Climbing and mountaineering Books
Ernest Press An Afterclap of Fate Mallory on Everest
Book SynopsisTalks about the perennial mystery of Mallory and Irvine on Everest. Drawn from the climber's letters, writing and Mallory's background as a classicist, this work is a near forensic examination of the evidence and points to one conclusion.
£14.25
Ernest Press The The Alpine Journal 2007 v 112
Book SynopsisIncludes articles, expedition reports, book reviews, obituaries, arts, history and science. This yearbook is an useful reading for those who love the mountains, particularly those who climb and explore in the Greater Ranges and the Alps.
£24.70
Ernest Press The The Alpine Journal 2008 v 113
Book SynopsisRecords 'mountain adventure'. This book features climbers on the Cordillera Huayhuash including Kenton Kool and Nick Bullock who struggle on the icy north face of Kalanka; and, Mike Cocker and friends who end a spot of exploration in the Cordillera Carabaya besieged in their hotel as troops put down a riot.
£24.70
Ernest Press The Alpine Journal 2009 v 114
Book SynopsisPart of the "Alpine Journal", this title features expedition accounts by UK mountaineers. It contains a section devoted to six climbs nominated for the 2009 Piolets d'Or awards, including articles on Teng Kangpoche, on Nuptse and Japanese climbers, from the Giri-Giri Boys, and on Kamet, Kalanka and Denali.
£24.70
St Ives Printing & Publishing Company Cheeswring South East Cornwall A Climbers Guide
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£18.99
Northumbrian Mountaineering Club Northumberland Climbing Guide The Definitive
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£18.95
Yorkshire Mountaineering Club Yorkshire Limestone 2005 A Rock Climbers Guide
Book SynopsisA guide on rock climbing, published by the Yorkshire Mountaineering Club.
£19.95
Henry Osmaston Guide to the Rwenzori Mountains of the Moon
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£19.81
Rymour Books The The Black Cuillin The Story of Skyes
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£22.00
Flux Gallery Press Todhra
Book SynopsisSet to a backdrop of several rock climbing and mountaineering venues, this book commences in the Todhra Gorge of Morocco, and includes slate climbing in North Wales, winter on Ben Nevis, climbing walls and competitions, Fontainebleau, the Alps and Himalaya, and vignettes of the gay scene in London and Paris.
£9.95
Ground Up Productions Ltd Gogarth North
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£18.95
Ground Up Productions Ltd Recent Developments on Peak Limestone
Book SynopsisActivity on the Peak limestone crags continues apace, with numerous new routes being produced by a small but dedicated cohort of activists. This supplement documents these changes and gives details of the new routes with a deliberate emphasis on clip-ups of F7a and above.
£9.26
abraham photographic From Pillar Rock to the Matterhorn
£17.66
Carreg Ltd Nanga Parbat 1970 Tragedy and Controversy
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£23.75
Pod Climbing True Grit Selected Rock Climbs on Peak Gritstone
Book SynopsisTrue Grit is a selective topo-style guidebook covering the major Peak Gritstone crags in a single volume
£22.46
The Alpine Journal The Alpine Journal 201011
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£24.70
The Alpine Journal The Alpine Journal 2012 Volume 116
Book SynopsisMountaineering. Articles on expeditions, environment and cultural issues, all mountain related. Reviews, obituaries and new route reports worldwide. Annual journal of the Alpine Club, published since 1863.
£24.70
The Alpine Journal The Alpine Journal 2013 Volume 117 AJ 150th
Book SynopsisMountaineering. Features on exploratory alpinism worldwide, mountain culture, environment, arts & science, plus book reviews.
£24.70
Alpine Club The Alpine Journal 2020 124
Book SynopsisThe Alpine Journal is a substantial annual record of mountaineering achievement which has been published continuously since 1859.
£24.70
Climbers' Club Avon Gorge Climbers Club Guide
Book SynopsisA lavishly illustrated, definitive guidebook to the Avon Gorge from the Climbers Club.
