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Winner of the Boardman/Tasker Award, this book tells the story of how two friends, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, confront the greatest challenge of ... More

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Last spring, Jon Krakauer, the acclaimed author of "Into the Wild", undertook a magazine assignment about expensive adventure/thrill trips around the ... More

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A remarkable true story of a man and a dog embarking on the challenge of a lifetime that is endearing and unforgettable. This is Ryan's inspiring ... More

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Journalist Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The ... More

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The world's most famous teenage mountain climber offers an extraordinary account of his ascent up Mount Everest--as the youngest climber ever to ... More

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Reprint. Originally published: Boston: James R. Osgood and Co., 1872. This ed. originally published: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902.

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A serious fisherman, the author shows the reader just how much more there is to the sport than a set of techniques and tactics. He describes the ... More

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The classic, gripping mountaineering saga of the first ascent of Everest's West Ridge.

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"Hatches, flies, seasons & guide advice for 80 miles of world-class water"--Cover.

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"No Way Down" is the the gripping, terrifying story of a brutal struggle for survival on the upper slopes of the Himalayan K2, the world's most ... More

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'This is the story of how, on 29 May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, reached the top of Everest and came back ... More

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Mountaincraft and Leadership was first published in 1969 and went through three editions, with numerous reprints, before this fourth edition. It has ... More

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Kodas details how the recent infusion of wealth into mountaineering has brought about the age-old lust for glory. Through others accounts, as well as ... More

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The deadly history of the world's most-dangerous mountain illuminates the many lessons both climbers and non-climbers alike can glean from K2, the ... More

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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 ... More

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-- Ideal for snowboarders, snowshoers, skiers, climbers, hikers, and others -- Provides step-by-step instruction for determining avalanche hazards, ... More

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No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest ... More

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This harrowing successor to "Into Thin Air" and "The Climb" provides new perspectives on the devastating storm of 1996 that claimed the lives of ... More

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The compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage, and rescue, this book's sobering depiction of Nature's danger is tempered by unforgettable ... More

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from ... More

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Ron Adkison, author of our popular, Utah's National Parks, selects his favorite short trips in five major parks: Arches, Bryce, Capitol Reef, ... More

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"Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance" is the world's bestselling book on mountain bike maintenance and repair. This smartly organized and ... More

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Joe Simpson didn't anticipate experiencing, again, the events described in "Touching the Void". A fall in the Himalayas crippled and almost broke him ... More

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For 18 years, Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. ... More

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