Mountaineering Books


Fall of the Phantom Lord: Climbing and the Face of FearFall of the Phantom Lord: Climbing and the Face of Fear
Best Price: $7.95
The book is easy to follow and is interesting, but it's not entirely about Dan Osman, around...
Near Death in the Mountains: True Stories of Disaster and Survival (Vintage Departures Original)Near Death in the Mountains: True Stories of Disaster and Survival (Vintage Departures Original)
Best Price: $6.74
Near Death in the Mountains is not for the squeamish! Can you imagine being stranded in an...
Classic Rock Climbs No. 01 Joshua Tree National Park, CaliforniaClassic Rock Climbs No. 01 Joshua Tree National Park, California
Best Price: $10.29
This is an odd collection of JTree climbs -- some truely classic, but many seem to have been...
High Sierra Climbing: California's Best High Country ClimbsHigh Sierra Climbing: California's Best High Country Climbs
Best Price: $18.21
This book is of typical SuperTopo quality; that is to say, quite good. You would be hard pressed...
Rock Climbing UtahRock Climbing Utah
Best Price: $22.72
Rock Climbing Utah offers the most comprehensive guide to climbing the best rock Utah has to...


Cave Exploring: The Definitive Guide to Caving Technique, Safety, Gear, and Trip Leadership (Falconguides)Cave Exploring: The Definitive Guide to Caving Technique, Safety, Gear, and Trip Leadership (Falconguides)
Best Price: $8.68
This intructional guide to cave exploring will help readers select the right gear for a caving...
Rock Climbing BasicsRock Climbing Basics
Best Price: $1.76
Learning the Basic's is a must. This should be in everyones library. Keep these tips, that are...
Squamish Select: Squamish, Cheakamus, Whistler, PembertonSquamish Select: Squamish, Cheakamus, Whistler, Pemberton
Best Price: $16.87
Squamish select represents the best of the rock climbing around Squamsih and Whistler has to...
Cicerone Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites: North, Central and East (Cicerone Mountain Walking)Cicerone Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites: North, Central and East (Cicerone Mountain Walking)
Best Price: $13.63
This is quite a good book, it was very helpful during my trip in north Italy. it should be...
Bay Area Bouldering 1/E (Supertopo)Bay Area Bouldering 1/E (Supertopo)
Best Price: $15.48
Chris Summit's BAY AREA BOULDERING includes over 700 boulder problems with in a 1.5 hour drive...


Chilton Ford Explorer/Ranger/Mountaineer 1991-1999Chilton Ford Explorer/Ranger/Mountaineer 1991-1999
Best Price: $16.95
Covers all models of Ford explorer Ranger Splash and Mercury Mountaineer; 2 and 4 wheel drive....
Trail Running: From Novice to Master (The Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series)Trail Running: From Novice to Master (The Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series)
Best Price: $10.00
Good basic information, nice pictures, and very inspirational. The author clearly loves this...
Fifty Classic ClimbsFifty Classic Climbs
I love this book. Bought it in Seattle when I started climbing 15 years ago. Many of the...
Home Climbing Gyms: How to Build and UseHome Climbing Gyms: How to Build and Use
Best Price: $16.80
This is a fine, detailed book explaining how to plan and build an indoor climbing wall. The book...
Keep Climbing: How I Beat Cancer and Reached the Top of the WorldKeep Climbing: How I Beat Cancer and Reached the Top of the World
Best Price: $4.95
What an amazing story of sheer determination and beating the odds. Sean Swarner is a tough and...

Yosemite Big Walls (Supertopo)Yosemite Big Walls (Supertopo)
Best Price: $19.33
The SuperTopo series of books is really well organized and presented. I purchased most of its...
The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My FatherThe Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father
Best Price: $2.00
John Harlin III climbed above his fear and finally made it to the summit of the mountian that...
Rock Climbing New JerseyRock Climbing New Jersey
Best Price: $18.59
This book is essential for the NJ/NYC climber. It details numerous climbing spots (of...
If Mountains Die: A New Mexico MemoirIf Mountains Die: A New Mexico Memoir
Best Price: $14.04
New Mexico, and the Taos area in particular, has to be one of the most beautiful places on...
How to Climb Series: Climbing AnchorsHow to Climb Series: Climbing Anchors
Best Price: $4.46
Perhaps my title is a bit over stated, but seriously, Long does an excellent job of setting down...

