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  • Into Thin Air

    A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster

    by Jon Krakauer ...
    Series series Picador Collection
    **Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest. Members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude.The disaster ended in the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.'A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse ... Read more

    11,76 €

  • Freedom Climbers

    by 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 ... Read more

    7,30 €

  • Miracle in the Andes

    72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

    by 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, ... Read more

    7,83 €

  • Waypoints

    My Scottish Journey

    by Sam Heughan ...
    *AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*'As the title suggests, Waypoints is a rewarding mix of markers, both personal as he reflects on his life and geographical as he leads the reader along the West Highland Way' - The Scotsman'A deeply personal and warmly entertaining memoir that fans of Sam - and Scotland - will have a joyful time devouring' - Heat'From both his walk and his ... Read more

    5,99 €

  • Training for the Uphill Athlete

    A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

    by Steve House, Scott Johnston, Kilian Jornet ...
    Like Training for the New Alpinism, a training philosophy and guide for endurance athletes who thrive on distance and ascent ... Read more

    10,27 €

  • Beyond Possible

    One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks, My Life in the Death Zone

    by Nimsdai Purja ...
    ****THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER**'An inspirational study in leadership and a powerful testament to the human spirit at its very best.'** - Mail on Sunday'The energy of the book gives it pace and you whip through, rather as Purja nips up verticals... 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 ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • Prepping Hacks: Beginner Tips to Survive Almost Anything

    by Bill Shepherd ...
    Are You Prepared to Survive?How do we begin to cover the vast topic of prepping and all there is to consider? It can seem overwhelming, that’s for sure. That’s why we’re cutting straight to the chase with this book: Prepping Hacks. These are the things you can start on right now, today.You know you need to be prepared. But maybe you don’t know where to start? Maybe you consider yourself an expert ... Read more

    2,75 €

  • Going Higher

    Oxygen, Man, and Mountains

    by Charles Houston M.D., David Harris PH.D., Ellen Zeman PH.D. ...
    * Cutting-edge information on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat altitude illness and hypoxia in everyday life* Interweaves fascinating research discoveries with dramatic first-person accounts* Authored by a celebrated mountaineer and physician who pioneered research in the fieldFrom the time of his historic expedition to Nanda Devi in the high Himalaya, Charles Houston, M.D., was fascinated by ... Read more

    14,83 €

  • La Conquête des Plateaux

    by Jean Pierre Banville ...
    La Conquête des Plateaux retrace les aventures burlesques de Dollard Falot, propriétaire du seul magasin de sports extrêmes de Cavaillon, capitale mondiale du melon. Personnage fétiche de Jean Pierre Banville, Dollard Falot a la bosse du commerce et arrivera forcément à vous refourguer la panoplie complète du parfait grimpeur, même si la tête vous tourne quand vous regardez Spiderman à la télé. A ... Read more

    Free

  • Bad Climber by Strappo

    by Roger J Hughes ...
    From one of our more colorful characters in climbing lore comes an epic, true story of sidestepping danger at every level of the game. From an early age, Strappo embarks upon the toughest of roads by teaching himself to lead rock climbs purely by reading an instructional book. That doesn't quite get him, but the French alps almost do. Beautifully crafted stories transport the reader to some of ... Read more

    16,21 €

  • The Tour du Mont Blanc

    Classic or Alpine: two loops around the Alpine Giant

    by Sandra Ortiger ...
    Series series Trekking Books
    A trekking book you can slip into your rucksack to take with you on the legendary Tour du Mont-Blanc and its Alpine variants, between France, Italy and Switzerland.Another way for the author, a mountain guide, to guide you along the paths of this wonderful loop around the highest peak in the Alps.The guide includes practical information and maps for each stage: distance, profile, elevation gains, ... Read more

    11,99 €

  • Scrambles in the Lake District - North

    Wasdale, Ennerdale, Buttermere, Borrowdale, Blencathra & Thirlmere

    by John Fleetwood ...
    Discover 100 graded scrambling routes across the northern Lake District, from the dramatic ridgelines of Wasdale and the gill scrambles of Borrowdale to the legendary Sharp Edge on Blencathra, one of England's most exhilarating mountain challenges. Spanning scrambling grades 1 to 3 and rock climbing grades Moderate to V Diff, this is a comprehensive guide to some of the finest scrambling terrain ... Read more

    19,49 €

  • Zaginiony

    Opowieść o odnalezieniu George'a Mallory'ego na Evereście

    by Conrad Anker, David Roberts ...
    Series series 360 stopni - człowiek na krawędzi
    Rekonstrukcja wydarzeń skrywających największą zagadkę współczesnego himalaizmu – kto pierwszy postawił stopę na Evereście: Hillary i Norgay w 1953 r. czy Mallory i Irvine prawie 30 lat wcześniej? W 1999 r. Conrad Anker znalazł ciało Mallory’ego wraz z kompasem, wysokościomierzem i starannie zawiniętymi listami od ukochanej żony. Brakowało tylko jednego – zdjęcia Ruth Mallory, które himalaista ... Read more

