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Big Walls: History, Routes, Experiences

Photographs, maps, and diagrams enhance Messner's accounts of the ascents of seven great faces, accounts which combine narrative reports, anecdotes, technical observations, a philosophy of climbing, and descriptions of routes

By Reinhold Messner

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Hardcover:

9780195200621 | Oxford Univ Pr, August 1, 1978, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Photographs, maps, and diagrams enhance Messner's accounts of the ascents of seven great faces, accounts which combine narrative reports, anecdotes, technical observations, a philosophy of climbing, and descriptions of routes

The Breach: Kilimanjaro and the Conquest of Self

Product Description: Published July 28th 1991 by Wildeyes, Incorporated (first published September 1981)

By Rob Taylor

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Hardcover:

9780698110861 | Putnam Pub Group, September 1, 1981, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Signed.

Paperback:

9780963018809 | Wildeyes, July 1, 1991, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Published July 28th 1991 by Wildeyes, Incorporated (first published September 1981)

Great Glacier and Its House: The Story of the First Center of Alpinism in North America, 1885-1925

By William Lowell Putnam

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Hardcover:

9780930410131 | Amer Alpine Club, June 1, 1982, cover price $28.50

Mountaineer: Thirty Years of Climbing on the World's Great Peaks

The author recounts his participation in many mountain climbing expeditions from Great Britain and the Alps to the Himalayas, and describes how mountaineering has changed over the years

By Chris Bonington

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Hardcover:

9780871566188 | Sierra Club Books, March 1, 1990, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The author recounts his participation in many mountain climbing expeditions from Great Britain and the Alps to the Himalayas, and describes how mountaineering has changed over the years

Paperback:

9780871569059 | Reprint edition (Sierra Club Books, October 1, 1996), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: The author recounts his participation in many mountain climbing expeditions from Great Britain and the Alps to the Himalayas, and describes how mountaineering has changed over the years

Why I Climb: Personal Insights of Top Climbers : Robbins, Whittaker, Hill, Skinner, Bonington, Lowe, and 23 Others

Nearly thirty top climbers identify the attractions of climbing, and share their views on the sport of mountaineering

By Steve Gardiner

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9780811723213 | 1 edition (Stackpole Books, April 1, 1990), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Nearly thirty top climbers identify the attractions of climbing, and share their views on the sport of mountaineering

The Everest Years: A Climber's Life

The author recounts his successful climb of Mount Everest, the three previous Everest expeditions he accompanied, and his fellow mountaineers and climbing partners

By Chris Bonington

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Hardcover:

9780670818433 | Studio, August 1, 1990, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The author recounts his successful climb of Mount Everest, the three previous Everest expeditions he accompanied, and his fellow mountaineers and climbing partners

The Endless Knot: Mountain of Dreams and Fate

By Kurt Diemberger

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Hardcover:

9780871566485 | Sierra Club Books, March 1, 1991, cover price $19.95

Himalayan Climber: A Lifetime's Quest to the World's Greater Ranges

The noted climber provides a photographic portrait of some of his major climbs, relates his experiences, and reflects on his career (view table of contents)

By Doug Scott

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Hardcover:

9780871565990 | Sierra Club Books, September 1, 1992, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: The noted climber provides a photographic portrait of some of his major climbs, relates his experiences, and reflects on his career

Paperback:

9780871569547 | Reissue edition (Sierra Club Books, May 1, 1997), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: The noted climber provides a photographic portrait of some of his major climbs, relates his experiences, and reflects on his career

On Mountains & Mountaineers

Product Description: Book by Vause, Mikel

By Mikel Vause

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Paperback:

9781879415065 | Mountain N Air Books, July 1, 1993, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Book by Vause, Mikel

The Climbers: A History of Mountaineering

Product Description: Mountaineering has always demanded a fine balancing act between calculated risk-taking and the basic instinct for survival. The pioneers of the Victorian golden age tested this balance as they pushed themselves further and further, first in the Alps and later in the Himalayas...read more

By Chris Bonington

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9780563209188 | Bbc Pubns, October 1, 1994, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Mountaineering has always demanded a fine balancing act between calculated risk-taking and the basic instinct for survival.

Burgess Book of Lies

Tall tales, edge-of-your seat adventures, and poignant stories from identical twins and accomplished mountaineers Adrian and Alan Burgess.

By Adrian Burgess

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Hardcover:

9780938567387 | Cloudcap, December 1, 1994, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Tall tales, edge-of-your seat adventures, and poignant stories from identical twins and accomplished mountaineers Adrian and Alan Burgess.

