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Alpenbooks Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills Books
Since publication of the first edition in 1961, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills has endured as the classic mountaineering text. Novice climbers use it as a primer; veterans use it to review t ...
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains Books
No matter what the actual temperature may be, several pages into Eiger Dreams you will begin to shiver. Halfway through you will acquire a new appreciation for your fingers, toes, and the fact that yo ...
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High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places Books
David Breashears has climbed Mt. Everest four times. For this, he is known as a world-class mountaineer. A lengthy career in documentary filmmaking--including the Imax film, Everest--has earned him wi ...
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Into Thin Air Books
Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition ...
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Alpenbooks Extreme Alpinism Books
Extreme Alpinism Practical techniques for advanced climbers. Focuses on how top alpine climbers approach the world's most difficult routes. Instruction is on the ethos of climbing the hardest routes w ...
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Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa Books
This is a companion book to writer and mountaineer David Breashears' film, which follows the weeklong journey of five trekkers and a guide to the top of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Salkeld presents a com ...
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Glacier and Crevasse Rescue Books
Crevasses are one of those things that many of us who climb wish we didn't have to deal with. Unfortunately many people go out and climb while totally unprepared. Indeed they choose to not deal with i ...
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Everest - Mountain Without Mercy: Mountain Without Mercy Books
When David Breashears agreed to climb Mount Everest with an IMAX camera in order to film from the summit, he had no idea that his little expedition would become embroiled in a tragedy that would make ...
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Medicine for Mountaineering Books
What do you do if you're 25 miles into the backcountry and a member of your hiking party develops appendicitis? Or if you're nearing the summit of a 14,000-foot peak and your climbing partner suffers ...
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Mountaineers Books Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide Books
Now climbers can get away from the crowded dog routes and experience a wide array of Rainier's most fun, challenging, and complex routes. Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide features 39 of the mountain's ...
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