A guidebook to nearly 70 hillwalking routes throughout Snowdonia in Wales, including the central areas of the Carneddau, Glyders and Snowdon, as well as outlying areas of the Moelwyns, Eifionydd, Rhinogs, Arenigs and Cader Idris. Each area has its own peculiar charm and the areas also vary in terms of popularity. Snowdon attracts a lot of first-time visitors and is in constant use during holiday and weekend periods, while venturing into the lower and less rugged mountains outside the three main...
Forget Glass Slippers This Princess Wears Climbing Shoes Gift Notebook
by Useful Books
Climbing California's High Sierra (Climbing Mountains)
by Claude Fiddler and John Moynier
This new and thoroughly revised edition is the authoritative guide to the best rock climbing in the Sierra Nevada. In addition to detailed route descriptions, topos, and route ratings, the book offers a history of climbing in the region. A must-have for California climbers and for any climber traveling to the Sierra.
Rock Climbing Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks (Regional Rock Climbing)
by Randy Vogel and Bob Gaines
Completely revised and updated with route descriptions, topos and photos of this southern California climbing area.
For over three decades Pat Deavoll has been climbing at the elite level of her sport, in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, in the Canadian Rockies and Alaska and undertaking extreme, world-class expeditions to the great mountain ranges of Central Asia, including the Himalayas and the Karakorum. In Wind from a Distant Summit she tells of her beginnings in the mountains of New Zealand, and of how far a singular level of drive, determination and talent has taken her - there are few mountaineers in...
Every Mountain Top Is Within Reach If You Just Keep Climbing
by Renee Bolt Sn
The possibility of climbing the world's highest mountain was first aired in 1885. Although Tibet and Nepal were initially forbidden to explorers, the challenge captured the imagination of the world's mountaineers. Over the next 68 years, obstacles were overcome to allow 12 full-scale expeditions to attempt the summit. Eleven ended in failure - until on 29 May 1953, the British team achieved the seemingly impossible. The magic of Everest remains undiminished. Since 1953, many expeditions have con...
Definitive guidebook to climbing Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America. At 6962m, Aconcagua is the highest peak outside the Himalayas and is accessible to both trekkers and mountaineers. Route descriptions up the Normal and Polish Glacier routes, plus trekking routes in the Argentinian and Chilean southern Andes and the Maipo Volcano. Outstanding maps and photographs. The guide provides all the practical information on getting to South America, using time in Santiago and Mendoza (en route...
This guide describes classic routes in all grades ranging from the easier climbs on the highest peaks, a selection of the multi-day traverses and a choice of the best "grande courses" on ice, rock or mixed. Among the famous peaks covered are Ushba, Shkhelda, Dykh-Tau, Koshtan-Tau and Shkhara. Access, hut, weather and logistical information are provided, plus a full range of maps and photos.
Collection of near-death climbing experiences. Illustrated by Tami Knight.
Climbs and Ski Runs (Frank Smythe: The Mountain Travel Books)
by Frank S. Smythe
'"Why do you climb?" The mountaineer has no answer to this question. The best things in the world cannot adequately be expressed in speech or print; they are part of the soul.' In Climbs and Ski Runs, Frank Smythe takes the reader on Alpine ski trips and Dolomite adventures, up first ascents in North Wales and on to the mighty Brenva Face of Mont Blanc. He places pebbles for runners, 'shoots' crevasses and is struck by lightning. And yet, all the while, he perfectly captures the moments that ma...
The Mount - Narrative Of A Visit To The Site Of A Gaulish City On The Mont Beuvray
by P G Hamerton
Co-written by a professor of business management and a mountaineering equipment manurfacturer, this book uses the backdrop of the evolution of polar exploration and mountain climbing (beyond just Mt. Everest expeditions) to explore how innovation among equipment manufacturers helped change the face
Sweat Dries Blood Clots Bones Heal Suck It Up And Climb
by Renee Bolt Sn