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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 €

  • 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 €

  • Training for the Uphill Athlete

    A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

    Like Training for the New Alpinism, a training philosophy and guide for endurance athletes who thrive on distance and ascent ... Read more

    10,27 €

  • Freedom Climbers

    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 €

  • Walking in the Aosta Valley

    Walks and scrambles in the shadows of Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa

    by Andy Hodges ...
    Tucked into the northwest corner of Italy, the Aosta Valley is one of the Alps' most dramatic and underrated walking destinations. Surrounded by the highest peaks in Western Europe — Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa — this autonomous region offers an extraordinary concentration of alpine scenery, from glaciated high passes and ancient Roman roads to the medieval monasteries of the Grand ... Read more

    18,54 €

  • Nel regno del Cervino

    Scalate e incontri inattesi ai tempi del Giomein

    Il Giomein è l’unico albergo a disposizione per chi arriva su nell’alta conca del Breuil. È la dimora di avventurieri, sognatori, alpinisti, aristocratici e poeti in cerca di nuovi stati d’animo. Tra questi, l’anziano Edmondo De Amicis, che per sei anni prima della morte si rifugia nelle auree atmosfere d’alta montagna dominate dalla figura totemica dello “Scoglio più nobile d’Europa”. La ... Read more

    15,99 €

  • Torre

    Schrei aus Stein

    »Die alpine Geschichte ist die Summe aller am Berg erlebten Geschichten. Sie funktioniert nicht, wie es sich Moralisten oder auch Idealisten ausdenken.« Reinhold Messner taucht ein in den Mythos Cerro Torre, Patagoniens spektakulärste Felsnadel. Seit der Tragödie 1959, als Cesare Maestri behauptete, mit Toni Egger den Gipfel erreicht zu haben, bevor eine Lawine den Kameraden in den Tod riss, gibt ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • Climbing the Walls

    When mountains are your salvation, what keep your mental weather calm and free of storms, how do you cope if they’re out of reach?After spending a decade restlessly globetrotting in search of a way of life that worked for him, journalist Kieran Cunningham alighted on Sondrio, a small town in Lombardy, Italy. A stone’s throw from the Alps, there he found the perfect combination of fresh mountain ... Read more

    10,46 €

  • Navigation

    Techniques and skills for walkers

    by Pete Hawkins ...
    Master the art of navigation and unlock new adventures with Navigation by Pete Hawkins, the definitive Cicerone guide to using a map and compass with confidence. Whether you’re a complete beginner keen to take your first steps off the beaten track, or an experienced walker looking to hone your skills for challenging conditions, this compact, practical handbook provides everything you need to ... Read more

    13,35 €

  • È quando sogni

    Dalle carte di Walter Bonatti riemerge una singolare raccolta di citazioni da lui trascritte nel corso di una vita, riguardanti i temi che più gli stavano a cuore: l’avventura, la natura, la montagna, la dignità, la forza, l’amarezza, la solitudine… Perle estratte dai propri libri e da quelli degli autori più amati (e non solo), frasi colte al volo, descrizioni piene di poesia: gli spunti e le ... Read more

    12,99 €

  • Lug, Ton und Kip. Die Erforschung der Wicklows

    by Aleks Scholz ...
    Zen oder die Kunst einen Berg zu besteigen: Eine Wanderung. Die Wicklow Mountains südlich von Dublin sind kein spektakuläres Gebirge, die Berge sind nicht besonders hoch, und die Landschaft ist nicht besonders attraktiv, auch einen Panoramablick sucht man vergebens. Dazu ist es meistens nass, schlammig, neblig und kalt. Wege gibt es fast keine, Attraktionen sind selten, stattdessen viele ... Read more

    3,49 €

  • Tibet's Secret Mountain

    The Triumph of Sepu Kangri

    For Chris Bonington and Charles Clarke, long-time friends and expedition partners, few mountains were more alluring than Sepu Kangri. Known locally as 'the Great White Snow God', Tibet's nearly 7,000-metre mountain had never before been visited by Westerners. Armed only with a tourist map for reference, the two set off for this elusive peak in 1996.In the reconnaissance and two expeditions that ... Read more

    3,59 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Briefe vom Everest

    Tagebuch der Erstbesteigung 1953

    Mai 1953: Edmund Hillary und Tenzing Norgay bezwingen den höchsten Berg der Welt, den Mount Everest. Ihren erfolgreichen Gipfelsturm verdanken sie nicht zuletzt der aufopferungsvollen Vorarbeit ihrer Expeditionskameraden – darunter George Lowe. Täglich schrieb der neuseeländische Bergsteiger-Pionier für seine Freunde und Verwandten Briefe über die Vorbereitungen der Himalaya-Expedition und den ... Read more

    3,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Headstrap

    Legends and Lore from the Climbing Sherpas of Darjeeling

    "This book ensures that the Sherpa community gets the recognition they deserve" -- Library JournalBanff Mountain Book Competition Climbing Literature Winner • Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature • Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award WinnerThis captivating chronicle delves into the untold story of a tribe of people who have played a significant role in mountain exploration and climbing ... Read more

