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  • Erőss Zsolt

    A Himalájánál magasabbra

    A legnagyobb magyar hegymászó emlékére Ahogy Erőss Zsolt élete, úgy életrajzi könyve sem szokványos. A történetekből megismerhetjük a hegymászó kalandjait Erdélytől a Himalájáig, az első sziklamászástól a tragédiával végződő legutolsó expedícióig. Az alpinizmus mellett feltárulnak előttünk Ázsia, Afrika és Dél-Amerika egzotikus vidékei, amelyek évtizedek alatt Erőss Zsolt második otthonává váltak. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Flying Off Everest

    A Journey from the Summit to the Sea

    by Dave Costello ...
    Perched impossibly on a ridge overlooking a 10,000-foot drop into Tibet, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa wait. Heel to toe, connected at the waist by a pair of carabineers that’s connected to nothing else, they stare down the North Face of Mount Everest, a red and white nylon tandem paragliding wing fluttering behind them. They know that jumping off the top of the world marks only the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Shook

    An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest's Deadliest Day

    by Jennifer Hull ...
    Dave Hahn, a local of Taos, New Mexico, is a legendary figure in mountaineering. Elite members of the climbing community have likened him to the Michael Jordan, Cal Ripken, or Michael Phelps of the climbing world. The 2015 expedition he would lead came just one short year after the notorious Khumbu Icefall avalanche claimed the lives of sixteen Sherpas. Dave and his team—Sherpa sirdar Chhering ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Mount Rainier Climbing Guide 3E

    A Climbing Guide

    by Mike Gauthier ...
    • 40 principal routes and their variations, with aerial photos and route overlays• Now with full-color photos and maps• All-new beta on 9 ski and snowboard routesMany of the most accomplished US alpinists have learned their skills on Mount Rainier. And many of the rest of us dream of one day standing on its majestic summit. Whether you’re one of these dreamers or an aspiring pro, you need this ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Climbing

    Training For Peak Performance

    by Clyde Soles ...
    "Whatever your talent, experience, and ambition, if you climb you would do well to read Clyde Soles' training manual. This book will allow you to pull down harder, last longer, and have more fun while you're at it." -- Jon Krakauer, author of "Into Thin Air"* Exercises to build strength, endurance, flexibility, and aerobic fitness* Up-to-date nutritional information* Tips for preparing mentally ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Challenge of the North Cascades

    by Fred Beckey ...
    Back by popular demand, this mountaineering classic chronicles more than 30 years of Fred Beckey's adventures among the peaks. Includes a new preface by the author and an appendix. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Challenge of Rainier

    A Record of the Explorations and Ascents, Triumphs and Tragedies on

    by Dee Molenaar ...
    A classic history about an iconic mountain by one of the nation s great mountaineersOriginally published in 1971, THE CHALLENGE OF RAINIER is a classic in mountaineering reference and literature, long considered the definitive work on the climbing history of Mount Rainier. As a chronicler of significant events in the mountain's climbing history, author Dee Molenaar covers geology, glaciology, and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Eiger Dreams

    Ventures Among Men and Mountains

    by Jon Krakauer ...
    No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest work from such magazines as Outside and Smithsonian, he explores the subject from the unique and memorable perspective of one who has battled peaks like K2, Denali, Everest, and, of course, the Eiger. Always with a keen eye, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills

    “The definitive guide to mountains and climbing . . .”—Conrad AnkerFor nearly 60 years it’s been revered as the “bible” of mountaineering–and now it’s even better than everThe best-selling instructional text for new and intermediate climbers for more than half a centuryNew edition—fully updated techniques and all-new illustrationsResearched and written by a team of expert climbersMountaineering: ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Designed by Adventure: 30 Years of Outdoor Research

    30 Years of Outdoor Research

    Thirty years ago a frustrated physicist from Seattle named Ron Gregg was retreating from an aborted attempt at a new alpine style route on Denali. His partner had been evacuated by helicopter, but Ron chose to ski back to the highway solo. In the process, Ron found a new direction in life. At that time, outdoor gear left much to be desired. Many of the best climbers and alpinists designed their ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Freedom Climbers

    The Golden Age of Polish Climbing

    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 books to be written for many years." —Boardman-Tasker Prize See this book trailer for Freedo... ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Totem Pole

    Surviving the ultimate adventure

    Mountain climbing defined Paul Pritchard's existence and signposted his horizons. One of the leading climbers of the 1980s and 1990s, his adventures took him from his Snowdonia base to the Himalaya, from the Karakoram to Patagonia, from Baffin Island to the Pamirs. Winning the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature in 1997 with his book Deep Play allowed him a life dedicated to climbing. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pickets and Dead Men

    Seasons on Rainier

    by Bree Loewen ...
    * A women's perspective on the macho world of climbing rangers* Rescues, egos, and breakfast burritos on Mt. RainierBeing a climbing ranger on Mount Rainier proved to be a life-altering experience for Bree Loewen. As one of only a handful of women on staff, Bree fought to prove herself among men in the field, while confronting the often unrealistic expectations of the public on a mountain that ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day

    “Gripping, intense. . . . Buried in the Sky will satisfy anyone who loved [Into Thin Air].”—Kate Tuttle, Boston GlobeWhen Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Touching the Void

    by Joe Simpson ...
    The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • Alive

    The Story of the Andes Survivors

    The #1 New York Times bestseller and the true story behind the film: A rugby team resorts to the unthinkable after a plane crash in the Andes.Spirits were high when the Fairchild F-227 took off from Mendoza, Argentina, and headed for Santiago, Chile. On board were forty-five people, including an amateur rugby team from Uruguay and their friends and family. The skies were clear that Friday, October ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak

    The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak

    Translated by Nea Morin, Janet Adam Smith ...
    Mountaineer Maurice Herzog gives a gripping firsthand account of one of the most daring climbing expeditions in historyAnnapurna I is the name given to the 8,100-meter mountain that ranks among the most forbidding in the Himalayan chain. Dangerous not just for its extreme height but for a long and treacherous approach, its summit proved unreachable until 1950, when a group of French mountaineers ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bug Out Bag

    23 Crucial Items You Need Inside Your Ultimate Bug Out Bag

    Be Ready And Prepared For Any DisasterTornadoes. Whirlwinds. Earthquakes. Volcanoes. Just some of what nature can throw at us and make us need to bug-out of our homes. Fast.It is an unfortunate but true enough of an event that sometimes people have to abandon their homes for a short period of time before they are allowed to return. The most frequent reason for such an incident is a natural ... Read more

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  • Training for the Uphill Athlete

    A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

    Like Training for the New Alpinism, a training philosophy and guide for endurance athletes who thrive on distance and ascent ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters

    Winner of the 2007 Banff Mountain Festival Book Awards Grand Prize (The Phyllis & Don Munday Award): "A riveting account of a long-ago mountaineering disaster."—TimeIn 1967, seven young men, members of a twelve-man expedition led by twenty-four-year-old Joe Wilcox, were stranded on Alaska's Mount McKinley in a vicious arctic storm. All seven perished on what remains the most tragic expedition in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Chomolungma Diaries

    Climbing Mount Everest with a commercial expedition

    by Mark Horrell ...
    Series series Footsteps on the Mountain Diaries
    In April 2012 Mark Horrell travelled to Tibet hoping to become, if not the first person to climb Mount Everest, at least the first Karl Pilkington lookalike to do so.He joined a mountaineering expedition which included an Australian sexagenarian, two Brits whose idea of hydration meant a box of red wine, and a New Zealander who enjoyed reminding his teammates of the perils of altitude sickness and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Living Mountain

    A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

    AS SEEN ON BBC’S WINTERWATCH WITH CHRIS PACKHAM AND MICHAELA STRACHAN 'The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain' Guardian In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • FEAR!

    Extreme athletes on how to reach your highest goals and overcome stress and self-doubt

    This book features interviews with the world's best extreme athletes and their coaches on how to overcome fear and self-doubt in stressful situations. Their lessons are valuable for people with all sorts of common fears: flying, public speaking, heights, failure, commitment, rejection, driving a car, taking financial risks or changing career. From self-hypnosis to visualization to rational ... Read more

    $15.00 USD

  • The Last Man on the Mountain: The Death of an American Adventurer on K2

    “A fascinating tale. . . . Readers who are into high-altitude adventure stories won’t be disappointed.”—Associated PressIn 1939 the Savage Mountain claimed its first victim. Born into vast wealth yet uneasy with a life of leisure, Dudley Wolfe, of Boston and Rockport, Maine, set out to become the first man to climb K2, the world’s second-highest mountain and, in the opinion of mountaineers, an ... Read more

    $13.99 USD