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After Peak Marcello is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he's left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile Detention or go live with his long-lost father, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. But Peak quickly learns that his father's renewed interest in him has strings attached. Big strings. He wants Peak to be the youngest person to reach the Everest summit--and his motives are selfish at... (more)

Into Thin Air

A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air, Krakauer's epic account of the... (more)

Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills

Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills

by Harvey (et al) Manning, Harvey Manning (Ed.), Ferber, Harvey Manning, The Mountaineers, Editor Peggy Ferber, Editor Peggy Ferber, Committee, mountaineers, The Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers, Harvey (Editor) Manning, The Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers, Don Graydon, Steven M. Cox, Kris Fulsaas, Kurt Hanson, Ed Peters

The "climber's bible"--now updated in a new 7th edition 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. · More than 500,000 copies sold in previous editions · Written by a team of more than 40 experts · Fully revised to reflect evolution in mountaineering equipment and... (more)

Touching the Void

by Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower his friend to safety. Finally, Yates was forced to cut the rope, moments before he would have been pulled to his own death. ... (more)

Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

by Jon Krakauer

In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, the bestselling author of Into the Wild writes of mountains and the daredevils, athletes, and misfits who climb them, from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaska's Devil Thumb and experienced the ravages of a storm atop Mt.

How to Rock Climb!, 4th (How To Climb Series)

How to Rock Climb!, 4th (How To Climb Series)

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, this guide includes sections on face climbing; crack climbing; ropes, anchors, and belays; getting off the rock;... (more)

The Beckoning Silence

by Joe Simpson

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Atherton #2: Rivers of Fire (Atherton)

by Patrick Carman

Atherton was once a magnificent three-tiered world, but few inhabitants know the truth of its dark origin: it is a giant man-made satellite, created as a refuge from a dying Earth. Now this strange place is torn apart--its three lands, formerly separated by treacherous cliffs, have collapsed and collided. But a gifted climber and adventurous orphan boy, Edgar, is determined to discover the secret of Atherton's... (more)

Seven Years in Tibet

by Heinrich Harrer

This real-life adventure is the story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian who, during World War II, escaped from a British internment camp in India and walked across the Himalayas. Harrer eventually arrived in Tibet, where he spent seven years with the Dalai Lama. This fascinating audiobook coincides with the release of the feature film starring Brad Pitt. October publication date. 2 cassettes.

Within Reach: My Everest Story (Nonfiction)

Within Reach: My Everest Story (Nonfiction)

by Mark Pfetzer

The world's most famous teenage mountain climber offers an extraordinary personal account. In May, 1996 the media scrambled to document the gripping and inspirational story of sixteen-year-old Mark Pfetzer's expedition to Mount Everest. Not only was he the youngest climber ever to attempt the summit, but he bore witness to the tragedy documented in Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, in which eight climbers perished... (more)

Halfway to Heaven: My White-knuckled--and Knuckle-headed--Quest for the Rocky Mountain High

Halfway to Heaven: My White-knuckled--and Knuckle-headed--Quest for the Rocky Mountain High

by Mark Obmascik

Fat, forty-four, father of three sons, and facing a vasectomy, Mark Obmascik would never have guessed that his next move would be up a 14,000-foot mountain. But when his twelve-year-old son gets bitten by the climbing bug at summer camp, Obmascik can't resist the opportunity for some high-altitude father-son bonding by hiking a peak together. After their first joint climb, addled by the thin air, Obmascik decides... (more)

The Boardman Tasker Omnibus: Savage Arena, the Shining Mountain, Sacred Summits, Everest the Cruel Way

The Boardman Tasker Omnibus: Savage Arena, the Shining Mountain, Sacred Summits, Everest the Cruel Way

by Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker

This volume combines two Boardman titles?The Shining Mountain (1982) and Sacred Summits (1982)?with two of Tasker's?Savage Arena (1982) and Everest the Cruel Way (1980)?all out of print. The two men gained fame for several daring ascents of Mt. Everest, the last of which cost both of them their lives. LJ's reviewer praised Savage Arena for relating why climbers feel the "price is worth paying" for reaching the top... (more)

Everest (Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books)

Everest (Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books)

by Rebecca Stephens

Explore the colossal mountain as never before. Here is an original and exciting new guide to the enthralling challenges of life and death on the world's greatest mountain ranges. Spectacular, full-color photographs of secret mountain kingdoms and scenes of courageous climbers as they conquer the summits present an inspiring "eyewitness" view of the majesty of mountains. See castles among the clouds, cable... (more)

This Game of Ghosts

by Joe Simpson

A sequel to the award-winning "Touching the Void", in which Simpson described a fall in the Himalayas which crippled and almost broke him. This is a memoir of the signposts that have directed him since childhood to measure fear and embrace the unknown.

Dark Shadows Falling

by Joe Simpson

First time in paperback! On the heels of a swirl of controversy surrounding mountaineering, Joe Simpson wonders if the essence of the sport has been completely lost. From a gripping introduction detailing one climber's dying moments, witnessed by other climbers who offered no help, Simpson moves on to question the May 10, 1996, events on Everest, offering an objective, well-researched, and insightful analysis.... (more)

Storms of Silence

by Joe Simpson

In Storms Of Silence, Joe Simpson presents a thoughtful, funny, moving account of his maverick life as a mountaineer. But behind the rich tapestry of adventures lies a dark and brooding disquiet. Simpson recalls the terrifying avalanche that nearly wiped out his base camp during an attempt on the unclimbed north face of Gangchmpo in the Himalaya. While climbing on Cho Oyo he meets a band of Khampas, including a... (more)

The Climb

by Anatoli Boukreev

In May 1996 three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Crowded conditions slowed their progress. Late in the day twenty-three men and women-including expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall-were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Disoriented and out of oxygen, climbers struggled to find their way down the mountain... (more)

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring

by Richard Preston

Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched fragments that remain are among the great wonders of nature. The biggest redwoods have trunks up to thirty feet wide and can... (more)

The Lost Explorer : Finding Mallory On Mount Everest

The Lost Explorer : Finding Mallory On Mount Everest

by David Roberts, Conrad Anker

This is the adventure story of the year -- how Conrad Anker found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest, casting an entirely new light on the mystery of the explorer who may have conquered Everest seventy-five years ago. On June 8, 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine were last seen climbing toward the summit of Mount Everest. Clouds soon closed around them, and they vanished into history.... (more)

Climbing Ice

by Yvon Chouinard

"Yvon Chouinard's Climbing Ice is not only the last word on the subject, but the first words from all American press on modern ice techniques. Climbing Ice is no beginner's manual, but rather a compendium on the sport. The book explores the history of snow and ice climbing, details techniques from the graceful and delicate French method of moving on ice to cutting steps and front-pointing on crampons. It also... (more)

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by Roland Smith

A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

by Joe Simpson

by Jon Krakauer

by John Long

by Joe Simpson

by Patrick Carman

by Heinrich Harrer

by Mark Pfetzer

by Mark Obmascik

by Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker

by Rebecca Stephens

by Joe Simpson

by Joe Simpson

by Joe Simpson

by Anatoli Boukreev

by Richard Preston

by David Roberts, Conrad Anker

by Yvon Chouinard