    19,28 €

  • 走向內在:四國遍路、聖雅各朝聖道、AT&PCT,三大洲萬里徒步記

    by Josie ...
    Series series WALK
    長距離步道健行者必讀之書,四條全球重要長距離步道完走心得、身心照顧及旅行準備重點TIPS走過的人,本書會帶你重回步道,再現其中的空氣與風景,回味曾經的收穫與領悟。沒走過的人,本書會帶你了解長距離步道的魅力,和所有你該知道的事。每一趟旅程,每一條路徑,都是自己的競技場,是獨自一人渺小但生動的武林。世界知名長距離徒步道完走心得,亞歐美三洲,不同國家、文化和步道面貌。徒步者的觀察與自省,學習與感悟。出發上路,通往自我內在的過程。兩條朝聖步道+兩條景觀步道●四國遍路:位在日本四國,以空海大師為信仰中心的朝聖道,從德島縣靈山寺到香川縣大窪寺串聯八十八座佛寺,約一千兩百公里。●聖雅各朝聖道:以西班牙聖地牙哥.德.孔波斯特拉主教座堂為中心的朝聖道,有多條路線,各路線約有數百公里不等。●AT:阿帕拉契山徑,美國東岸... ... Read more

    7,51 €

  • A pieni polmoni

    Sei Ottomila senza ossigeno in un anno

    Con la morte di Sergi Mingote, avvenuta sul K2 il 16 gennaio 2021, se ne è andato un alpinista di livello mondiale, un uomo capace di compiere grandi imprese sulle più alte vette del globo seguendo sempre uno stile pulito e rispettoso della montagna. Lo spagnolo non faceva uso di bombole d’ossigeno supplementare, pianificava dettagliatamente eleganti linee di ascesa e prestava un’attenzione ... Read more

    13,99 €

  • Mountains of Tartary

    Mountaineering and exploration in northern and central Asia in the 1950s

    by Eric Shipton ...
    Series Book 5 - Eric Shipton: The Mountain Travel Books
    In Mountains of Tartary, mountaineering and explorer Eric Shipton describes his climbs and explorations in northern and central Asia, taking the reader places that most would otherwise never go and writing with humour and self-deprecation.During the Second World War, and up until 1951, Shipton worked as consul general in Kunming and Kashgar in China, and as a diplomat in Hungary and Persia. In ... Read more

    3,59 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Auf den Gipfeln der Welt

    Die Eiger-Nordwand und andere Träume

    by Jon Krakauer ...
    Translated by Wolfgang Rhiel ...
    Die Eiger-Nordwand und andere Träume. Der Autor des Weltbestellers »In eisige Höhen« berichtet in zwölf brillanten Reportagen von seinen gefährlichen Leidenschaften: dem Mount Everest und dem K2, dem Montblanc und der berüchtigten Eiger-Nordwand, vom Canyoning in wilden Schluchten und von seiner erfolgreichen Solobesteigung des Devils Thumb in Alaska. Er erzählt von berühmten Bergsteigern, die für ... Read more

    13,99 €

  • Chemins de rencontres

    by Joaquin Ruiz ...
    Qui peut-on rencontrer sur un sentier de grande randonnée autour du Mont-Blanc ? De drôles d’oiseaux ? C’est sûr. Soi-même ? C’est moins sûr…À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURJoaquin Ruiz a d’abord beaucoup parlé : professeur agrégé de philosophie, ensuite il a beaucoup écouté : psychiatre et psychothérapeute. À présent, il écrit et découvre le langage, ses richesses et ses secrets ; ses limites et ses pièges ... Read more

    14,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Annapurna

    La montagna più difficile

    by Ed Viesturs ...
    «Per quanto l’Annapurna sia una montagna estremamente pericolosa, la sua storia è punteggiata soprattutto di ascensioni audaci e innovative, realizzate da alpinisti visionari.» Da studente delle scuole superiori nelle pianure di Rockford, Illinois, dove le cose più alte all’orizzonte erano le torri d’acqua, Ed Viesturs lesse e rimase affascinato dal famoso e macabro resoconto dell’alpinista ... Read more

    13,99 €

  • Best Climbs Santa Barbara and Ventura

    by Damon Corso ...
    Series series Best Climbs Series
    Best Climbs Santa Barbara and Ventura narrows down the thousands of climbing routes across the Santa Barbara and Ventura counties to the absolute best 300 routes. These are the routes that display the hidden beauty and deep rooted climbing history of Santa Barbara and Ventura. Each section comes with its own unique history, description, climbing style, and a list of gear needed. Also included are ... Read more

    22,91 €

  • Nanga Parbat

    Wahrheit und Wahn des Alpinismus

    Der Nanga Parbat, der »Schicksalsberg der Deutschen«: In einer gekonnten Mischung aus Bergreportage und Hintergrundschilderung, gestützt auf zeitgenössische Berichte, Briefe und Tagebücher, erweckt Ralf-Peter Märtin ein packendes Kapitel des Abenteuers Berg zum Leben und erzählt die Geschichte des Alpinismus neu: tödliche Dramen von Ehrgeiz und Eitelkeit – und von übermenschlicher Kraft und ... Read more

    12,99 €