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  • At the Mercy of the Mountains

    True Stories of Survival and Tragedy in New York's Adirondacks

    by Peter Bronski ...
    In the tradition of Eiger Dreams, In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World, and Not Without Peril, comes a new book that examines the thrills and perils of outdoor adventure in the “East's greatest wilderness,” the Adirondacks. ... Read more

    $12.99 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

  • Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country

    by Pam Houston ...
    **Winner of the 2020 Reading the West Advocacy AwardWinner of the 2020 Colorado Book Award for Creative Nonfiction"This is a book for all of us, right now." —Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild**On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Wilderness Tales: Adventures in the Backcountry

    These true stories of people who work and live in the spectacular mountain wilderness of Alberta and British Columbia are filled with humour, keen observations about man and nature, and memorable human and animal characters. Old-time cowboys Johnny and Cal offer their no-nonsense brand of homespun wisdom. Wasp, the talented saddle horse, teaches his rider more than just horsemanship. From life-and ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

    “An entertaining, turbocharged race among the high mountain passes of six alpine countries.” —Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book ReviewFor centuries the Alps have been witness to the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers, and the dreams of engineers. In The Alps, Stephen O’Shea ("a graceful and passionate writer"—Washington Post) takes readers up and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Himalaya: A Human History

    by Ed Douglas ...
    A magisterial history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures, and adventures among the world’s highest mountains.For centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers, and mountaineers seeking to test themselves among the world’s most spectacular and challenging peaks. But far from ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Mountains of the Heart

    A Natural History of the Appalachians

    Part natural history, part poetry, Mountains of the Heart is full of hidden gems and less traveled parts of the Appalachian MountainsStretching almost unbroken from Alabama to Belle Isle, Newfoundland, the Appalachians are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. In Mountains of the Heart, renowned author and avid naturalist Scott Weidensaul shows how geology, ecology, climate, evolution, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Death on Mount Washington

    Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness on the Northeast's Highest Peak

    by Randi Minetor ...
    Series series Non-Fiction
    On Mount Washington, it’s lack of preparation, not the mountain, that kills. The weather is highly changeable with wind gusts of 140 mph and -35 degree temps. Then there are the avalanches and icefalls. Combine this with inexperienced hikers in t-shirts and flip flops and things can get ugly fast.Death on Mount Washington describes the circumstances behind the tragic tales of those who have lost ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth

    Weather, Climate Change, and Finding Deep Powder in Utah's Wasatch Mountains and around the World

    Utah has long claimed to have the greatest snow on Earth—the state itself has even trademarked the phrase. In Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth, Jim Steenburgh investigates Wasatch weather, exposing the myths, explaining the reality, and revealing how and why Utah’s powder lives up to its reputation. Steenburgh also examines ski and snowboard regions beyond Utah, making this book a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Solace of Fierce Landscapes: Exploring Desert and Mountain Spirituality

    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 offers eloquent testimony to the healing power of mountain silence and desert indifference. Interweaving a memoir of his mothers long struggle with Alzheimers and cancer, meditations on his own wilderness ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Making Rocky Mountain National Park

    The Environmental History of an American Treasure

    On September 4, 1915, hundreds of people gathered in Estes Park, Colorado, to celebrate the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park. This new nature preserve held the promise of peace, solitude, and rapture that many city dwellers craved. As Jerry Frank demonstrates, however, the park is much more than a lovely place.Rocky Mountain National Park was a keystone in broader efforts to create the ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters

    A Rock Climber's Guide to Geology

    by Sarah Garlick ...
    Series series How To Climb Series
    Rock climbers have an inherent interest in geology. For some, it's about knowing what gear to use or how to avoid rotten bands of rock. For others, it's about finding the next hot-spot boulder field, or understanding why their local crag exists. For most of them, curiosity about rocks comes as naturally as their desire to climb them. Geology is the fundamental control on the sport, and yet there ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Nature

    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 romantic, but never sinks to the level of maudlin fluff. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mountain Madness:

