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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

  • The White Death

    Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone

    by Mckay Jenkins ...
    In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mt. Cleveland, Glacier National Park's tallest mountain, in winter. Two days later tragedy struck: they were buried in an avalanche so deep that their bodies would not be discovered until the following June. The White Death is the riveting account of that fated climb and of the ... Read more

    $4.99 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

  • 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

  • Classic Krakauer

    "Mark Foo's Last Ride," "After the Fall," and Other Essays from the Vault

    by Jon Krakauer ...
    Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these ten gripping essays show why Jon Krakauer is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism.His pieces take us from a horrifying avalanche on Mount Everest to a volcano poised to obliterate a big chunk of Seattle; from a wilderness teen-therapy program run by apparent sadists to an otherworldly cave in New Mexico, studied by NASA ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Ghosts of K2

    The Race for the Summit of the World's Most Deadly Mountain

    by Mick Conefrey ...
    K2 is almost 800ft shorter than Everest, yet it’s a far harder climb. Many great mountaineers became obsessed with reaching its summit, not all of them lived to tell of their adventures. Capturing the depth of their obsession, the heart-stopping tension of the climb and delving into the controversy that still surrounds the first ascent, Mick Conefrey delivers the definitive account of the ‘Savage ... Read more

    $8.99 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

  • Dead Lucky

    Life After Death on Mount Everest

    by Lincoln Hall ...
    Lincoln Hall's breathtaking account of surviving a night in Everest's "death zone."Lincoln Hall likes to say that on the evening of May 25, 2006, he died on Everest. Indeed, Hall attempted to climb the mountain during a deadly season in which eleven people perished. And he was, in fact, pronounced dead, after collapsing from altitude sickness. Two Sherpas spent hours trying to revive him, but as ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • 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

  • The Winter Army

    The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors

    WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SKIING HISTORY ASSOCIATION'S ULLR AWARD, the epic story of the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy’s mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory.At the start of World War II, the US Army had two cavalry divisions—and no mountain troops. The German Wehrmacht, in ... Read more

    $14.99 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

  • The World Beneath Their Feet

    Mountaineering, Madness, and the Deadly Race to Summit the Himalayas

    **Winner of the 2020 National Outdoor Book Award for Best History/BiographyA saga of survival, technological innovation, and breathtaking human physical achievement -- all set against the backdrop of a world headed toward war -- that became one of the most compelling international dramas of the 20th century.**As tension steadily rose between European powers in the 1930s, a different kind of battle ... Read more

    $15.99 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

  • Denali's Howl

    The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak

    by Andy Hall ...
    In the summer of 1967, twelve young men ascended Alaska’s Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali. Engulfed by a once-in-alifetime blizzard, only five made it back down.Andy Hall, a journalist and son of the park superintendent at the time, was living in the park when the tragedy occurred and spent years tracking down rescuers, survivors, lost documents, and recordings of radio communications ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Puna de Atacama

    The Andes - A Guide for Climbers and Skiers

    by John Biggar ...
    'The Andes - A Guide for Climbers' is the only comprehensive guidebook about the peaks of the Andes.This is the 5th English edition of the only complete guidebook to the peaks of the Andes. It covers many areas not described in any other source. Previous editions have been translated into French, Spanish, Polish and Czech. The author, John Biggar, is a very experienced high-altitude mountaineer ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

  • No Way Down

    Life and Death on K2

    by Graham Bowley ...
    New York Times Bestseller“A refreshingly unadorned account of the true brutality of climbing K2, where heroes emerge and egos are stripped down, and the only thing achieving immortality is the cold ruthless mountain.” — Norman Ollestad, author of Crazy for the StormIn this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, New York Times journalist Graham Bowley re-creates one of the most dramatic tales of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD