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Tears of the Dawn by Jules Lines
RRP: $48.75$46.22Jules Lines, Britain's most accomplished free solo climber, gives a rare and candid glimpse into the mind of one of climbing's most audacious and determined legends. Tears of the Dawn is a journey unlike any other. With artistic eloquence and an... -
The Fight for Everest 1924 by E. F. Norton 9781910240397
RRP: $46.80$38.04In 1924 Mount Everest remained unclimbed. Two British expeditions had already tackled what was known to be the highest mountain on Earth. The first, in 1921, found a route to the base. The second, in 1922, attempted the summit, reaching a record height... -
Ghosts of K2: The Race for the Summit of the World's Most Deadly Mountain by Mick Conefrey
RRP: $25.33$17.73K2 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... -
Savage Arena: K2, Changabang and the North Face of the Eiger by Joe Tasker
RRP: $19.48$13.77Joe Tasker lies, struck down by illness, in a damp, bug-infested room in the Himalaya, wondering if he will be well enough to climb Dunagiri, his first venture to the 'big' mountains. One of Britain's foremost mountaineers and a pioneer of lightweight... -
Lonely Planet Tibet by Lonely Planet
RRP: $33.13$23.95Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Tibet is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike around sacred Mt Kailash, join pilgrims at the... -
Peaks and Bandits: The classic of Norwegian literature by Alf Bonnevie Bryn 9781839810862
RRP: $19.48$13.77In 1909, while dreaming of the Himalaya, Norwegian mountaineer Alf Bonnevie Bryn and a fellow young climber, the Australian George Ingle Finch, set their sights on Corsica to build their experience. The events of this memorable trip form the basis of... -
This Game Of Ghosts by Joe Simpson
RRP: $25.33$17.73When Simon Yates cut the rope and sent his friend plummeting to an ordeal few mountaineers can have contemplated, the outcome was totally unpredictable. That Joe Simpson survived is a revelation of the power of the human spirit to overcome fear, pain and... -
Knots and Knot Tying, The Practical Guide to: Over 200 tying techniques, comprehensively illustrated in 1200 step-by-step photographs by Geoffrey Budworth 9780754833611
RRP: $29.25$23.32Knots have been around for thousands of years - even Neolithic man tied the reef knot, clove hitch and running noose. There are several thousand knots in existence and an almost infinite number of variations. This reference manual and practical handbook... -
Scottish Winter Climbs by Andy Nisbet 9780907521983
RRP: $48.75$45.44This is a superb, new edition, full-colour guide to the finest winter climbs in Scotland. The second edition of this indispensible guidebook to winter climbing has been fully updated and expanded to detail over 900 of the finest winter climbs in... -
Kangchenjunga: The Himalayan giant by Doug Scott
RRP: $46.80$33.54Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and a notoriously difficult and dangerous mountain to climb. First climbed from the west in 1955 by a British team comprising Joe Brown, George Band, Tony Streather and Norman Hardie, it waited... -
Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow by Maria Coffey 9780312339012
$25.55Drawing on interviews with many leading mountaineers or their survivors, Coffey goes beyond the typical climbing book to question the reasons why climbers risk their lives. The result is a powerful, affecting book that strips the romance from adventure... -
Between the Sunset and the Sea: A View of 16 British Mountains by Simon Ingram
RRP: $29.23$18.92Simon Ingram takes us high into Britain's most forbidding and astonishing wild places through all the seasons of the year - from the first blush of spring to the darkest bite of the mountain winter. In the late 18th century, mountains shifted... -
Mountaineering in the Ecrins Massif: Classic snow, rock & mixed climbs by Frederic Chevaillot
RRP: $29.15$21.14Mountaineering in the Ecrins Massif showcases the Ecrins' most beautiful summits through a selection of the area's best lower grade snow, rock and mixed climbs.Authors Frederic Chevaillot, Paul Grobel and Jean-Rene Minelli have chosen 25 classic Ecrins... -
Peak Rock: The history, the routes, the climbers by Phil Kelly 9781906148720