Summit Routes: Washington's 100 Highest Peaks: Routes For Hikers, Scramblers, And ClimbersSummit Routes: Washington's 100 Highest Peaks: Routes For Hikers, Scramblers, And Climbers
Best Price: $19.95
Colorado Summit Hikes for Everyone (Cmc Classics)Colorado Summit Hikes for Everyone (Cmc Classics)
Best Price: $11.97
We bought is because it dawned on us that not all mountains we may want climb are Fourteeners....
Gifts from the Mountain: Simple Truths for Life's Complexities (BK Life (Hardcover))Gifts from the Mountain: Simple Truths for Life's Complexities (BK Life (Hardcover))
Best Price: $1.50
The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die (BK Life (Paperback)) This is a beautiful...
Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide (Climbing Guide) 4th EditionOlympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide (Climbing Guide) 4th Edition
Best Price: $12.75
This is the fourth edition of what is, as far as I know, the only climbing guide to the Olympic...
The New Hiking the Monadnock Region: 44 Nature Walks and Day-Hikes in the Heart of New EnglandThe New Hiking the Monadnock Region: 44 Nature Walks and Day-Hikes in the Heart of New England
Best Price: $10.56
The New Hiking the Monadnock Region will lead you through forests and meadows, over small...

Climbing California's High Sierra, 2nd: The Classic Climbs on Rock and IceClimbing California's High Sierra, 2nd: The Classic Climbs on Rock and Ice
Best Price: $23.01
This is THE book to get ideas on what to climb. It's aimed at serious (but not elite) rock...
Ultimate High: My Everest OdysseyUltimate High: My Everest Odyssey
This guy is a total nut - driven beyond all reason - and it finely caught up with him after he...
Mountain Experience: The Psychology and Sociology of AdventureMountain Experience: The Psychology and Sociology of AdventureThe Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. EverestThe Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest
Best Price: $13.35
This story is told in a dual format style; Anker uses the 1st person and Roberts the third,...
Alaska: A Climbing GuideAlaska: A Climbing Guide
Best Price: $15.55
This book is a concise, yet surprisingly complete, guide to all the great climbing regions in...

The Burgess Book of LiesThe Burgess Book of Lies
Best Price: $15.61
As I read this book, I couldn't help feeling that I was hearing these stories in person at a pub...
First Aid: A Pocket Guide : Quick Information for Mountaineering and Backcountry UseFirst Aid: A Pocket Guide : Quick Information for Mountaineering and Backcountry Use
Best Price: $0.86
It's small and it fits into the front pocket of my first aid. It's information is condensed and...
Last Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George MalloryLast Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory
Best Price: $5.18
For those of you who read "Into Thin Air" and were somewhat fascinated by the story of...
Denali: A Literary AnthologyDenali: A Literary Anthology
Best Price: $12.17
Sherwonit has put together an excellent collection of stories of cultural and natural history in...
H. W. Tilman: The Seven Mountain-Travel BooksH. W. Tilman: The Seven Mountain-Travel Books
Best Price: $16.15
An avid collector of Himalayan subject matter, I have also been lucky enough to have wandered...

Outside Adventure Travel: Trekking (Outside Books)Outside Adventure Travel: Trekking (Outside Books)
Best Price: $4.97
Since retirement, a friend and I have been doing 14er's in Colorado and hiking the best trails...
Rock Climbing Lake TahoeRock Climbing Lake Tahoe
Best Price: $11.95
This guide might tell you what's there but you'll have to figure out the rest. The topos are...
The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (A Sierra Club Totebook)The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (A Sierra Club Totebook)Dark Shadows FallingDark Shadows Falling
Best Price: $10.96
book in excellent condition arrived really quick to the middle of the desert in australia ...
Trekking in Tibet: A Traveler's GuideTrekking in Tibet: A Traveler's Guide
Best Price: $8.50
Bordered by the Himalaya on the south and the Karakoram on the west, Tibet offers trekkers an...

High Huts of the White Mountains, 2nd: Nature Walks, Natural History, and Day Hikes around the AMC's Mountain HostelsHigh Huts of the White Mountains, 2nd: Nature Walks, Natural History, and Day Hikes around the AMC's Mountain Hostels
Best Price: $14.97
Well, I think it's the only book ever written about the AMC's high huts in the White Mountains....
On High: The Adventures of Legendary Mountaineer, Photographer, and Scientist Brad WashburnOn High: The Adventures of Legendary Mountaineer, Photographer, and Scientist Brad Washburn
Best Price: $98.76
The biography of Brad Washburn makes a terrific yarn, even for us armchair adventurers. This is...
Classic Rock Climbs in the DolomitesClassic Rock Climbs in the Dolomites
Best Price: $26.98
Contact: Mountain Climbing And Environmental ThinkingContact: Mountain Climbing And Environmental Thinking
Best Price: $15.40
Contact collects new and classic first-person climbing stories from North America’s...
Everest : A Mountaineering HistoryEverest : A Mountaineering History
Best Price: $26.94
At first, I was a bit sceptic about this book. I thought it would be another detailed-and-boring...

The Mountain of My Fear : Deborah : A Wilderness Narrative: Two Mountaineering Classics in One VolumeThe Mountain of My Fear : Deborah : A Wilderness Narrative: Two Mountaineering Classics in One Volume
Best Price: $10.85
If you like mountaineering books, you should like this one. It does have a few interesting...
In the Throne Room of the Mountain GodsIn the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods
Best Price: $44.95
I thoroughly enjoyed this account of the 1975 American K2 Expedition. The wonderful photos and...
Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary LifeSir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life
Best Price: $10.52
Sir Edmund Hillary, the great mountaineer from New Zealand and Sherpa colleague Tenzing Norgay,...
A Night On the Ground A Day in the OpenA Night On the Ground A Day in the Open
Best Price: $10.53
This set of articles, originally written for magazines and catlalogues, is one of the most...
Select Peaks of Greater Yellowstone: A Mountaineering History & GuideSelect Peaks of Greater Yellowstone: A Mountaineering History & Guide
Best Price: $29.95
A mountaineering and history guide to the 107 highest, most beautiful, most interesting peaks in...

Adventure Armenia: Hiking and Rock ClimbingAdventure Armenia: Hiking and Rock Climbing
Best Price: $16.95
I have lived in Armenia for over a year, and this is by far the most useful guide book on the...
Detectives on Everest: The 2001 Mallory and Irvine Research ExpeditionDetectives on Everest: The 2001 Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition
Best Price: $29.42
I knew very little about the story of Mallory and Irvine and thoroughly enjoyed reading this...
Snowstruck: In the Grip of AvalanchesSnowstruck: In the Grip of Avalanches
Best Price: $7.84
What I love about this book is it's absolute independence from any formula of genre. It's part...
Backpacking Nevada: From Slickrock Canyons to Granite Summits (Backpacking)Backpacking Nevada: From Slickrock Canyons to Granite Summits (Backpacking)
Best Price: $11.17
Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites: Southern Dolomites, Brenta and Lake Garda Area (Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites)Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites: Southern Dolomites, Brenta and Lake Garda Area (Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites)
Best Price: $13.69
I had for many years used the poorly translated Italian versions. But the current British...

Guide to Climbing PhotographyGuide to Climbing Photography
Best Price: $12.24
It's the only book i could find on the subject, there are some good tips but overall it's a weak...
    
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