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North Wales Slate: A guidebook to the rock climbing in the slate quarries near Llanberis in North Wales by Mark Reeves 9781873341438
RRP: $38.64$31.58The slate quarries near Llanberis have become one of the most popular climbing spots in North Wales for climbers looking for sport routes, or immaculate slab climbing. The development started with the slate boom of the 1980s when the area became famous... -
Camp 4 by Steve Roper 9780898865875
RRP: $20.63$17.22In the 1960's, California's Yosemite Valley was the centre of the rock-climbing universe. Young nonconformists -- many of them the finest rock climbers in the world -- channelled their energy toward the largely untouched walls and cracks. Soon climbers... -
Skye Scrambles: Scottish Mountaineering Club Scramblers' Guide Noel Williams 9780907521990
RRP: $32.25$30.02This is the 2011 fully updated and enlarged, colour edition of the very popular SMC guide "Skye Scrambles", first published in 2000. The guide describes not only scrambles, but also walks and some easier rock climbs. It is the definitive guidebook to... -
First on the Rope: The classic of French literature by Roger Frison-Roche
RRP: $11.60$8.51First on the Rope - the acclaimed English translation of the French fiction classic Premier de Cordee by Roger Frison-Roche - is a tale about the harsh lives of mountain guides and their families in the French Alps in the 1920s and 1930s.An ascent of... -
Closer to the Edge: Climbing to the Ends of the Earth by Leo Houlding
RRP: $25.80$18.95One of Great Britain's finest climbers and adventurers, Leo Houlding started out climbing at ten years of age in the Lake District literally learning the ropes tackling the many historic peaks and crags in the area. Honing his skills as he grew, at... -
Not Without Peril: 150 Years of Misadventure on the Presidential Range of New Hampshire by Nicholas Howe
RRP: $28.32$18.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Outdoor Book Awards (Classic) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9781934028322Author Nicholas HoweFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Appalachian Mountain... -
Higher Ground: A Mountain Guide's Life by Martin Moran
RRP: $15.47$10.87Martin Moran was a man of the mountains, inspiring both as pioneer and leader. His is a story of life-changing adventures and dramatic, often near-death experiences, told with humour and verve. About the AuthorMartin Moran was one of Britain's most... -
The Mountain Guide Manual: The Comprehensive Reference--From Belaying to Rope Systems and Self-Rescue by Marc Chauvin 9781493025145
RRP: $24.50$18.07Written by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association (IFMGA) certified mountain guides Marc Chauvin and Rob Coppolillo, The Mountain Guide Manual is the go-to reference for novice and experienced mountain guides, as well as advanced... -
Coronation Everest by Jan Morris
RRP: $14.18$9.44'Exquisite, powerful . . . I can think of no better way of commemorating British exploration's culminating triumph.' Simon Winchester? Coronation Everest offers a breathtakingly intimate evocation of the most famous of all mountaineering exploits - and... -
Left For Dead: My Journey Home from Everest by Beck Weathers 9780751530858
$16.42Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's famous account of the 1996 Everest disaster, INTO THIN AIR, will remember the story of Beck Weathers: the gregarious Texan climber who went snow-blind in the Death Zone below the summit and who spent a night out in the... -
Everest - The First Ascent: The untold story of Griffith Pugh, the man who made it possible Harriet Tuckey 9781846043659
RRP: $21.92$15.84WINNER OF THE OUTSTANDING GENERAL SPORTS WRITING AWARD, BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE BOARDMAN TASKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE MOUNTAIN & WILDERNESS PRIZE, BANFF FESTIVALWINNER OF THE TONY LOTHIAN AWARD, BIOGRAPHERS' CLUBFor the first time, drawing... -
Ascent by Sir Chris Bonington 9781471157578
RRP: $14.18$9.03'He is the David Attenborough of mountaineering . . . Bonington's most personal memoir yet' The Times 'This is a compelling tale of fortitude and endurance' The Sunday TimesChris Bonington is Britain's best-known climber, having spent a lifetime among... -
Mountaineers: Great tales of bravery and conquest by Royal Geographical Society
RRP: $32.25$24.79Celebrating a tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, this book tells the stories of the most famous mountaineers in history and explores the climbs that they conquered.Mountaineers is filled with stirring tales of adventure and... -
Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston 9780743495806
