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John Muir, To Yosemite and Beyond: Writings from the Years 1863 to 1875John Muir

John Muir, To Yosemite and Beyond: Writings from the Years 1863 to 1875

by John Muir

Shameless Diary of an Explorer: A Story of Failure on Mt. McKinley

Shameless Diary of an Explorer: A Story of Failure on Mt. McKinley

by Robert Dunn

In 1903, aspiring journalist Robert Dunn joined an expedition attempting the first ascent of Mt. McKinley, the highest mountain in North America. Led by explorer Frederick Cook (who would later win infamy for faking the discovery of the North Pole), the climbers failed to conquer McKinley, but they did circumnavigate the great peak—an accomplishment not repeated until 1978. The trek also spawned a book unique in... (more)

The Crystal Horizon

by Reinhold Messner

On 20 August 1980 Reinhold Messner reached the summit of Everest - alone and without the use of oxygen. This is an account of his extraordinary achievement. Messner describes his journey through Tibet and identifies with mountaineers who went before him, such as Mallory, Irvine and Wilson.

Zen Explorations in Remotest New Guinea: Adventures in the Jungles and Mountains of Irian Jaya

Zen Explorations in Remotest New Guinea: Adventures in the Jungles and Mountains of Irian Jaya

by Neville Shulman

Joining a fund-raising expedition, the author treks through primordial Irian Jaya, New Guinea. With a combination of climbing experience and Zen philosophy, he attempts the Carstensz Pyramid and the glacial Ngga Pulu, and his encounters with the Dani tribe reveal their unique way of life.

The Shadow of Kilimanjaro

by Rick Ridgeway

In one of the most acclaimed travel and adventure books of the past year, Rick Ridgeway chronicles his trek from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean, through Kenya's famed Tsavo Park. His tale is, according to The Boston Globe, "a gripping account of how it feels to be charged by an incensed elephant and kept awake at night by the roaring of stalking lions." But it is more than an adventure story.... (more)

Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow: The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure

Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow: The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure

by Maria Coffey

Without risk, say mountaineers, there would be none of the self-knowledge that comes from pushing life to its extremes. For them, perhaps, it is worth the cost. But when tragedy strikes, what happens to the people left behind? Why would anyone choose to invest in a future with a high-altitude risk-taker? What is life like in the shadow of the mountain? Such questions have long been taboo in the world of... (more)

The Magnificent Mountain Women (Second Edition): Adventures in the Colorado Rockies

The Magnificent Mountain Women (Second Edition): Adventures in the Colorado Rockies

by Janet Robertson

Since the Pikes Peak gold rush in the mid–nineteenth century, women have gone into the mountains of Colorado to hike, climb, ski, homestead, botanize, act as guides, practice medicine, and meet a variety of other challenges, whether for sport or for livelihood. Janet Robertson recounts their exploits in a lively, well-illustrated book that measures up to its title, The Magnificent Mountain Women . Arlene Blum... (more)

The Naked Mountain

by Reinhold Messner

The ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1970 marked the beginning of Reinhold Messner's remarkable career in Himalayan climbing. But this expedition has always been shrouded in controversy and mystery; his brother Gunther, who accompanied him, met his death on the mountain. Now, over thirty years later, a bitter quarrel has broken out between Messner and the other participants in the Himalayan expedition. Is Messner to... (more)

Wager with the wind;: The Don Sheldon story

Wager with the wind;: The Don Sheldon story

by James Greiner

Don Sheldon has been called 'Alaska's bush pilot among bush pilots', but he was also just one man in a fragile airplane who, in the end, was solely responsible for each mission he flew, be it a high-risk landing to the rescue of others from certain death in the mountains of Alaska or the routine delivery of supplies to a lonely homesteader. Read this book to learn how a hero was born, and also how he made his... (more)

Knocking Round the Rockies

by Ernest Ingersoll

Originally published in 1883. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Untrodden peaks and unfrequented valleys,: A midsummer ramble in the Dolomites,Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards

Untrodden peaks and unfrequented valleys,: A midsummer ramble in the Dolomites,

by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards

This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print... (more)

The Alpine 4000m Peaks, 2nd: by the Classic Routes

The Alpine 4000m Peaks, 2nd: by the Classic Routes

by Richard Goedeke

The European Alps provide the ideal arena for mountaineers of all abilities. Impressive snow-covered peaks, heavy glaciation, and ease of accessibility provide the ingredients to support and encourage regular mountaineering. The Alpine 4000m Peaks guides mountaineers to all the major mountain groups, with climbs ranging from short, easy snow routes to long and serious expeditions. This book outlines the... (more)

Challenge of Rainier: A Record of the Explorations and Ascents, Triumphs and Tragedies

Challenge of Rainier: A Record of the Explorations and Ascents, Triumphs and Tragedies

by Dee Molenaar

In the Shadow of Denali: Life and Death on Alaska's Mt. McKinley

In the Shadow of Denali: Life and Death on Alaska's Mt. McKinley

by Jonathan Waterman

For fans of Into Thin Air, here is a gripping narrative that brings to life both the sublime and the struggle of a climbers life. Two hundred and sixteen miles south of the Arctic circle is Denali, otherwise known as Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, rising more than twenty thousand feet into the Alaskan sky. In this exhilarating account, Jonathan Waterman, a former guide on Denali,... (more)

Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account of the 1996 Disaster

Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account of the 1996 Disaster

by Kenneth Kamler

Leading up to the disastrous 1996 climb in which Dr. Kenneth Kamler played a crucial role aiding survivors, Doctor on Everest is the account of how lives are saved-or lost-in perilous conditions. Through this intimate, gripping, and often humorous account, Dr. Kamler describes what life was like on Everest - how he treated his fellow climbers for everything from altitude sickness to pulmonary edema; how he... (more)

Everest: Summit of Achievement

by The Royal Geographic Society

Everest: Summit Of Achievement On 29 May 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stood atop the highest mountain in the world, where no one had ever stood before. This magnificent volume celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of their historic climb and chronicles the history of Everest exploration from the early years of the twentieth century to the present. It is the first and only book on... (more)

Fearless on Everest: The Quest for Sandy Irvine

Fearless on Everest: The Quest for Sandy Irvine

by Julie Summers

Includes never-before-published letters and photographs The mystery of Mallory and Irvine continues to capture public imagination Written by an Irvine family member Mallory and Irvine. These two names have been inextricably joined since the two climbers disappeared on Mount Everest more than seventy-five years ago. Mallory's story has been well chronicled, but Irvine has always been overshadowed by his... (more)

Everest

by Stephen Venables

Every day, the path up the South Col route to the summit of Everest becomes a little more worn by the tread of dozens of package-tour climbers, but few dare to try the East, or Kangshung, Face, a sheer, avalanche-swept wall of snow and ice only first conquered in 1983. Five years later, Stephen Venables intensified the challenge by leading three unknown American climbers up the East Face - this time without... (more)

Epic (Adrenaline S.)

by Clint Willis

"Epic" is a collection of fifteen memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world's most famous peaks, often in the world's worst possible conditions. Editor Clint Willis has gathered the most exciting climbing literature of the modern age into one cliff-hanging volume. As he writes in his introduction, "This book includes nothing that can't stand on its merits as prose." Reading "Epic" is... (more)

The Beckoning Silence

by Joe Simpson

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