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Reinhold Messner had the ideal childhood for a climber. Born in the South Tyrol under the shadow of the Geislerspitz of parents who took him on his first climb on the Sass Rigais at the age of five, he grew up loving and learning every metre of his native Dolomites, and honing on them the basic mountaineering skills which were to lead him to set himself the harder and harder challenges which in turn rolled back the frontiers of the possible for a whole generation of climbers. He describes his ea...

Lofoten is a magical area; towering granite peaks rise above deep blue fjords, with tiny wooden fishing villages squeezed between the mountains and the oceans. The extensive climbing is on magnificent granite cliffs and the vast majority of it is traditionally protected. There is also superb hiking, mountaineering (summer and winter) as well as skiing. This new guide will doubtless raise the profile of this spectacular and beautiful area.It covers: The West, Helvetestinden, Merraflestinden, Brei...

This revised and updated book features topos and photos as well as text describing this popular Southern California area.

The summer of 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of Mount McKinley's first ascent and this is a true and complete account of the first successful ascent of North America's highest summit - setting the record straight. The book features archival photographs, including rare and never-before-published images. The Seventymile Kid tells the remarkable account of Harry Karstens, who was the actual - if unheralded - leader of the Hudson Stuck Expedition that was the first to summit Mount McKinley in Alas...

New updated edition of a bestselling climbing book with many new photos Skills and techniques for all climbing styles including rock, snow, ice, and alpine climbing The latest in specialist climbing equipment plus emergency and rescue techniques Climbing, one of the world's fastest growing sports, is a demanding discipline requiring concentration, courage, physical strength and dexterity, specific equipment and skills, and a thorough knowledge of the climbing environment. Respected mountaineer G...

At 6194 m (20,320 ft) Denali (Mt McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. Its arctic latitude makes for extreme weather conditions and its remote location in the Alaskan wilderness means that climbing teams must be self-reliant and experienced. The author focuses on the West Buttress route used by 80-90 per cent of climbers. The book includes concise advice about preparation and planning; medical advice on how to prevent and manage altitude sickness; practical tips on load-carrying, g...

The author details the 220 Corbetts which exist in Scotland. These hills between 2500 and 2999 feet high are amongst the most popular and accessible since they are often a good afternoon's exercise as opposed to the generally more testing and trying Munros which are frequently situated in more extreme terrain. The book covers Scotland on a regional basis, usually around a town which is well suited to accommodating hillwalkers. These areas are: The Southern Uplands; Arrochar; Crianlarich, Tyndrum...

Run or Die by Kilian Jornet - the autobiography of the world's most dominating athlete in ultra runningShortlisted for the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardNational Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2014Marca Legend Award 2014 'This man can run 100 miles. Up and down mountains. Without stopping. After skipping breakfast. Meet Kilian Jornet, the world's greatest ultra-runner' The TimesAt 18 months he went on his first hike. At 3, he climbed his first mountain. At 10, he entered his...

It seemed like any other season on Mount Everest. Ten expeditions from around the world were preparing for their summit push, gathered together to try for mountaineering's ultimate prize. Twenty-four hours later, eight of those climbers were dead, victims of the most devastating storm ever to hit Everest. On the North face of the mountain, a British expedition found itself in the thick of the drama. Against all odds, film-maker Matt Dickinson and professional climber Alan Hinkes managed to battl...

Together with Chris Bonington and other distinguished British climbers, Stephen Venables was high on the unclimbed and sacred mountain of Panch Chuli when, at 1am on a dark Himalayan night, his abseil failed and he fell catastrophically, somersaulting from rock to rock and landing, seriously-wounded, at the end of a rope suspended above a 50-degree icefield. This is the story of his arduous and almost miraculous survival, and of the brilliant, committed teamwork which brought him to safety.

This is the definitive gritstone rock-climbing and bouldering guide from the British Mountaineering Council, covering every crag in the Burbage, Rivelin, Millstone, Bamford and Wharncliffe areas. Continuing on the popular and successful format of the "Staffordshire Roaches Guide" (2004, 0-903908-67-0), it features: over 2,200 routes from Diff to E10 and over 750 boulder problems from V0 to V11; over 120 full-colour action shots and over 290 full-colour photo-topos. This definitive history of cli...

This text assesses the truthfulness of the book "Annapurna" by Maurice Herzog, who climbed the mountain in 1950 with Louis Lachenal. The author draws on many sources, including accounts from fellow climbers and interviews with Harzog himself, to provide a more realistic account of the events of the climb in 1950.

Snow on the Equator; The Ascent of Nanda Devi; When Men & Mountains Meet; Mt. Everest; Two Mountains & a River; China to Chitral; and Nepal Himalaya.

Guidebook to winter climbing in Wales. All the classic winter routes, plus many short outcrop climbs. Covers Carneddau, Glyderau, Llanberis, Yr Wyddfa, Nantlle, Lleyn Peninsula, Moelwynion, Rhinog, Cader Idris, Aran, Dyfi and Berwyn. This guide differs in some ways from its predecessors: it offers fuller descriptions where they are available and appropriate and it attempts to tackle the grading dilemma. It also offers advice on mountaineering issues for climbers who are seduced onto the tops by...