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1	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster more books like this by Jon Krakauer (Introduction by) The story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions struggled for survival when they were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst, single-season death toll in the peak's history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest more books like this by Lincoln Hall Australian mountain climber Hall chronicles the amazing story of his rescue following a night spent near the summit of Mount Everest, where he had been left for dead by the other members of his expedition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest more books like this by Anatoli Boukreev, G Weston Dewalt In May 1996, two commercial expedition groups attempted to ascend Mount Everest. Each group contained world class climbers and relative novices, some of whom had paid tens of thousands of pounds for the climb. But as the climbers neared the summit, they were overtaken by intense snow and wind, and found their crucial oxygen supplies depleted. Five ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Into Thin Air more books like this by Jon Krakauer Now available in paperback comes the bestselling adventure book by Jon Krakauer, the acclaimed author of "Into the Wild". When disaster struck during his ascent of Mt. Everest, killing eight climbers, Krakauer survived by luck, skill, and discipline. Now, he has written the definitive account of this headline-making tragedy. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters more books like this by James M Tabor In July 1967, seven young men - members of a twelve-man expedition - died on Mt. McKinley. Ten days passed with no rescue attempt, while more than half an expedition was stranded and dying at 20,000 feet during a vicious Arctic storm. The bodies were never recovered. And, for reasons that have remained cloudy, there was no proper official ... see all copies from $5.48! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Mountain Madness: Scott Fischer, Mount Everest & a Life Lived on High more books like this by Robert Birkby The inspiring life story of Scott Fischer, co-founder of the outfitter Mountain Madness and one of the Mt. Everest climbers featured in Jon Krakauers bestselling "Into Thin Air," who died during this treacherous expedition. 16-page color insert. see all copies from $9.34! new only from $10.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Everest: Mountain Without Mercy more books like this by Broughton Coburn, Tim Cahill (Introduction by), David Breashears (Afterword by) Less than half a century ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first humans to stand atop Mount Everest and gaze outward from the highest point on our planet. Since their historic ascent, scores of other climbing expeditions have attempted these forbidding heights and many have succeeded. But though she can be climbed, "the Mother ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks more books like this by Clint Willis (Editor) Epic is a mountaineering term that evokes a sense of treacherous disaster -- the climb that went wrong; fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound, running low on food, water, and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits. Editor Clint Willis has gathered the most exciting climbing literature of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2 more books like this by Clint Willis (Introduction by) This anthology, devoted to climbing on the world's two highest mountains, spans the years 1933 through 1996. It describes the development of climbing these two peaks, reminds us that Everest and K2 are among the world most dangerous places, and explains why the world's best climbers cannot stay away from them. The book includes prose about ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| first editions \| SVS
10	At the Mercy of the Mountains: True Stories of Survival and Tragedy in New York's Adirondacks more books like this 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. see all copies from $9.62! new only from $9.62! \| SVS
11 view cover	In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World more books like this by Peter Potterfield Three gripping climbing narratives of climbers who have narrowly escaped death. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Accidents in North American Mountaineering more books like this by American Alpine Club (Creator) This annual investigative handbook offers detailed reports of more than 60 climbing accidents that occurred in 1997. Analyses of what went wrong in each situation give experienced and beginning mountaineers the opportunity to learn from other climbers' mistakes. From inadequate protection, clothing, or equipment to inexperience, poor judgment, or ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond more books like this by Jim Whittaker, Edward M Kennedy, Senator (Foreword by), John Glenn (Foreword by) There have been many "firsts" in Jim Whittaker's life. He was the first North American to summit Mount Everest. As the first manager and employee, and ultimately the CEO, of fledgling Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), he guided the company through years of record-setting growth. He guided Bobby Kennedy up the newly named Mount Kennedy, helping ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature more books like this by Christopher Van Tilburg, M.D. Christopher Van Tilburg, M.D., is an emergency room physician, a ski patrol doctor, an emergency wilderness physician, and a member of the Hood River Crag Rats, the oldest mountain rescue team in the country. When Dr. Van Tilburg's beeper goes off, the call may take him racing up a mountain peak to rescue an injured hiker, scaling a rocky ledge to ... see all copies from $4.17! new only from $8.90! