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Glorious Failures (The Mountaineers Anthology Series, V. 1)

By: N/A

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Mountaineers Books: October 2001

Seller ID: 66546

ISBN: 0898868254

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

* Stories from the world s most experienced and respected climbers
* Selections are united by the single compelling theme of big mountaineering attempts that didn't succeed
* Forewords by John Harlin and Mark Synott

The Mountaineers Books publishes the best in climbing literature, boasting a list of books chronicling the greatest climbing adventures ever pursued. From H.W. Tilman and Eric Shipton to Mark Twight and John Sherman, Gloriious Failures has compiled and condensed the true stories of ill-fated mountaineering adventures.

Glorious Failures is an en...
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American Alpine Journal 2015: The World's Most Significant Climbs

By: N/A

Price: $17.50

Publisher: American Alpine Club: August 2015

Seller ID: 81027

ISBN: 1933056878

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Published annually since 1929, the American Alpine Journal is internationally renowned as the world's journal of record for major climbs of all kinds. Feature articles include the most compelling stories, told by the climbers themselves. In Climbs & Expeditions, we document the year's greatest first ascents, from Antarctica to Afghanistan, and from Patagonia to Pakistan. This year, the AAJ continues to expand its coverage of rock climbing and new routes in the United States. This includes a major story about the history, recent climbing, and new-route potential of little-known Cloud...
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From the Jaws of Death

By: N/A

Price: $9.00

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin: October 2010

Seller ID: 134743

ISBN: 0312555660

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

A harrowing collection of true tales of death and survival under the most extreme conditions imaginable

There comes a time in some men's lives when their physical and emotional states are pushed to the limit. Maybe their boat has capsized and they are adrift in the ocean, or maybe they've fallen into an ice crevasse, with no apparent way out. It is in these moments men discover what they are truly made of and whether they have the courage and physical strength to come back From the Jaws of Death.

This explosive collection showcases twenty-three stories of adventure...
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The American Alpine Journal 2013: The World's Most Significant Climbs

By: American Alpine Club

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Amer Alpine Club: August 2013

Seller ID: 100966

ISBN: 1933056797

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

The annual American Alpine Journal (AAJ), now in its 84th year, documents the world's most significant climbs and expeditions. Published annually since 1929, the American Alpine Journal is internationally renowned as the world's journal of record for major climbs of all kinds.
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American Alpine Journal 2017: The World's Most Significant Climbs

By: American Alpine Club

Price: $17.50

Publisher: American Alpine Club: September 2017

Seller ID: 93588

ISBN: 1933056967

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Jammed with photos and maps, the annual American Alpine Journal (AAJ) is the world's most comprehensive and respected source for information about major new climbs and expeditions. - The AAJ goes beyond blogs, Facebook posts, and video clips with in-depth reports on major climbs, written by the climbers themselves. - Our "Recon" section covers the history, recent climbing activity, and new-route potential of a wild area. This year: the big granite walls of the Cirque of the Unclimbables in Canada. - The 2017 edition is dedicated to Jeff Lowe, with an exclusive essay by this visionary climber. ...
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The American Alpine Journal 2014: The World's Most Significant Climbs

By: American Alpine Club

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Amer Alpine Club: August 2014

Seller ID: 100965

ISBN: 1933056835

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

The annual American Alpine Journal (AAJ) documents the world's most significant climbs and expeditions In-depth Recon section on the Mt. Whitney area of California, covering the history, recent climbing activity, and new-route potential Feature articles by the world's leading climbers and mountain writers, including Ueli Steck, Jonathan Siegrist, Doug Robinson, and many others This year, The AAJ has expanded its coverage of rock climbing and new routes in the United States more stories about climbs close to home
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Facts About Longs Peak

By: Dunning, Harold Marion

Price: $2.50

Publisher: Johnson Publishing: January 1970

Seller ID: 97778

ISBN: B00139NPTA

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Self-Rescue: How to Rock Climb Series

By: Fasulo, David

Price: $6.50

Publisher: FalconGuides: January 1997

Seller ID: 135962

ISBN: 0934641978

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

This book fully describes and illustrates a variety of techniques that every climber should know for safety and self-reliance.
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How to Climb: Flash Training (How To Climb Series)

By: Horst, Eric J.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Falcon: January 1994

Seller ID: 97781

ISBN: 0934641773

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Heel and Toe: The Climbs of Greater Vedauwoo, Wyoming

By: Rob Kelman, Skip Harper

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Heel & Toe Pub: May 1994

Seller ID: 34200

ISBN: 0964064502

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

By: Viesturs, Ed, Roberts, David

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Broadway Books: November 2007

Seller ID: 76496

ISBN: 0767924711

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

This gripping and triumphant memoir from the author of The Mountain follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn betwee...
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