RRP: $74.00$56.80Peak Rock is a celebration of significant developments at the cutting edge of rock climbing in the Peak District, from the day that James W Puttrell first set foot on rock at Wharncliffe in the late nineteenth century, through to modern day ascents on... -
The Hunt for Mount Everest by Craig Storti 9781529331530
RRP: $39.00$23.50The height of Mt. Everest was first measured in 1850, but the closest any westerner got to Everest during the next 71 years, until 1921, was 40 miles. The Hunt for Mt. Everest tells the story of the 71-year quest to find the world's highest mountain... -
The Wildest Dream: George Mallory: The Biography of an Everest Hero by Peter Gillman
RRP: $25.33$14.64In 1924, George Mallory and his companion Andrew Irvine disappeared during a valiant bid to reach the world's highest summit. In May 1999 Mallory's body was found, partly resolving the riddle of whether they succeeded in their bid, 29 years ahead of... -
Spain: Costa Blanca by Chris Craggs 9781873341674
RRP: $72.05$58.70The Costa Blanca has long been the best known Hot Rock winter sun venue for climbers wanting a break from the grim northern winter. The reasons the place became popular in the first place are same reasons that this popularity has endured; easy access,... -
The Beginners' Guide for Climbers by Sophie Mitchell 9781873341773
RRP: $19.40$15.54This is a new book aimed at young climbers learning the National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme (NICAS). It features cartoon illustrations giving step-by-step instructions on the basic skills required for Levels 1 and 2 of the scheme and is fully... -
Crystal Horizon: Everest: The first Solo Ascent by Reinhold Messner
RRP: $33.13$27.69Messner describes with clarity and passion his journey through Tibet. He identifies with legendary mountaineers who have been before him - Mallory, Irvine and Wilson come to life as he makes his ascent to the roof of the world.About the AuthorAn Italian... -
Walk! the Costa Blanca Mountains by Charles Davis 9781904946854
RRP: $25.33$17.73Walk! Costa Blanca Mountains includes 37 fully detailed walking route itineraries. Each walking route itinerary includes:- - walking route summary - ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo risk - fully detailed walk... -
Rock Trails Lakeland: A Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology and Scenery by Paul Gannon 9781906095154
RRP: $29.15$23.93This book explains to the hillwalker, in easy to understand but accurate terms, how geology has shaped the landscape of the Lake District. A selection of fifteen guided walks is used to illustrate this in terms of what can be seen on the ground. "Rock... -
Sport Climbing +: The Positive Approach to Improve Your Climbing by Adrian Berry 9781873341865
RRP: $38.90$31.28This is the rock climbing instructional book. Until now, instructional books for climbers have taken a largely 'negative' approach, concentrating on how to reduce the inherent risks of the sport, and mentioning only in passing the equally important... -
The Vanishing Ice: Diaries of a Scottish snow hunter by Iain Cameron 9781839811081
RRP: $39.00$27.61There are few more beautiful places than Scotland's winter mountains. But even when most of the snow has melted, isolated patches can linger well into summer and beyond. In The Vanishing Ice, Iain Cameron chronicles these remarkable and little-seen... -
In The Shadow of Ben Nevis by Ian Sykes 9781898573982
RRP: $29.15$21.92In 1959, sixteen-year-old Ian 'Spike' Sykes left school and, after a short period of work at Leeds University, joined the RAF. Already a keen climber, he signed up on the promise of excitement and adventure and was posted to the remote RAF Kinloss... -
Colliding Continents: A geological exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet by Mike Searle
RRP: $40.93$31.84The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, and it continues today. The result is the Himalaya and Karakoram - one of the largest mountain ranges on Earth. The Karakoram has half of the world's highest... -
After the Wind: Tragedy on Everest One Survivor's Story by Lou Kasischke
RRP: $27.30$18.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940877037Author Lou KasischkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 317Imprint Good Hart Publishing LCPublisher Good Hart Publishing LCWeight(grams)... -
The Rock Climber's Exercise Guide: Training for Strength, Power, Endurance, Flexibility, and Stability by Eric van der Horst 9781493017638
