Author : R. C. House
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780671760441
Mountain man Dick Snow never dreamed he'd end up fighting the Simon Parsons gang over 13-year-old Charley Rogers--the only link to a fortune located on Spendrift Ridge. Snow's got to help Charley find his Aunt Nell before Parsons does, because Nell is all alone . . . with a treasure in gold at her fingertips.
Author : Greg Child
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,43 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780898865882
Recounts the author's first three Himalayan climbs and describes the disorientation and fatigue each climber must overcome to reach the summit
Author : Peter Reason
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 13,50 MB
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1784504610
This is the story of a sailing odyssey, but also of an inward journey into deep truths about who we are and how we belong in the universal scheme. A meditation on sailing and life, it is a hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking book for landlubbers, sailors, philosophers and naturalists alike. Mostly sailing alone, Peter Reason invites us to share in the minute-by-minute challenges of seamanship and navigation, on his journey in his yacht Coral from Plymouth across the Celtic Sea and back again. Exploring far more than the seaways, the author successfully manages to tell the story of a journey with another dimension - that of investigating and reflecting on our human place in the ecology of the planet. Above all, this book shows us that Nature is not just a place to visit, but our home.
Author : Leni Gillman
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,96 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Mountaineering
ISBN : 0898867800
A unique climbing history, featuring major ascents and the first-person perspectives of climbers from around the world.
Author : Alice Starmore
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 15,87 MB
Release : 2018-02-14
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1606600834
Enter the world of Scottish folklore with this unique hardcover guide. Retellings of traditional tales, full-color photographs of knitted costumes inspired by the stories, plus patterns for simpler versions of the original designs.
Author : John Kelly
Publisher : Signal Books
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 38,34 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Antarctica
ISBN : 9781902669908
A visual record of a stay in Signy Island, Antarctica, containing sketches, photographs and a written journal. Due South is published to coincide with exhibitions at the Natural History Museum and Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum.
Author : Steve House
Publisher : Patagonia
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 28,50 MB
Release : 2013-10-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1938340051
What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach. Steve House built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram and the Himalaya that have expanded possibilities of style, speed, and difficulty. In 2005 Steve and alpinist Vince Anderson pioneered a direct new route on the Rupal Face of 26,600-foot Nanga Parbat, which had never before been climbed in alpine style. It was the third ascent of the face and the achievement earned Steveand Vince the first Piolet d"or (Golden Ice Axe) awarded to North Americans. Steve is an accomplished and spellbinding storyteller in the tradition of Maurice Herzog and Lionel Terray. Beyond the Mountain is a gripping read destined to be a mountain classic. And it
Author : Hamish MacInnes
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 15,81 MB
Release : 2011-08-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1780332696
Caught way up on the mountain, no one is safe, from the archetypal nightmare of Tony Kurtz, seen to freeze to death by his stranded rescuers as he hung off the Eiger, to events that unfolded on the Grand Teton, where rescuers narrowly escaped being clubbed to death by their reluctant rescuees. This collection of 35 first-hand accounts will shock and inspire in equal measure. Here is the original draft of Joe Simpson's classic Touching the Void and the first full telling of Jamie Andrew's extraordinary rescue from the Alps, which made headlines in 1999. Plus a specially commissioned account of the epic winter rescue on Mount Ararat, 2000 - the most remote mission ever undertaken by a helicopter-rescue team. And the rescuers own grim battles for survival. Compiled by one of the world's most respected mountaineers, this volume spans five continents - from the Appalachians to Mount Cook, from Peak Lenin to Siula Grande. It includes some of the brightest stars of mountaineering and mountain rescue: Joe Simpson, Doug Scott, Pete Sinclair, Milos Vrbe, Paul Nunn, Ludwig Gramminger, Karen Glazley, Ken Phillips and Blaise Agresti.
Author : Fred Beckey
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,21 MB
Release : 2003-06-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1594851557
* Cascades climbing routes -- the guidebooks relied on for more than 25 years * Northwest climbing legend Fred Beckey has summited and explored hundreds of Cascade peaks * Hand-drawn maps and photos with route overlays, as well as approach information Volume II in the classic Cascade Alpine Guide series features expert information on more than 300 climbing and high routes in the Cascades. This volume covers the middle of the Cascade Range, from the foothills east of Puget Sound to Lake Chelan. You'll find geographical, historical, and geological overviews of the majestic mid-Cascade region, plus important tips on safety and backcountry usage. Legendary author/climber Fred Beckey includes technical and grade information for each route to make clear exactly what type of climb you are embarking upon.
Author : Jim Curran
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1444778358
K2 is the world's second highest mountain, but its savage reputation is second to none. The loss of Alison Hargreaves and six companions in 1995 was a grim echo of the multiple deaths in 1986 and of earlier disasters which have become part of climbing legend. K2 has always attracted the greatest names in mountaineering. Wiessner, Houston, Bonatti, Diemberger and Bonington are among those whose lives have been permanently scarred by their experiences on it. At the same time some inspiring new routes have been achieved on the world's most difficult 8000-metre peak. Jim Curran, himself a survivor of 1986, has traced the history of the mountain from the nineteenth-century pioneer explorers down to the present, and sees a repeating pattern of naked ambition, rivalry, misjudgement and recrimination. He has also found selfless heroism and impressive route-making on the mountain that top climbers will always covet as the ultimate prize.