RRP: $14.18$9.03A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story. On Saturday, 26 April 2003, Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old outdoorsman and adventurer, set off for a day's hike in the Utah canyons. Eight miles from his truck, he found himself in the... -
Time on Rock: A Climber's Route into the Mountains Anna Fleming 9781838851767
RRP: $21.92$14.94SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING AND THE BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATUREIn Time on Rock Anna Fleming charts two parallel journeys: learning the craft of traditional rock climbing, and the new developing appreciation... -
Darkness Descending Ken Jones 9781782066026
RRP: $16.76$11.09An astonishing true story of mountaineering survivalOn 5 January 2003, former Special Forces soldier Ken Jones was caught in a devastating avalanche as he climbed in the frozen wilderness of Romania's Transylvanian Alps. Flung from a cliff, he regained... -
Via Ferratas of the French Alps: 66 routes between Geneva and Briancon Richard Miller 9781852846480
RRP: $24.45$18.69The 66 via ferrata routes in this guidebook are grouped by area - Geneva and the Northern Alps, Chambery, the Tarentaise and Maurienne valleys, Grenoble and Briancon - and run the full gamut of challenge, from very easy, protected routes suitable for... -
South Wales Bouldering by Eliot Stephens 9781399904469
RRP: $32.25$26.16South Wales Bouldering covers over two decades of Bouldering Development in South Wales, with over 1000 problems from areas such as Pembrokeshire, Gower and South East Wales Coastline. It also covers brilliant rock types from Sandstone, Limestone,... -
Winter 8000: Climbing the world's highest mountains in the coldest season by Bernadette McDonald
RRP: $30.96$20.55'He appeared, without a word, in the tent's entrance, covered in ice. He looked like anyone would after spending over twenty-four hours in a hurricane at over 8,000 metres. In winter. In the Karakoram. He was so exhausted he couldn't speak.'Of all the... -
Cuillin Ridge - Topo-Guide by Tom Prentice
RRP: $14.19$11.61A concise, lightweight and pocket-sized, topo-guide to Skye's Cuillin Ridge. Forty-five annotated photo topo-diagrams show the Cuillin Ridge in more detail than ever before, highlighting the best route for tackling the UK's premier mountain challenge. ... -
Fontainebleau Bouldering Off-Piste: At grade 6 and above by Jo Montchausse 9781898573685
RRP: $24.50$17.81The forest of Fontainebleau is one of the major bouldering spots of the world. Thousands of sandstone boulders lie scattered over an area of 1,200 square kilometres of forest - wonderfully-shaped boulders of superb quality rock in a wilderness of pine,... -
Rock Climbing in Ireland by David Flanagan
RRP: $25.80$21.21This is the only guidebook to document Irish Climbing in a single volume. It focuses on the best routes at the best crags and includes areas and routes that have never been documented in a modern guidebook before.Very detailed directions and maps make it... -
Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map by Rick Ridgeway 9781938340994
RRP: $28.37$19.65A life worth living is lived at the edges where it is wild Early in his memoir, adventurer, mountaineer, writer, filmmaker, and environmentalist Rick Ridgeway faces an existential "fork in the road." "I was twenty-five years old, and... -
Last Hours on Everest: The gripping story of Mallory and Irvine's fatal ascent by Graham Hoyland
RRP: $14.18$9.35An expert mountaineer cracks Everest's most intriguing mystery - did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit before they perished on its slopes? On the 6th June 1924, mountaineers George Mallory and Sandy Irvine perished in their attempt to reach... -
Toproping: Rock Climbing for the Outdoor Beginner by Bob Gaines
RRP: $24.50$18.99"Toproping" is rock climbing with the rope anchored at the top of the climb, as opposed to "lead" climbing, where a climber places protection as he or she goes. Having a top anchor lessens the potential distance of a fall and creates a more controlled... -
Mountaineering in the Mont Blanc Range: Classic snow, ice & mixed climbs by Jean-Louis Laroche
RRP: $19.29$14.33Mountaineering in the Mont Blanc Range showcases the most beautiful lower grade snow, ice and mixed climbs (F to AD+) in the seemingly inexhaustible Mont Blanc Range. The routes described in this book should be within the capabilities of almost all... -
Everest 1922: The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World’s Highest Mountain by Mick Conefrey
RRP: $14.18$9.44Though it remains by far the world's most famous mountain, in recent years Everest's reputation has changed radically, with long queues of climbers on the Lhotse Face, lurid tales of frozen corpses and piles of high altitude trash. It wasn't always like... -