    2,49 €

  • Les mystères de l'Everest

    Un récit d'une première ascension réussie

    by Michael Ward ...
    Translated by Eric Vola ...
    Retour sur l’expédition réussie de 1953 sur l’EverestDans cet ouvrage historique, Michael Ward apporte non seulement un éclairage nouveau sur l’expédition de 1953 qui réussit l’ascension du toit du monde, mais fournit une monographie complète des événements qui ont menés à sa conquête. À travers le récit d’un siècle d’exploration et d’études scientifiques sur les problèmes physiologiques liés à l ... Read more

    16,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Limits of the Known

    by David Roberts ...
    “If you’ve run out of Saint-Exupéry and miss the eloquent power of his work, then you are ready to read David Roberts.” —Laurence Gonzales, author of Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and WhyDavid Roberts has spent his career documenting voyages to the most extreme landscapes on earth. In Limits of the Known, he reflects on humanity’s—and his own—relationship to exploration and extreme risk. Part ... Read more

    10,91 €

  • Should I Not Return

    The most controversial tragedy in the history of North American mountaineering!

    by Jeffrey Babcock ...
    Should I Not Return is the story of a young east coast climber, who joins his brother in Alaska to climb Mount McKinley. What set their climb apart from those before it, and even those afterward, was a disaster of such magnitude that it became know as North America's worst mountaineering tragedy. Prior to July of 1967 only four men had ever perished on Denali, and then, in one fell swoop, Denali- ... Read more

    8,64 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fratelli di cordata

    Due vite in montagna, una passione verticale

    by Martin Riegler, Florian Riegler, Silvia Fabbi, Simone Moro, Angelika Rainer ...
    “La verità è che quando scali devi cancellare dalla testa tutto il resto. Non puoi permetterti di pensare né ai tuoi genitori, né alla tua ragazza, né ai tuoi figli, se ne hai. Devi concentrarti e basta. Se non lo fai, se sei distratto, puoi commettere degli errori. Cosa che nelle situazioni estreme non ti puoi permettere, se vuoi restare vivo”: parola dei fratelli Riegler, anzi dei ... Read more

    3,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • I più bei percorsi di scialpinismo sulle Alpi Italiane e in Corsica

    250 Itinerari

    by Augusto Fortis ...
    La guida è organizzata con una sequenza di 250 itinerari di scialpinismo, i più belli sulle Alpi Italiane e in Corsica. Una sezione introduttiva, è dedicata alla presentazione di Ken Olmet uno dei massimi esperti, e all’introduzione dell’autore, cui fa seguito l’indice generale dei percorsi. Seguono poi altri capitoli, iniziando con una parte dedicata ai diversi aspetti, alla struttura e alla ... Read more

    6,00 €

  • The Pocket Guide to Prepper Knots

    A Practical Resource to Knots That Can Help You Survive

    by Patty Hahne ...
    Series series Pocket Guide
    Knowing the ropes when a catastrophic situation strikes can be the key to survival, and in The Pocket Guide to Prepper Knots, Patty Hahne demonstrates the most important multi-purpose knots preppers should be prepared to know. Illustrated with step-by-step instructions for tying them and the knots being used in various situations, the book covers such topic as:The uses for various types of ropes ... Read more

    11,45 €

  • A Prepper's Stockpile: A Simple Guide to Help You Prepare For Disaster

    by Bill Shepherd ...
    Are You Prepared? For almost anything?You know you need to be prepared. But maybe you don’t know where to start? Maybe you consider yourself an expert prepper already. Maybe you’re just a beginner. No matter how long you’ve been prepping, we all make mistakes. It’s natural. It’s human. But there are ways you can learn from others and avoid the same mistakes that we all make. And one of the first, ... Read more

    2,75 €

  • Summits of my life

    by Kilian Jornet ...
    Translated by Bruno Hurtado ...
    « Les meilleurs rêves, lorsqu’ils se réalisent, en engendrent de nouveaux que notre imagination n’osait pas approcher auparavant. » Kilian Jornet, légende de l’ultra-trail, « sky runner » à l’assaut des sommets et du ciel, a toujours considéré ses incroyables records comme autant d’étapes dans une quête personnelle d’accomplissement sportif et spirituel. Mont Blanc, Cervin, Elbrouz, Denali, ... Read more

    6,49 €

  • Le diable est un enfant

    Un magnifique roadbook

    by Hélène Armand, Catherine Destivelle ...
    Une biographie romancée, mais surtout, une magnifique aventure en pleine montagne !Lors d'un voyage dans l'ouest américain, Marie va rendre visite à Jon, son ancien compagnon de montagne et amant. Sur la route, elle croise des personnages de son passé qui lui remémorent ses plus beaux souvenirs d'escalade et l'intensité de ses aventures humaines. Plus elle approche de sa destination, plus le ... Read more

    11,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Everest Diaries

    by Rory McHugh ...
    “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain” Jack Kerouac—-“We’re not professional climbers or world class athletes. This is not a disaster story. None of our team perished in the thin air. But as with every season on Everest, climbers from other teams succumbed to the harsh conditions. Friends made on the hill ... Read more

    11,12 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Climbing Nanga Parbat - The History of Mountaineering Expeditions to One of the Highest Peaks in the Himalayas

    by Various ...
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

    6,35 € or Free with Kobo Plus