£29.24
Rob and Veronica Hunter Fairhead Bouldering Guide
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£19.00
Supertopo Red Rocks Climbing
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£24.48
Old City Publishing,Incorporated Lucky to be Alive A First Expedition to the
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£11.69
Skink Press Arapiles a million mountains
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£26.87
Supertopo Tuolumne Free Climbs
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£25.33
High Col Press Canadian Rock Select Climbs of the West by Kevin
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£33.99
Roca Verde Roca Verde 3A
Book SynopsisThe bestselling climbing guide to the regions of Asturias, Leon and Cantabria in north-west-Spain.
£33.25
Stone Country Press Ltd The Climbers Complete Guide to Dumbarton Rock
Book SynopsisThis guide introduces the climber to the bouldering, traditional climbing and sports routes at Dumbarton Rock. Photo-topos and textual descriptions bring clarity to complex routes (100+) and boulder problems (300+).Table of ContentsPreface Rock of Ages: A brief history Geology Access and Safety The Climbing The Environment Who Owns Dumby The Routes - North Wall - Monsoon Gully - Gully Wall - North West Face - North West Sport - North Sports Wall - Black Walls Trad - Black Walls Sport - South West Face The Bouldering - Bouldering Sectors - Eagle Boulder Slabs - Eagle Boulder Pullover - Eagle Boulder Zig Zag - Eagle Boulder Shoulder - Eagle Boulder Gorilla - Eagle Face - Eagle Blue Meanie - Warm-up Wall - Home Rule Beast - Home Rule Mugsy Roof - Home Rule Sector - Route Royal - Sucker's Boulder - Sucker's Slab - B.N.I. Cave - B.N.I. Good Nicks - B.N.I. Slabs - Pongo Face - Pongo Slabs - Pongo Consolidated - Triplets - Sea Boulder - Everdry Walls - Black Wall - Tidal Walls Boulder Tick List Boulder Circuits
£14.24
Betaguides North York Moors and East Coast Bouldering
Book SynopsisThis is the first fully dedicated bouldering guide to the whole of the North York Moors and its east coast. 384 pages covering 41 venues with over 2000 problems, from font 1 to 8b+, there are problems to suit all abilities.
£24.00
Massey University Press To the Summit
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£27.89
Massey University Press Solo
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£27.89
American Alpine Club 2019 American Alpine Journal The Worlds Most
Book SynopsisPublished annually since 1929, The American Alpine Journal is renowned as the world's journal of record for long new climbs of all kinds.
£26.60
Eliot Stephens South Wales Bouldering
Book SynopsisSouth Wales Bouldering covers over two decades of Bouldering Development in South Wales, with over 1000 problems from areas such as Pembrokeshire, Gower and South East Wales Coastline
£22.50
John Murray Press The World Beneath Their Feet
Book SynopsisOne of the most compelling international dramas of the 20th century and an unforgettable saga of survival, technological innovation, and breathtaking human physical achievement-all set against the backdrop of a world headed toward war.Trade Review[Ellsworth] recasts the era as a great Himalayan race ... [and] it works brilliantly ... his account of the 1953 ascent of Everest ... feels unusually fresh * Sunday Times *Like if Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air met Lauren Hillenbrand's Unbroken, it's an inviting and engrossing read * Sports Illustrated *The dramatic saga of the race between nations to climb the planet's highest mountains...In vivid, novelistic prose, the author describes the significant expeditions and delivers engaging portraits of climbers from many different countries and their invaluable Sherpas * Kirkus *Gripping * Sunday Times *An exceptional account of trailblazing mountaineers who persevered during a turbulent time in history * Booklist *Plenty of rollicking stories * The Times *A vibrant glimpse into a period of wild adventure * BBC History *
£25.00
HODDER & STOUGHTON The Girl Who Climbed Everest Lessons learned
Book SynopsisOne woman's journey facing the world's toughest and most dangerous summits and the lessons she has learnt along the way. Gripping and inspiring, this is a story of determination, passion and overcoming fear.