The Last Blue Mountain: The great Karakoram climbing tragedy by Ralph Barker
RRP: $16.76$12.51'When an accident occurs, something may emerge of lasting value, for the human spirit may rise to its greatest heights. This happened on Haramosh.'The Last Blue Mountain is the heart-rending true story of the 1957 expedition to Mount Haramosh in the... -
North Wales Trail Running: 20 off-road routes for trail & fell runners by Steve Franklin 9781910240960
RRP: $16.71$11.92North Wales Trail Running is a comprehensive guide to off-road running across North Wales, including Snowdonia, Anglesey and into the Llyn Peninsula and the Clwyds. With 20 runs from 4km to 20.4km in length, this book is suitable for runners of all... -
Cold Wars: Climbing the fine line between risk and reality by Andy Kirkpatrick 9781906148461
RRP: $16.76$11.95Winner of the 2012 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature 'I was aware that I was cold - beyond cold. I was a lump of meat left for too long in a freezer, a body trapped beneath the ice, sinking down into the dark. I was freezing to death.' In... -
Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 1 - Western Alps: Ski tours in France, Switzerland and Italy by Bill O'Connor 9781852843731
RRP: $21.87$15.82Ski mountaineering guidebook to the Western Alps including the classic Haute Route, Chamonix to Zermatt, tours in the Ecrins, Vanoise, Haute Maurienne, Gran Paradiso, Mont Blanc, Valais and Urner Alps. The European Alps offer some of the finest and most... -
Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: The Great Mountaineering Classic by Hermann Buhl 9781910240588
RRP: $16.76$10.60'Me not belong in the mountains? Why, I couldn't go on living without them! My thoughts, my dreams, my whole life were nothing but the mountains!'In 1953 Hermann Buhl made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat - the ninth-highest mountain in the world, and... -
Mountains and Desire: Climbing vs. The End of the World Margret Grebowicz 9781912248933
RRP: $12.89$8.77In 1923, a reporter asked George Mallory why he wanted to summit Mount Everest. "Because it's there". Today the question "why do this?" is included in nearly every mountaineering story or interview. Meanwhile, interest in climbing is steadily on the... -
How To Climb A Mountain: Essential knowledge for budding mountain Climbers by Simon Pearce 9781906095932
RRP: $21.92$18.21Climbing your first mountain might feel like a daunting challenge, but with this book you can make it happen. Perhaps all you've managed so far is a walk to the park or a bimble around the local countryside but now have aspirations to go further and... -
Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Performance by Eric van der Horst 9781493017614
RRP: $32.25$24.43Increase your strength, power, skill, and focus to maximize your climbing performance. Praise for Training for Climbing "Training for Climbing is a great resource. Whether you're just starting out or already ticking 5.13, you'll find valuable... -
Ben Nevis: Britain's Highest Mountain by Ken Crocket 9781907233104 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.48$14.73This 2nd edition of "Ben Nevis: Britain's Highest Mountain" brings the history of Ben Nevis right up to date from the 1st edition, by adding the period from 1986 to 2008. This is a highly illustrated and painstakingly researched history of a mountain... -
Ben Nevis: Britain's Highest Mountain by Ken Crocket
$35.82This 2nd edition of "Ben Nevis: Britain's Highest Mountain" brings the history of Ben Nevis right up to date from the 1st edition, by adding the period from 1986 to 2008. This is a highly illustrated and painstakingly researched history of a mountain... -
Deep Water: Rockfax Guidebook to Deep Water Soloing by Mike Robertson
RRP: $27.03$22.67The information is presented in the full colour Rockfax photo-topo style and includes cruicial advice on when and how to tackle the deep water solos. The guidebook is enticingly illustrated with many stunning photographs, the majority taken by the author... -
Peak District Gritstone: Over 2,000 classic trad routes on eastern, western and moorland grit by Graham Hoey
RRP: $45.09$32.91Peak District Gritstone is a comprehensive guide to traditional gritstone climbing and covers the whole of the national park. Written by local climber Graham Hoey, it features over 2,000 carefully selected trad routes graded from Mod to E10. Graham has... -
The Blue Cliff: Climbing Tales from the margin between land and sea by Grant Farquhar 9781999960063
RRP: $60.63$49.25The Blue Cliff is focused on the more aquatic sea cliff exploits, i.e. those where you stand a serious chance of getting wet, and the sea is by necessity engaged with, not just a pleasant backdrop to the action. So, it's mostly about sea-level...