Paperback:

9780898866414, titled "The Burgess Book of Lies" | 1 edition (Mountaineers Books, February 1, 1999), cover price $24.95

Summits: Climbing the Seven Summits Solo

The author recounts his attempt, in words and pictures, to be the first person in the world to scale the highest peak on each of the earth's seven continents

By Robert Mads Anderson and Lauren Shakely (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780517702000 | Clarkson Potter, June 1, 1995, cover price $65.00 | About this edition: The author recounts his attempt, in words and pictures, to be the first person in the world to scale the highest peak on each of the earth's seven continents

Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks

Product Description: Epic a mountaineering term that evokes a sense of treacherous disaster. The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound running low on food, water and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits...read more

By Clint Willis (editor)

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Paperback:

9781560251545 | Da Capo Pr, November 13, 1997, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Dramatic accounts of climbing adventures from all over the world include excerpts from such books as 'Minus 148 Degrees' by Art Davidson and 'Touching the Void' by Joe Simpson

CD/Spoken Word:

9781593164546 | Listen & Live Audio, June 15, 2009, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Epic a mountaineering term that evokes a sense of treacherous disaster.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781885408334 | Unabridged edition (Listen & Live Audio, September 1, 1999), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Dramatic accounts of climbing adventures include contributions from Greg Child, Stephen Venables, Robert Bates, and Alfred Lansing.

Risking Adventure: Mountaineering Journeys Around the World

A professional mountain guide shares stories of reaching summits such as K2 and Devil's Thumb and provides insights on surviving in challenging situations

By Jim Haberl

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9781551920931 | Raincoast Book Dist Ltd, February 1, 1998, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A professional mountain guide shares stories of reaching summits such as K2 and Devil's Thumb and provides insights on surviving in challenging situations

Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child

The author recounts his experiences climbing a variety of mountains (view table of contents)

By Greg Child and Joe Simpson

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9780898865844 | Mountaineers Books, October 1, 1998, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The author recounts his experiences climbing a variety of mountains

The High Lonesome: Epic Solo Climbing Stories

Presents stories of mountaineers and explorers who have climbed the world's highest peaks (view table of contents)

By John Long (editor) and Hai-Van K. Sponholz (editor)

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9781560448587 | Falcon Pr Pub Co, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Presents stories of mountaineers and explorers who have climbed the world's highest peaks

The March of the Innocents: Savage Journey to the Heart of the Himalayan Dream

By Gaylord T. Guenin

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Hardcover:

9780964139923 | Red Ink Inc, January 1, 2000, cover price $55.01

Epic Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks

Dramatic accounts of climbing adventures from all over the world include excerpts from such books as 'Minus 148 Degrees' by Art Davidson and 'Touching the Void' by Joe Simpson

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Reinforced:

9780606194846 | Demco Media, October 1, 2000, cover price $26.01 | About this edition: Dramatic accounts of climbing adventures from all over the world include excerpts from such books as 'Minus 148 Degrees' by Art Davidson and 'Touching the Void' by Joe Simpson

Killing Dragons: The Conquests of the Alps

A tense, riveting true tale of mountaineering in Alps chronicles the men and women who raced to scale these beautiful, and dangerous peaks, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.

By Fergus Fleming

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9780871137784 | Atlantic Monthly Pr, January 1, 2001, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Presents true stories of the men and women who scaled the beautiful and dangerous Alps from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Fifty Favorite Climbs: The Ultimate North American Tick List

By Mark Kroese

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9780898867282 | 1 edition (Mountaineers Books, July 1, 2001), cover price $34.95

Mountain Men: A History of the Remarkable Climbers and Determined Eccentrics Who First Scaled the World's Most Famous Peaks

An account of the pioneers of mountain climbing traces a century of human accomplishment from the first Victorian enthusiasts to the scaling of the Himalayan peaks, highlighting achievements on such mountains as the Matterhorn, McKinley, Everest, and K2, while providing accompanying archive materials, maps, and photos. (view table of contents)

By Mick Conefrey and Tim Jordan

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9780306811296 | Da Capo Pr, May 1, 2002, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: An account of the pioneers of mountain climbing traces a century of human accomplishment from the first Victorian enthusiasts to the scaling of the Himalayan peaks, highlighting achievements on such mountains as the Matterhorn, McKinley, Everest, and K-2.

Women on High: Pioneers of Mountaineering

By Arlene Blum (foreword by) and Rebecca A. Brown

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Hardcover:

9781929173136 | Appalachian Mountain Club, November 1, 2002, cover price $22.95

Paperback:

9781929173426 | Appalachian Mountain Club, October 1, 2003, cover price $14.95

Mountain Men: The Remarkable Climbers and Determined Eccentrics Who First Scaled the World's Most Famous Peaks

By Mick Conefrey and Tim Jordan

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9780306812262 | Da Capo Pr, March 26, 2003, cover price $16.95

Postcards from the Trailer Park: The Secret Lives of Climbers

Product Description: A wry, often funny, occasionally dark look at the world of climbing.

By Cameron M. Burns

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9781592285402 | Lyons Pr, September 1, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A wry, often funny, occasionally dark look at the world of climbing.

Savage Summit: The True Stories Of The Five Women Who Climbed K2, The World's Most Feared Mountain

Recounts the true stories of five women who climbed the dangerous K2 mountain, describing how they overcame the harshest climbing and weather conditions of any mountain in the world, addressing controversial issues about gender and mountain climbing, and describing the tragic deaths of three of the women on their descent. 35,000 first printing.

By Jennifer Jordan

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Hardcover:

9780060587154 | William Morrow & Co, January 1, 2005, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Recounts the true stories of five women who climbed the dangerous K2 mountain, describing how they overcame the harshest climbing and weather conditions of any mountain in the world.

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