(Paperback)
By: Steve House
ISBN: 9781938340239
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2014
Publisher: Patagonia Books
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(Paperback)
By: Sir Edmund Hillary
ISBN: 9780552151047
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2003
UK Publication Date: 2nd April 2003
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who led a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume.
(Paperback)
By: Jim Wickwire
ISBN: 9780671019914
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 1999
Publisher: Atria Books
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(Paperback)
By: Mr Peter Steele
ISBN: 9780094794801
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 1999
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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Peter Steele brings a self-effacing narrator to life by talking to family and friends and by looking thr ough hundreds of very personal letters written over five dec ades. '
(Paperback, New edition)
By: Al Alvarez
ISBN: 9780747564522
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2003
UK Publication Date: 7th July 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This is the story of Mo Anthoine, who found joy in adventures that tested the limits of human endurance. His passion for "feeding the rat" made him the unsung hero of dozens of horrifying epics in the mountains, including the Ogre expedition that nearly killed Doug Scott and Sir Chris Bonington.
(Paperback)
By: Jim Curran
ISBN: 9781841192611
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2000
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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A biography of Sir Chris Bonington
(Paperback)
By: Ed Viesturs
ISBN: 9780767932608
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2010
UK Publication Date: 3rd August 2010
Publisher: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
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The deadly history of the world's most-dangerous mountain illuminates the many lessons both climbers and non-climbers alike can glean from K2, the aptly named Savage Mountain.
(Paperback)
By: Robert Page
ISBN: 9798350943368
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2024
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)
By: Ed Viesturs
ISBN: 9780767924719
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2008
UK Publication Date: 27th November 2007
Publisher: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
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This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.
(Paperback)
By: Paul Gilchrist
ISBN: 9781526179166
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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This ground-breaking title, publishing to mark the centenary of the tragic 1924 British Everest expedition, reveals the hidden histories of the worlds highest mountain.
(Hardback)
By: Victoria Robinson
ISBN: 9780313378614
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jan 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book provides the ultimate guide to rock climbing in the United States, suitable for climbers and nonclimbers alike, covering the technical and physical aspects of the sport as well as the mental challenges involved.
(Paperback)
By: Michael Groom
ISBN: 9780091841416
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 1999
Publisher: Random House Australia
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An autobiography of Australian mountaineer Michael Groom. In 1987, he lost a third of both his feet to frostbite while climbing one of the world's highest mountains. But by 1990 he had not only taught himself to walk again, he was back climbing the Himalayas. In 1999, Michael climbed Makalu - the fifth highest mountain in the world.
(Paperback)
By: Jon E. Lewis
ISBN: 9781845299248
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2001
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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Firsthand accounts of conquering the world's greatest mountains - new expanded edition of a classic collection.
(Paperback)
By: Janet Christiansen
ISBN: 9781667884059
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2023
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)
By: Phil Ershler
ISBN: 9780446570916
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
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(Paperback)
By: Erik Weihenmayer
ISBN: 9780452282940
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2002
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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In this poignant and inspiring memoir, the author shares his struggle to push past the limits imposed on him by his visual impairment--and by a seeing world. His story is about finding the courage to reach for that ultimate summit, and transforming a life into something truly miraculous.
(Paperback)
By: Maria Coffey
ISBN: 9780099436089
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2004
UK Publication Date: 1st January 2004
Publisher: Cornerstone
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Climbers who court danger in the world's highest places risk far more than just their own skins. She recounts climbers' stories of near-death experiences, and gives a voice to the families and loved ones of Chris Bonington, Ed Viesturs, Anatoli Boukreev and Alex Lowe, amongst many other famous names.
(Paperback)
By: George Mallory
ISBN: 9780008702915
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2025
UK Publication Date: 22nd May 2025
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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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 and mountains.
(Paperback)
By: Daniel Light
ISBN: 9781836430476
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2026
UK Publication Date: 4th September 2025
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
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A riveting journey through the history of mountaineering before Everest.
(Paperback)
By: Maria Coffey
ISBN: 9781771606400
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2024
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books
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(Spiral bound)
By: Steve House
ISBN: 9781938340390
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2015
Publisher: Patagonia Books
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(Hardback)
By: Yvon Chouinard
ISBN: 9781938340222
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2007
Publisher: Patagonia Books
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(Paperback)
By: Warren Macdonald
ISBN: 9781740662291
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2005
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
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Warren Macdonald, a fit and experienced hiker, set out to make the grueling climb to the top of Australia's spectacular Mount Bowen. It was to end as a nightmare, with Macdonald lying in a creek bed, both legs pinned by a giant boulder. Here, Macdonald captures the terror and drama of the experience.
(Paperback)
By: Alex Honnold
ISBN: 9781529034424
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2020
UK Publication Date: 14th November 2019
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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The palm-sweating terrifying memoir of the world's greatest free solo climber, Alex Honnold.
