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Limitless

Nine Pillars to Unlock Extraordinary Human Potential

par Mitch Hutchcraft ...

'Inspirational’ Ben Fogle'Incredible' Bear Grylls‘Extraordinary’ Bill Bailey13,000KM. 240 days. A journey no one thought possible.________What are you capable of when you stop believing your own limits?When Mitch Hutchcraft set out to swim, cycle, run, and climb from the English channel to the summit of Everest, he made history. Over 240 days, he crossed two continents and re... ... En savoir plus

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'Inspirational’ Ben Fogle'Incredible' Bear Grylls‘Extraordinary’ Bill Bailey13,000KM. 240 days. A journey no one thought possible.________What are you capable of when you stop believing your own limits?When Mitch Hutchcraft set out to swim, cycle, run, and climb from the English channel to the summit of Everest, he made history. Over 240 days, he crossed two continents and re...
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

par Eric Newby ...

Some of the maps in this title are best viewed on a tablet device.A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth.It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent his friend ... En savoir plus

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Some of the maps in this title are best viewed on a tablet device.A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth.It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent his friend
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Everest the Cruel Way

The audacious winter attempt of the West Ridge

par Joe Tasker ...

On 30 January 1981 Joe Tasker and Ade Burgess stood at 24,000 feet on the west ridge of Mount Everest. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed impossible. Everest the Cruel Way is Joe Tasker's story of an attempt to climb the highest mountain on earth - an attempt which pushed a group of Britain's finest ... En savoir plus

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On 30 January 1981 Joe Tasker and Ade Burgess stood at 24,000 feet on the west ridge of Mount Everest. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed impossible. Everest the Cruel Way is Joe Tasker's story of an attempt to climb the highest mountain on earth - an attempt which pushed a group of Britain's finest
... En savoir plus
Thirty Below

The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali

par Cassidy Randall ...

Winner of the 2025 Banff Mountain Literature Award for Nonfiction**"An entrancing tale of a harrowing adventure." —**Kirkus (starred review)Winner of the Banff Mountain Literature Award for Non-FictionCelebrated in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, TIME, Men's Journal, Outside, and The Guardian and named... ... En savoir plus

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Winner of the 2025 Banff Mountain Literature Award for Nonfiction**"An entrancing tale of a harrowing adventure." —**Kirkus (starred review)Winner of the Banff Mountain Literature Award for Non-FictionCelebrated in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, TIME, Men's Journal, Outside, and The Guardian and named...
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The Color of Everything

A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

par Cory Richards ...

A renowned climber and National Geographic photographer shares his incredible adventures—and the early trauma that drove him to seek such heights.“An extraordinary memoir of mental illness that reads like a thriller.”—Amy Ellis Nutt, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of Becoming Nicole“In order to escape madness, I will live madly. I will risk my life in order to save it.”Growing up in ... En savoir plus

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A renowned climber and National Geographic photographer shares his incredible adventures—and the early trauma that drove him to seek such heights.“An extraordinary memoir of mental illness that reads like a thriller.”—Amy Ellis Nutt, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of Becoming Nicole“In order to escape madness, I will live madly. I will risk my life in order to save it.”Growing up in
... En savoir plus
Freedom Climbers

par Bernadette McDonald ...

Winner! 2012 American Alpine Club Literary Prize (USA)Winner! 2011 Munday Award, Banff Mountain Festival (CANADA)Winner! 2011 Boardman Tasker Prize, Kendal Mountain Festival (UNITED KINGDOM)Freedom Climbers—the most honoured book of mountaineering literature published in Canada—tells the story of a group of extraordinary Polish adventurers who emerged from under the blanket of oppression following ... En savoir plus

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Winner! 2012 American Alpine Club Literary Prize (USA)Winner! 2011 Munday Award, Banff Mountain Festival (CANADA)Winner! 2011 Boardman Tasker Prize, Kendal Mountain Festival (UNITED KINGDOM)Freedom Climbers—the most honoured book of mountaineering literature published in Canada—tells the story of a group of extraordinary Polish adventurers who emerged from under the blanket of oppression following
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The Mammoth Book of On The Edge

par Jon E. Lewis ...