RRP: $37.03$27.32The only conditioning book a rock climber needs! Rock climbing is one of the most physically challenging sports, testing strength, endurance, flexibility, and stamina. Good climbers have to build and maintain each of these assets. This is revised and... -
Peak District Grit by British Mountaineering Council 9780903908443
RRP: $68.15$55.67The ultimate guide to Peak District gritstone sets out to embrace the best climbs across the whole of this, the most beloved of all the climbing areas in the UK. From Eastern royalty - Stanage, Froggatt, Curbar and Millstone - to the Western bastions... -
Mountain Rock: Mountaineering Rock Climbs of Great Britain by Steve Broadbent
$47.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913167028Author Steve BroadbentFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Oxford Alpine ClubPublisher Oxford Alpine Club -
Northern Rock: Trad-sport-bouldering by Wired Guides
RRP: $72.05$59.87Wired Guides' book Northern Rock beautifully presents the best traditional climbing, sport climbing and bouldering in Yorkshire (grit and limestone), Northumberland, Lancashire and the North York Moors. The bumper selection of over 3500 climbs and... -
Baggy & Culm: A Climbers' Club Guide to Baggy Point & The Culm Coast by Mark Kemball
$63.90It's been almost 20 years since the last definitive guide to the North Devon coast and surrounding area. Since then, there has been a significant development in the number of new, lower grade (S - HVS) venues, the country's first E11 (quickly downgraded... -
In Some Lost Place: The first ascent of Nanga Parbat's Mazeno Ridge by Sandy Allan
RRP: $19.48$13.77Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature.In the summer of 2012, a team of six climbers set out to attempt the first ascent of one of the great unclimbed lines of the Himalaya - the giant Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, the world's... -
Deep Play: Climbing the world's most dangerous routes by Paul Pritchard 9781906148584
RRP: $25.33$17.59WINNER: Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature 1997Paul Pritchard's Deep Play is a unique, stylish and timeless commentary reflecting the pressures and rewards of climbing some of the world's hardest and most challenging rock climbs.Pritchard... -
Sacred Summits: Kangchenjunga, the Carstensz Pyramid, and Gauri Sankar by Peter Boardman
RRP: $19.48$13.77Mountaintops have long been seen as sacred places, home to gods and dreams. In one climbing year Peter Boardman visited three very different sacred mountains.He began in the New Year, on the South Face of the Carstensz Pyramid in New Guinea. This... -
The Mountain Path: A climber's journey through life and death by Paul Pritchard
$32.76'All I wanted to do was go to sleep. And I was certain that if I did drift off, it would be for the last time.'In 1998, Paul Pritchard was struck on the head by a falling rock as he climbed a sea stack in Tasmania called the Totem Pole. Close to death,... -
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain by Bruce Tremper 9781680511383
RRP: $37.03$28.12The more you know about snow stability, the better your travel and rescue skills. And the sharper your decision making, the better you'll be able to avoid avalanche danger and have more fun in the winter backcountry. In Staying Alive in Avalanche... -
Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map by Rick Ridgeway 9781938340994
RRP: $42.88$29.70A 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... -
Some Stories: Lessons from the Edge of Business and Sport by Yvon Chouinard 9781938340826
RRP: $62.38$44.32"A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence... -
Lake District Winter Climbs: Snow, ice and mixed climbs in the English Lake District by Brian Davison 9781852847166
RRP: $39.00$29.74Lake District Winter Climbs is a joint production by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club and Cicerone Press. It is the definitive guide to winter climbing in the Lake District; every known winter climb from every part of the Lake District is described -... -
Moonwalker: Adventures of a Midnight Mountaineer by Alan Rowan
RRP: $19.48$13.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909430174Author Alan RowanFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint BackPage Press LimitedPublisher BackPage Press Limited