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	International Mountain Rescue Handbook more books like this by Hamish MacInnes This book first appeared in 1972 and since that date it has been the standard handbook of resuce teams throughout the world. This edition brings it right up to date and includes many new items of equipment and rope systems which have evolved since the last edition in 1984. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.42! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Boys of Everest: Chris Bonington and the Tragedy of Climbing's Greatest Generation more books like this by Clint Willis This book tells the story of a band of climbers who reinvented mountaineering during the three decades after Everest's first ascent. It is a story of tremendous courage, astonishing achievement and heart-breaking loss. Their leader was the boyish, fanatically driven Chris Bonington. His inner circle -- which came to be know as Bonington's Boys -- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The country of the blind more books like this by H G Wells Six entertaining tales from the foremost science fiction writer of his time, including "The Star," "The New Accelerator," "The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes," plus 3 more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations more books like this by Andy Tyson, Molly Loomis When your climbing team is in trouble on the mountain - this is how to get yourself out of a jam without calling the rescue teams. This title includes self-rescue procedures for teams of two - the most common climbing party size. It covers techniques equally effective on snow rock and ice. It utilises the gear which climbers carry in their rack, ... see all copies from $13.11! new only from $13.11! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Hill: My Lives on Mt. McKinley: A True Story of Tragedy, Recovery, and Redemption on North America's Highest Peak more books like this by Ed Hommer, Daniel Paisner The topic of a Discovery Channel documentary, this is the incredible account of Hommer's surviving a 1981 plane crash on Mount McKinley and his 20-year journey toward ultimate triumph over his life. 25 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Near Death in the Mountains: True Stories of Disaster and Survival more books like this by Cecil Kuhne (Editor) The latest book in the Near Death series of adventure anthologies offers a spellbinding collection of the greatest writing about surviving mountaineering disasters. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $9.25! \| SVS
21 view cover	The ghosts of Everest : the authorised story of the search for Mallory and Irvine more books like this by Jochen Hemmleb, Larry A. Johnson, Eric R. Simonson This is the dramatic inside story of the 1999 expedition to find the bodies and solve the enigma of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, who tragically and mysteriously died on Everest on 8th June 1924, in an attempt to reach the peak. What happened to Mallory and Irving the day they set out on their summit bid only to disappear without any evidence ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.48! \| first editions
22 view cover	A Slender Thread more books like this by Venables Together with Chris Bonington and other distinguished British climbers, Stephen Venables was high on the unclimbed and sacred mountain of Panch Chuli when, at 1am on a dark Himalayan night, his abseil failed and he fell catastrophically, somersaulting from rock to rock and landing, seriously-wounded, at the end of a rope suspended above a 50 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Climbing high more books like this by Lene Gammelgaard On May 10, 1996 Lene Gammelgaard became the first Scandanavian woman to scale the summit of Mount Everest. On the descent the team was caught in a sudden storm that left eight dead. Gammelgaard recounts that fateful summit day and examines the triumph and tradgedy of modern mountaineering. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24 view cover	A Slender Thread: Escaping Disaster in the Himalayas more books like this by Stephen Venables, Clint Willis (Introduction by) Stephen Venables and three companions made the first ascent of Panchu Chuli V--a remote Himalayan peak on the borders of India, Nepal and Tibet. A rappel anchor failed on the descent, pitching Venables into a 300-foot fall. Crashing through the black night, flung from rock to rock, he assumed that he was plunging to his death. Against all odds he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.20! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Courage and Misfortune more books like this by Mountaineers Books Staff (Editor) -- Stories from the world's most experienced and respected climbers -- Selections are united by a single compelling theme -- Forewords by John Harlin and Mark Synott Courage and Misfortune contains gripping accounts of climbers on expeditions that encountered violent forces of nature or disastrous accidents because of tremendous odds and harsh ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| first editions \| SVS

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