Collections Livre 383 - Mammoth Books
No one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an abyss.Probing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary names. Written by the bestselling author of Meadowland and The Running Hare,Featuring:·Heinrich Harrer - first conqueror of the notorious Eigerwand. ... En savoir plus

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No one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an abyss.Probing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary names. Written by the bestselling author of Meadowland and The Running Hare,Featuring:·Heinrich Harrer - first conqueror of the notorious Eigerwand.
... En savoir plus
SOLO

What running across mountains taught me about life

par Jenny Tough ...

'Jenny Tough writes with the same talent, imagination, and sheer courage that she displays in her athletic endeavours. This book will broaden the horizons of all who venture between its covers.' - Emily Chappell, author of Where There's a Will'I love that SOLO is part-self help and part adventure story. Jenny shows us all that the journey to self-belief comes with just as many ups and downs as the ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

'Jenny Tough writes with the same talent, imagination, and sheer courage that she displays in her athletic endeavours. This book will broaden the horizons of all who venture between its covers.' - Emily Chappell, author of Where There's a Will'I love that SOLO is part-self help and part adventure story. Jenny shows us all that the journey to self-belief comes with just as many ups and downs as the
... En savoir plus
Learning To Breathe

par Andy Cave ...

At the age of sixteen, Andy Cave followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and became a miner - one of the last recruits into a dying world. Every day he would descend 3,000 feet into Grimethorpe pit.But at weekends Andy escaped from the pithead to a very different world - testing his nerve on the cliffs and mountains around Britain, and forging endearing friendships with his new ... En savoir plus

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At the age of sixteen, Andy Cave followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and became a miner - one of the last recruits into a dying world. Every day he would descend 3,000 feet into Grimethorpe pit.But at weekends Andy escaped from the pithead to a very different world - testing his nerve on the cliffs and mountains around Britain, and forging endearing friendships with his new
... En savoir plus
Yosemite In the Sixties

par Yvon Chouinard, Glenn Denny, Steve Roper ...

An inside look at the renowned "Big Wall" era of Yosemite climbing, when legendary pioneers such as Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins, Steve Roper, Warren Harding, and more, achieved what others had only dreamed of. Glen Denny was there, along side his compatriots, lugging his camera to places never before captured on film.The sheer granite walls of Yosemite Valley galvanized a dedicated group of rock ... En savoir plus

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An inside look at the renowned "Big Wall" era of Yosemite climbing, when legendary pioneers such as Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins, Steve Roper, Warren Harding, and more, achieved what others had only dreamed of. Glen Denny was there, along side his compatriots, lugging his camera to places never before captured on film.The sheer granite walls of Yosemite Valley galvanized a dedicated group of rock
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To the Last Breath

A Memoir of Going to Extremes

par Dr. Francis Slakey ...

A journey to the most extreme points on Earth and deep inside the human spiritBefore Georgetown physics professor Francis Slakey decided to climb the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean, he had shut himself off from other people. His lectures were mechanical; his relationships were little more than ways to fill the evenings. But as his journey veered dangerously off course, ... En savoir plus

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A journey to the most extreme points on Earth and deep inside the human spiritBefore Georgetown physics professor Francis Slakey decided to climb the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean, he had shut himself off from other people. His lectures were mechanical; his relationships were little more than ways to fill the evenings. But as his journey veered dangerously off course,
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Touching the Void

par Joe Simpson ...

The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and ... En savoir plus

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The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and
... En savoir plus
Icefall

The True Story of a Teenager on a Mission to the Top of the World

par Alex Staniforth ...