    Scott Fischer, Mount Everest, and a Life Lived on High

    by Robert Birkby ...
    “An extraordinary life.”—The New York Times Book Review“A fitting homage to one of the great outdoor extremists.”—Kirkus ReviewsLegendary climber Scott Fischer found in Mount Everest a perfect landscape for his fearless spirit. Scaling the world’s highest peak tested his skills, his courage, and his endurance. His legendary final expedition—and its tragic outcome—are portrayed in Everest, the 3-D ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • At the Mercy of the Mountains

    True Stories Of Survival And Tragedy In New York's Adirondacks

    by Peter Bronski ...
    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 historical cases during the early 20th century, to modern tales of harrowing struggle in the mountains and wilderness. Extensively researched, these gripping tales pull together historical accounts, first-hand ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • In the Shadow of the Carmens

    Afield with a Naturalist in the Northern Mexican Mountains

    Series series Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
    Just across the Rio Grande from West Texas in the state of Coahuila, México, the mountain ranges of the Maderas del Carmen rise majestically. Often called magical or mystical, they have stirred imagination for centuries. Stories of bandits, Indians, ghosts, incredible flora and fauna, cool forests, waterfalls, and vast woodlands filter across the Rio Grande.Many people have dreamed of exploring ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Jim Bridger "The Grand Old Man of the Rockies"

    Jim Bridger may be most famous for being, as a youth, one of the two mountain men who abandoned famed trapper Hugh Glass after he had been mauled by a grizzly bear. It was Hugh's thoughts of revenge for this abandonment that fueled his recovery and eventual tracking down of the young Bridger.James Bridger, known as Jim Bridger (1804 – 1881), was among the foremost mountain men, trappers, scouts ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alone at the Top

    Climbing Denali in the Dead of Winter

    What goes through your mind when you’re dropped alone in the middle of the Alaska Range, the cold and darkness surrounding you without another human being for miles? Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupre had made a career out of working in teams to survive in extreme conditions and places most humans wouldn't dare to tread. But shortly after Dupre found himself alone after a twenty-year marriage, he ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Natural History of a City Creek Canyon Year

    by Kurt Fisher ...
    A daily journal of natural observations for one year with essays about a canyon's history and recent scientific research about species and geology observed. City Creek Canyon is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.This book seeks to answer two questions: Can Henry David Thoreau's experience be replicated in modern urbanized America, and if so, how would that experience change one? Would it set you ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Patagonian Sublime

    The Green Economy and Post-Neoliberal Politics

    The Patagonian Sublime provides a vivid, accessible, and cutting-edge investigation of the green economy and New Left politics in Argentina. Based on extensive field research in Glaciers National Park and the mountain village of El Chaltén, Marcos Mendoza deftly examines the diverse social worlds of alpine mountaineers, adventure trekkers, tourism entrepreneurs, seasonal laborers, park rangers, ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Quest of the Fish-Dog Skin (1913)ov

    J. W. Schultz (1859–1947) was an author, explorer, and historian known for his historical writings of the Blackfoot Indians in the late 1800s, when he lived among them as a fur trader. In 1907, Schultz published My Life as an Indian, the first of many future writings about the Blackfeet that he would produce over the next thirty years. Schultz lived in Browning, Montana.Originally published in ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Winter Wise

    Travel and Survival in Ice and Snow

    by Monty Alford ...
    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 to the Antarctic, guided a film crew documenting the late Robert Kennedy’s ascent of Mount Kennedy, and crossed the St. Elias mountain range is certainly no stranger to the cold! In Winter Wise, Monty ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Best Summit Hikes in Colorado

    55 Classic Routes and 100+ Summits

    Popular, proven format: the previous edition (9780899977126) sold more than 9,000 copies, strong numbers for a state-specific titleMarket: Nearly 58 million people went hiking in the US in 2020, with reasons ranging from enjoyment of the outdoors to health and exerciseAccording to VISIT DENVER, Colorado saw 86.9 million visitors in 2019, who spent $24.2 billion55 featured hikes, all of which lead ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Life on the Rocks

    A Portrait of the American Mountain Goat

    National Outdoor Book Award Winner: A photo-filled study of the elegant, elusive American mountain goat in its rugged natural habitat.Confined to the remote, rugged mountains of the western United States and Canada, the American mountain goat is one of the least familiar species of hoofed mammals in North America. These extraordinary mountaineers are seldom seen, and their lives and fortunes may ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus