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Ecology & Wonder makes several remarkable claims: The greatest cultural achievement in the Western Canadian mountain region may be what has been preserved, not what has been developed. Protecting th……続きを見る

Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. As cities continue to grow at unprecedented rates, more and ……続きを見る

Take a breath of fresh mountain air and feel the magic of an historical Canadian landmark in Tales from the Canadian Rockies. You'll meet a host of unforgettable characters like botanist David Dougl……続きを見る

A “provocative, highly original” profile of Mount Rainierーcapturing the majestic beauty and deadly allure of one of the largest active volcanoes in the U.S. (Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air) ……続きを見る

Mount Ararat in Turkey is where, as biblical tradition has it, Noah's Ark ran aground and God made his covenant with mankind. Now it stands astride the fault-line between religion and science, a geo……続きを見る

This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality color images produced by a series of today's professional photographers.続きを見る

Imagine a night long campfire somewhere on the Kaweah River surrounded by, among others, Lao Tsu, Joseph Campbell, Clarence King (the first man to map the Great Western Divide), and Chappo, the last……続きを見る

FEATURES: • Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book • Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book • Manuall……続きを見る

The Mountain Encyclopedia is the first A to Z compendium on all matters related to mountains including geological, geographical, and zoological terms and concepts as well as climbing and historical ……続きを見る

La vie de l’un des grands aventuriers de notre temps, le « miraculé de l’Everest », disparu au sommet et réapparu plusieurs semaines après. « Ceci est le récit de ma vie, la vie passionnée d’un homm……続きを見る

A man who has spent his professional life measuring the flow of northern rivers, climbed Alaska’s Mount McKinley, was a member of both Yale University and Maine University’s scientific expeditions t……続きを見る

Since its publication in 1980, The Guadalupe Mountains of Texas has received many honors, including the Friends of the Dallas Public Library Award from the Texas Institute of Letters and recognition……続きを見る

En este trabajo, el Profesor Bruno Manara nos hará un recorrido por el Ávila para hablarnos de su historia, mostrarnos unos sitios de interés y la variada flora de los distintos ambientes de nuestro……続きを見る

En este trabajo, el Profesor Bruno Manara nos hará un recorrido por el Ávila para hablarnos de su historia, mostrarnos unos sitios de interés y la variada flora de los distintos ambientes de nuestro……続きを見る

Do you enjoy living in the wild, once a while to escape from the urban lifestyle you are leading right now? Well, camping can be a fun thing to do. If you have a family, or friends with you, it can ……続きを見る

The first comprehensive book to be published about the wildlife of the Brecon Beacons is a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series, and reveals the natural wonders of this seemingly w……続きを見る

In this compelling book, award-winning adventure writer and former Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue team member Peter Bronski chronicles true stories of survival and tragedy, from famous historica……続きを見る

Thoreau joked that he was a "self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms," never dreaming that such a need might exist. But such is the author's work and that of his various helpers, from ……続きを見る

It takes forty days to know the mountain. Each spring, over eight hundred climbers attempt to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. The conditions are challenging, and without warning can become life-thr……続きを見る

K2 is the second highest mountain in the world, at 8611 metres only a couple of hundred metres lower than Everest. It is one of the most unrelenting and testing of the worlds 8000-metre peaks. Jim C……続きを見る

L'histoire vraie , captivante et souvent dramatique d'une exceptionnelle génération d'alpinistes, partis au bout de leurs rêves. Peu d'hommes peuvent prétendre avoir autant marqué l'histoire de la m……続きを見る

In this classic text, the great American naturalist John Muir describes the Yosemite valley's geography and the myriad types of trees, flowers, birds, and other animals that can be found there. 続きを見る

Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a fabulous philosophical interpretation of nature and how it influences man physically and spiritually. Emerson's writing is redolent with the wonder of the true ro……続きを見る

In the tradition of Kathleen Norris, Terry Tempest Williams, and Thomas Merton, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes explores the impulse that has drawn seekers into the wilderness for centuries and offe……続きを見る

The story of an amazing journey to one of the remotest, most mysterious places on earth Until 1934 the Nanda Devi Sanctuary had never been visited by human beings. Surrounded by 20,000 foot peaks wh……続きを見る

An invaluable introduction to the upland regions of Britain – their structure, climate, vegetation and animal life, their present and past uses and the problems of their conservation for the future.……続きを見る

The basis for the new documentary film, Mountain: A Breathtaking Voyage into the Extreme. Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high l……続きを見る

Jack Turner grew up with an image of the Tetons engraved in his mind. As a young man, he climbed the peaks of this singular range with basic climbing gear friends. Later in life, he led treks in Ind……続きを見る

As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth-century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural histor……続きを見る

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive critique and field study of mountain geography. Complete with a wealth of tables, diagrams, photographs, and interesting information, this is a text th……続きを見る