A suspenseful memoir marked by adventure, hardship, and achievement, Alex Staniforth’s Icefall is the remarkable true story of a teenager’s journey to conquer Mount Everest. Plagued by adversity and epilepsy as a child, Alex developed a determination and will to succeed that would ultimately lead him from his home in Cheshire, England to the face of Everest at only eighteen years old. Though his ... En savoir plus

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A suspenseful memoir marked by adventure, hardship, and achievement, Alex Staniforth’s Icefall is the remarkable true story of a teenager’s journey to conquer Mount Everest. Plagued by adversity and epilepsy as a child, Alex developed a determination and will to succeed that would ultimately lead him from his home in Cheshire, England to the face of Everest at only eighteen years old. Though his
... En savoir plus
Miscalculated Risks: Attacked, Crippled, Paralyzed, Drowning, Unconscious and Freezing in The Wild (Just Not All at Once)

par Michael Cooper ...

Michael Cooper was compulsively drawn to perilous places. It nearly got him killed over a half-dozen times.In its action-packed, often-comical pages, Miscalculated Risks recounts how Cooper's increasingly dangerous ventures far into wilderness landed him in dire situations: Mortally wounded in a Mexican jungle, twenty roadless miles from the nearest medical facility. Half-drowned and severely ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

Michael Cooper was compulsively drawn to perilous places. It nearly got him killed over a half-dozen times.In its action-packed, often-comical pages, Miscalculated Risks recounts how Cooper's increasingly dangerous ventures far into wilderness landed him in dire situations: Mortally wounded in a Mexican jungle, twenty roadless miles from the nearest medical facility. Half-drowned and severely
... En savoir plus
Into the Silence

The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest

par Wade Davis ...

A magnificent work of history, biography and adventure.If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ended as a mission of regeneration for a country and a people bled white by war. Of the twenty-six British climbers who, on three expedtions (1921-24), walked 400 miles off the map to find and ... En savoir plus

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A magnificent work of history, biography and adventure.If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ended as a mission of regeneration for a country and a people bled white by war. Of the twenty-six British climbers who, on three expedtions (1921-24), walked 400 miles off the map to find and
... En savoir plus
Miracle in the Andes

72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

par Nando Parrado ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A harrowing, moving first-person account of the 1972 plane crash that left its survivors stranded on a glacier in the Andes—and one man’s quest to lead them all home—by Nando Parrado, a subject of the Oscar-nominated film Society of the SnowFeaturing a new introduction by the author to commemorate of the fiftieth anniversary of the crash**“In straightforward, ... En savoir plus

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A harrowing, moving first-person account of the 1972 plane crash that left its survivors stranded on a glacier in the Andes—and one man’s quest to lead them all home—by Nando Parrado, a subject of the Oscar-nominated film Society of the SnowFeaturing a new introduction by the author to commemorate of the fiftieth anniversary of the crash**“In straightforward,
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Beyond Possible

The inspirational autobiography of the celebrated mountaineer

par Nimsdai Purja ...

The brave and inspiring true story of renowned climber Nims Purja's mission to summit the fourteen highest peaks on Earth - as seen on Netflix.'Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The TimesFourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the ... En savoir plus

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The brave and inspiring true story of renowned climber Nims Purja's mission to summit the fourteen highest peaks on Earth - as seen on Netflix.'Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The TimesFourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the
... En savoir plus
More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies

3rd Edition

par Andrew Nugara ...

Thoroughly updated, expanded and redesigned, this bestselling, full-colour guide to scrambling contains dozens of new trips for experienced hikers looking for more challenging routes to the top of a mountain.The third edition of More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies contains 39 new routes, in addition to updates to some of the 114 featured in the second edition, along with an inspiring collection ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

Thoroughly updated, expanded and redesigned, this bestselling, full-colour guide to scrambling contains dozens of new trips for experienced hikers looking for more challenging routes to the top of a mountain.The third edition of More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies contains 39 new routes, in addition to updates to some of the 114 featured in the second edition, along with an inspiring collection
... En savoir plus
28-Day Simple Military Calisthenics Workout for Women

No-Equipment Program to Build Strength, Tone, and Confidence in 15 Minutes a Day – No Burnout (Illustrated)

par Mae M. Silberman ...

