Author : Tom Patey
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 22,47 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780898865424
The first American edition of a mountaineering classic: stories, satire, and verse by the legendary Scottish climber.
Author : Adrian Hayes
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1526745380
A deeply moving story of the beauty and brutality of life, and death, on the world’s most unpredictable and perilous mountain. Sitting just lower than Everest at 8,611 meeres above sea level on the China–Pakistan border, the Savage Mountain claims the lives of even the most experienced climbers. Alongside severe altitude, the weather is notoriously volatile and the climb relentlessly steep. A staggering one in four attempts result in death on the mountain. In One Man’s Climb, Adrian Hayes details an intensely personal account of his attempts to climb K2 – first in 2013 and again in 2014. Absorbing and self-reflective, his journey is as much a story of climbing a mountain as it is a testament to the human spirit’s ability to endure.
Author : Joe Simpson
Publisher : Direct Authors
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,43 MB
Release : 2012-12-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0957519303
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 camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.
Author : Sam Keith
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,55 MB
Release : 2014
Category :
ISBN : 9781941821237
Author : John Branson
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1626366535
Throughout history, many people have escaped to nature either permanently or temporarily to rest and recharge. Richard L. Proenneke, a modern-day Henry David Thoreau, is no exception. Proenneke built a cabin in Twin Lakes, Alaska in 1968 and began thirty years of personal growth, which he spent growing more connected to the wilderness in which he lived. This guide through Proenneke’s memories follows the journey that began with One Man’s Wilderness, which contains some of Proenneke’s journals. It continues the story and reflections of this mountain man and his time in Alaska. The editor, John Branson, was a longtime friend of Proenneke’s and a park historian. He takes care that Proenneke’s journals from 1974-1980 are kept exactly as the author wrote them. Branson’s footnotes give a background and a new understanding to the reader without detracting from Proenneke’s style. Anyone with an interest in conservation and genuine wilderness narratives will surely enjoy and treasure this book.
Author : James Essinger
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 31,87 MB
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1839784334
'One Man's Mountain' is a powerful and energetic memoir describing how what seem to be distant and unachievable dreams can become real and develop into a life's experience that is way beyond what was thought possible.The book depicts life's experiences leading from war-time to normal peacetime living. An ordinary suburban lifestyle enables the writer to explore and adventure on two wheels and brings to life a competitive spirit, which causes the writer to see and develop an ambition. The goal to be achieved centres upon an island in the Irish Sea, yet seems beyond reach. The difficulty is that it combined the need to ride and earn a living! Yet strangely, work and play relate.
Author : Laura Adams Armer
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 33,58 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0486492885
Story, told in beautiful poetic prose, of the training of a present-day Navajo Indian boy who feels a vocation to become a medicine man.
Author : Mike Lew
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 19,92 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781556433450
Presenting the first real investigation of what male sexual assault survivors themselves identify as most important during various stages of recovery, Leaping upon the Mountains contains powerfully moving contributions from hundreds of men of all ages and backgrounds throughout the United States and 45 other countries. It is not a work of fiction, but a compilation of many truths, many realities—a quilt pieced together from men's experiences—forming an impressively triumphant pattern. Taken together, they state, lucidly and forcefully, that recovery work produces changes that are real, important, and permanent. Leaping upon the Mountains is a celebration of successful recovery. Readers of Leaping upon the Mountains will discover: • Insights and resources for all stages of recovery • Encouraging and inspiring messages from other male survivors • A large updated resource section providing concrete help to survivors and professionals • Ways of reconnecting with their own strength and creativity
Author : Nancy Churnin
Publisher : Creston Books
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 2017
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN : 1939547342
For 20 years, Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit and determination to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. This inspirational story shows how everyone can make a difference if their heart is big enough. Full color.
Author : Richard C. Davids
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 10,8 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780800612375
This biography of Reverend Bob Childress of the Blue Ridge Mountains has been compared to the tales of Mark Twain and the Mississippi. Shows Childress' transforming effects on rough and wild mountain communities.
