successful ascent of Mount Evere……続きを見る