WHY DO MOST HOME WORKOUTS FAIL BEFORE THEY EVER CHANGE YOUR BODY?*You start with good intentions.You promise yourself this time will be different.*Then life gets busy, motivation fades, the workouts feel too hard, your body feels sore, and before long, another fitness plan disappears into the background.If you are tired of complicated routines, expensive equipment, crowded gyms, noisy workouts, ... En savoir plus

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WHY DO MOST HOME WORKOUTS FAIL BEFORE THEY EVER CHANGE YOUR BODY?*You start with good intentions.You promise yourself this time will be different.*Then life gets busy, motivation fades, the workouts feel too hard, your body feels sore, and before long, another fitness plan disappears into the background.If you are tired of complicated routines, expensive equipment, crowded gyms, noisy workouts,
... En savoir plus
High Crimes

The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

par Michael Kodas ...

**High Crimes is journalist Michael Kodas's gripping account of life on top of the world—where man is every bit as deadly as Mother Nature."Well written, and as deftly plotted as the finest mystery novel, Kodas brings to life a disturbing picture of society at high altitude." ―Austin Chronicle**In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air, much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

**High Crimes is journalist Michael Kodas's gripping account of life on top of the world—where man is every bit as deadly as Mother Nature."Well written, and as deftly plotted as the finest mystery novel, Kodas brings to life a disturbing picture of society at high altitude." ―Austin Chronicle**In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air, much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all
... En savoir plus
Hidden Mountains

Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong

par Michael Wejchert ...

NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNERThe story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place ... En savoir plus

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NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNERThe story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place
... En savoir plus
The Art of Shralpinism

Lessons from the Mountains

par Jeremy Jones ...

"Drawn from decades of journal entries and years of experience, the book is full of stories and tangible tips about how to live and travel well in the backcountry"--Outside2023 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides2023 Banff Mountain Book Award finalist in GuidebooksIncludes stories, lists, and prescriptive guidance based on Jones’s experiences as well as those of other ... En savoir plus

$32.99 CAD

"Drawn from decades of journal entries and years of experience, the book is full of stories and tangible tips about how to live and travel well in the backcountry"--Outside2023 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides2023 Banff Mountain Book Award finalist in GuidebooksIncludes stories, lists, and prescriptive guidance based on Jones’s experiences as well as those of other
... En savoir plus
Base Camp

40 Days on Everest

par Dianne Whelan ...

It takes forty days to know the mountain.Each spring, over eight hundred climbers attempt to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. The conditions are challenging, and without warning can become life-threatening. Some make it to the top of what is considered the world’s most majestic mountain, but others are not so lucky, and in the attempt to reach the elusive summit, many more have tragically lost ... En savoir plus

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It takes forty days to know the mountain.Each spring, over eight hundred climbers attempt to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. The conditions are challenging, and without warning can become life-threatening. Some make it to the top of what is considered the world’s most majestic mountain, but others are not so lucky, and in the attempt to reach the elusive summit, many more have tragically lost
... En savoir plus
Breaking Trail

A Climbing Life

par Arlene Blum ...

From the bestselling author of Annapurna: A Woman’s Place, comes a revealing memoir about the mountaineering feats that made Arlene Blum one of America’s most famous female climbers and her tumultuous journey to adulthood that inspired her to become the risk-taker she is today.Arlene Blum is a legendary trailblazer by any measure. Defying the climbing establishment of the 1970s, she led the first ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

From the bestselling author of Annapurna: A Woman’s Place, comes a revealing memoir about the mountaineering feats that made Arlene Blum one of America’s most famous female climbers and her tumultuous journey to adulthood that inspired her to become the risk-taker she is today.Arlene Blum is a legendary trailblazer by any measure. Defying the climbing establishment of the 1970s, she led the first
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