D.O - Mountaineering 1

Craig Weldon came of age on hills all around the British Isles, especially the Munros in Scotland. With his friends he braved the high peaks and ridges of the Cuillin and the lower tops of Glouceste……続きを見る

“If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.” Edward Abbey In a collection of gripping stories of adventure, Doug Peacock, loner, iconoclast, environmentalist, and contemporary of E……続きを見る

Em Uma viagem Lean , o autor Oydil Figueiredo convida os leitores a explorarem o fascinante mundo da Metodologia Enxuta de uma forma única e envolvente. Com décadas de experiência prática em indústr……続きを見る

This guide is considered a classic of mountaineering literature. 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

Tuolumne Meadows is famous for its clean rock, clear skies, and fabulous face and crack climbing on spectacular Sierra Nevada granite domes. In this thoroughly revised fourth edition of Rock Climbin……続きを見る

When Dorothy Pilley first set hand on the rope in the 1910s, women climbers were seen as a dangerous liability, their achievements ignored, unrecorded or disbelieved. Undeterred, Dorothy proved hers……続きを見る

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and a notoriously difficult and dangerous mountain to climb. First climbed from the west in 1955 by a British team comprising Joe Brown, Geor……続きを見る

'He appeared, without a word, in the tent's entrance, covered in ice. He looked like anyone would after spending over twenty-four hours in a hurricane at over 8,000 metres. In winter. In the Karakor……続きを見る

On 14 June 1990, at Raven Tor in the Derbyshire Peak District, twenty-four-year-old Ben Moon squeezed his feet into a pair of rock shoes, tied in to his rope, chalked his fingers and pulled on to th……続きを見る

In 1982, following the relaxation of access restrictions to Tibet, six climbers set off for the Himalaya to explore the little-known Shishapangma massif in Tibet. Dealing with a chaotic build-up and……続きを見る

Winner: Himalayan Club Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature 'A full and fascinating portrait of one of the great figures of mountaineering.' – Michael Palin 'As well as relaying the literal u……続きを見る

The North Face of the Eiger was long notorious as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps, one that had claimed the lives of numerous mountaineers. In February 1966, two teams – one German, the o……続きを見る

Some mountains are high; some mountains are hard. Few are both. On the afternoon of 13 July 1977, having become the first climbers to reach the summit of the Ogre, Doug Scott and Chris Bonington beg……続きを見る

Een uitzonderlijke memoir over veerkracht, moed en weerbaarheid van een van de weinige vrouwen die de Seven Summits bedwong. Voor de lezers van Cheryl Strayed en IJle lucht in van Jon Krakauer In de……続きを見る

* Meets the current standards of first aid care by the American Red Cross and the Wilderness Medical Society * Updated figures and drawings that illustrate essential first aid skills * Includes quic……続きを見る

In his own words Dougal Haston covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where his love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of h……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A harrowing, moving first-person account of the 1972 plane crash that left its survivors stranded on a glacier in the Andesーand one man’s quest to lead them all homeー……続きを見る

"The book is one of the best that has been published on mountain exploration." -The Academy, 1904 "The book cannot but prove fascinating even to those not bitten with the love of mountain-climbing."……続きを見る

In August, 2005, Tomaz Humar was trapped on a narrow ledge at 5900 metres on the formidable Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat. He had been attempting a new route, directly up the middle of the highest moun……続きを見る

Il Giomein è l’unico albergo a disposizione per chi arriva su nell’alta conca del Breuil. È la dimora di avventurieri, sognatori, alpinisti, aristocratici e poeti in cerca di nuovi stati d’animo. Tr……続きを見る

“The old way of climbing was systematic, methodical, and consistent. Now it’s anything goes, reacting to every situation differently.” ーTommy Caldwell • For skilled climbers who want to push to the……続きを見る

“L’alta montagna ha le qualità del Nirvana”, così recita l’antico testo buddista Milindapanha nel quale la scalata alla vetta di una montagna viene paragonata all’indescrivibile processo spirituale ……続きを見る

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 g……続きを見る

Winner, Mountaineering History, 2015 Banff Mountain Book Competition From internationally renowned mountain historian Bernadette McDonald comes a highly readable, intense and exciting look at the ex……続きを見る

The first in-depth book on redpointing, where the climber does not weight the rope or pull or stand on manmade equipment. 続きを見る

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ーwhether in a gym or outside, on the rocksーit ……続きを見る

CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Freedom Climbers (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) "One of the most important mountaineering b……続きを見る

Perfect for the armchair traveller or devoted mountaineer, this book grabs the reader by the boots and takes them along on the best climbs to be found in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Over the ……続きを見る

At 8am on 29 May, 1999, Cathy O’Dowd, a 30-year-old mountaineer from South Africa, stepped onto the summit of Everest and into history. She had become the first woman to climb the highest mountain i……続きを見る