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1	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster more books like this by Jon Krakauer (Introduction by) The story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions struggled for survival when they were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst, single-season death toll in the peak's history. see all copies from £1.72! new only from £6.18! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains more books like this by Jon Krakauer Originally published in 1990 by the American publishers, Lyons and Burford, a collection of writings on mountaineering and the culture of climbing. It includes first-hand accounts of expeditions made by the author, who also wrote INTO THE WILD and INTO THIN AIR. see all copies from £2.05! new only from £10.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks more books like this by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts This gripping and triumphant memoir 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 ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Between a Rock and a Hard Place more books like this by Aron Ralston One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told -- Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home. It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, a twenty-seven-year-old ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Touching the Void more books like this by Joe Simpson Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home more books like this by Nando Parrado, Vince Rause The harrowing personal story of the hero of the international bestseller "Alive" gives a day-by-day account of what happened during the 1972 Andes plane crash and its aftermath and shows how Parrado coped with the stresses; how he kept from giving up; and where he found strength to climb out alive. see all copies from £1.77! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest more books like this by Lincoln Hall Australian mountain climber Hall chronicles the amazing story of his rescue following a night spent near the summit of Mount Everest, where he had been left for dead by the other members of his expedition. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places more books like this by David Breashears For generations of resolute adventurers, from George Mallory to Sir Edmund Hillary to Jon Krakauer, Mount Everest and the world's other greatest peaks have provided the ultimate testing ground. But the question remains: Why climb? In "High Exposure," elite mountaineer and acclaimed "Everest" filmmaker David Breashears answers with an intimate and ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Annapurna more books like this by Maurice Herzog In 1950, no mountain higher than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed. Maurice Herzog and other members of the French Alpine Club had resolved to try. Their goal was a 26,493-foot Himalayan peak called Annapurna. But unlike other climbs, which draw on the experience of prior reconnaissance, the routes up Annapurna had never been analyzed before. ... see all copies from £1.96! new only from £9.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest more books like this by Anatoli Boukreev, G Weston Dewalt In May 1996, two commercial expedition groups attempted to ascend Mount Everest. Each group contained world class climbers and relative novices, some of whom had paid tens of thousands of pounds for the climb. But as the climbers neared the summit, they were overtaken by intense snow and wind, and found their crucial oxygen supplies depleted. Five ... see all copies from £2.12! new only from £6.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes more books like this by Maurice Isserman, Stewart Weaver, Dee Molenaar (Illustrator) The first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa teammate Tenzing Norgay is a familiar saga, but less well known are the tales of many other adventurers who also came to test their skills and courage against the world's highest and most dangerous mountains. In this lively and generously illustrated book, ... see all copies from £20.48! new only from £20.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Seven summits more books like this by Dick Bass, Rick Ridgeway (Photographer), Frank Wells A thrilling and inspirational odyssey of two men's climb to the top of the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. "A great adventure story, filled with heroics, tragedy, humor and ultimately the triumph of the human spirit".--Tom Brokaw. 32-page insert. see all copies from £2.73! new only from £7.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills more books like this by The Mountaineers Club (Creator) Million climbers from all over the world. The fully updated seventh edition maintains the same high standard for complete, authoritative instruction in an easy-to-use format. From choosing equipment to how to tie a particular knot, from basic rappelling technique to planning an expedition, it's all here in this essential mountaineering reference. ... see all copies from £15.15! new only from £16.70!
14 view cover	How to Rock Climb! more books like this by John Long "How to Rock Climb!, " now in its fourth edition, is the world's top instructional book on climbing. All the fundamentals--from ethics to getting up the rock--are presented in John Long's classic style. Revised and updated to reflect the modern standards of equipment, technique, and training methods. 140 illustrations. see all copies from £5.29! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
15 view cover	Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest more books like this by Seaborn Beck Weathers, Stephen G Michaud In this memoir, a survivor of the climb chronicled in Jon Krakauer's bestselling INTO THIN AIR tells of his single minded pursuit of the sport of mountaineering and its effect on his family, and of his recovery from the tragic experience, in which he lost both hands to frostbite. see all copies from £4.75! new only from £6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Into Thin Air more books like this by Jon Krakauer Now available in paperback comes the bestselling adventure book by Jon Krakauer, the acclaimed author of "Into the Wild". When disaster struck during his ascent of Mt. Everest, killing eight climbers, Krakauer survived by luck, skill, and discipline. Now, he has written the definitive account of this headline-making tragedy. Illustrations. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £15.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed more books like this by Michael Kodas Kodas details how the recent infusion of wealth into mountaineering has brought about the age-old lust for glory. Through others accounts, as well as his own, the author illustrates the mountains ability to reduce climbers to their essential selves--revealing villains as well as heroes. see all copies from £8.45! new only from £8.45! \| first editions
18 view cover	Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See more books like this by Erik Weihenmayer Erik Weihenmayer was born with a degenerative eye disorder that meant he was destined to lose his eyesight by the age of thirteen. Yet from early on he was determined to rise above this devastating disability and lead a fulfilling, exciting life. Erik was the first blind man to summit McKinley. This achievement was soon followed by scaling El ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Everest: The West Ridge more books like this by Thomas F Hornbein The classic, gripping mountaineering saga of the first ascent of Everest's West Ridge. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £12.13! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters more books like this by James M Tabor In July 1967, seven young men - members of a twelve-man expedition - died on Mt. McKinley. Ten days passed with no rescue attempt, while more than half an expedition was stranded and dying at 20,000 feet during a vicious Arctic storm. The bodies were never recovered. And, for reasons that have remained cloudy, there was no proper official ... see all copies from £7.63! new only from £10.24! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Beckoning Silence more books like this by Joe Simpson Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure but marred by death. He has endured the painful attrition of climbing friends in accidents, calling into question the perilously exhilarating activity to which he has devoted his life. Probability is inexorably closing in. The tragic loss of a close friend forces a momentous decision upon ... see all copies from £1.51! new only from £10.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs more books like this by Gerry Roach An accurate, complete guide to climbing the 55 peaks over 14,000 feet in Colorado--covering routes for all levels. Each route's difficulty is rated according to the Yosemite Decimal System. Includes round-trip mileage and elevation gain. Roach has climbed every peak in this guide. Photographs and maps. see all copies from £5.89! new only from £10.64!
23 view cover	The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger more books like this by Heinrich Harrer, Hugh Merrick (Translator) This "prequel" to the bestselling "Seven Years in Tibet" covers the years immediately leading up to Harrer's Tibetan adventure, recounting the young climber's legendary ascent of the North Face of the Swiss Eiger. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies
24 view cover	The Kid Who Climbed Everest: The Incredible Story of a 23-Year-Old's Summit of Mt. Everest more books like this by Bear Grylls Author featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show See the author's interview with Oprah: http: //www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200701/tows_past_20070131.jhtml THE KID WHO CLIMBED EVEREST is a tale of courage and determination. Bear's quest for funding for his expedition, his seventy days on Everest's southeast face, and a narrow brush with death after a ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46!
25 view cover	Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine more books like this by Jochen Hemmleb, Larry A Johnson, Eric R Simonson This is the dramatic inside story of the 1999 expedition to find the bodies and solve the enigma of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, who tragically and mysteriously died on Everest on 8th June 1924, in an attempt to reach the peak. What happened to Mallory and Irving the day they set out on their summit bid only to disappear without any evidence ... see all copies from £4.09! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions

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