£20.00
Rowman & Littlefield Climbing
Book SynopsisClimbing: From Gym to Rock is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on getting indoor climbers outdoors. Complete with color photos throughout, the book features information on environment and terrain, types of crag, best practices, and more.
£12.34
Rowman & Littlefield Climbing Protection
Book SynopsisClimbing: Protection is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on climbing protection and safety. The book will feature information on environment and terrain, best practices, gear, and more. Photos will be throughout.
£11.39
Rowman & Littlefield Climbing
Book SynopsisThis handy, pocket-size manual provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance to climbers transitioning from basic rock climbing to sport climbing, which involves scaling larger, more challenging rock walls that have fixed anchors.
£11.99
Rowman & Littlefield Climbing
Book SynopsisThis handy, pocket-size manual provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance to climbers transitioning to the advanced level of trad rock climbing.
£11.99
Rowman & Littlefield Best Climbs Santa Barbara and Ventura
Book SynopsisBest 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 detailed driving directions, maps and trailhead information along with the best time of day and year to climb. This guide covers routes from beginner to advanced in order to give climbers of every background a chance to sample the best that Santa Barbara and Ventura has to offer. Featuring full-color images of all the cliffs and boulders with easy to follow descriptions and grades for each route.
£18.04
Rowman & Littlefield Best Climbs Phoenix Arizona
Book SynopsisBest Climbs Phoenix, Arizona narrows down the thousands of climbing routes across Phoenix, Arizona to the 200 best routes. These routes display the hidden beauty and deep-rooted climbing history of Phoenix. Each section comes with its own unique history, description, climbing style, and a list of gear needed. Also included are detailed driving directions, maps and trailhead information along with the best time of day and year to climb. This guide covers routes from beginner to advanced to give climbers a chance to sample the best that Phoenix, Arizona has to offer. Featuring full-color images of all the cliffs and boulders witheasy-to-follow descriptions and grades for each route. Full-color photos Detailed mapsGPS coordinatesHundreds of favorite routes, many of moderate difficultyTrivia and route history sidebars
£14.99
Rowman & Littlefield Climbing
Book SynopsisThere are similarities in movements on ice, rock, and mixed terrain. The way a climber moves his or her body and the thought processes in movement on ice are remarkably similar to the way in which a climber approaches rock in the summer. As part of the larger Climbing progression series, Climbing: From Rock to Ice gets climbers comfortable with transferring their skills to the ice.
£11.99
Rowman & Littlefield Climbing
Book SynopsisThis handy, pocket-size manual provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance to climbers preparing to tackle longer, more complex and adventurous multi-pitch routes.
£11.39
Rowman & Littlefield Climb to Fitness
Book SynopsisClimb to Fitness shows anyone who visits the climbing gym, from beginners to veteran climbers, how best to use the various parts of the gym for their own customized workout.
£18.99
Rowman & Littlefield Rock Climbing Colorado
Book SynopsisThe birthplace of American rock climbing, Colorado provides a greater variety of rock and routes than any other stateand Rock Climbing Colorado is the only guidebook available to all its major climbing areas. This updated edition includes hundreds of routes. Included are the big cliffs and faces of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, as well as the smaller crags and outcrops of Pikes Peak, Boulder, Rifle, Shelf Road, Elevenmile Canyon, and many more. All areas covered include first-hand overviews, route descriptions, topos, and full-color photos. Rock Climbing Colorado is ideal for anyone aiming to discover, or rediscover, the diverse and wonderful rock climbing found in the Centennial State.
£28.50
Rowman & Littlefield Best Climbs Los Angeles
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£18.04
Al Whitworth Shetland Climbing
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£19.95
Kevin Roet Climbing Psychology: Mind training for optimal
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£25.00
