Traditional Lead Climbing: Surviving the Learning Years
 With the experiences and comments of world-class climbers: Traditional Lead Climbing: Surviving The Learning Years by mountain and rock climbing expert Heidi Pesterfield is a basic instructional guide designed for the intermediate level outdoor climber [... more]
CDN$18.01
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The Mountains of My Life
From Amazon.com: Walter Bonatti had been scaling mountains for only a few years when, in 1954, he qualified to join an expedition of fellow Italian alpinists making the first ascent of the forbidding Himalayan peak called K2. There, for reasons that are [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Starlight and Storm
From Amazon.com: From the 1920s to the 1950s, the race was on in Europe to score first ascents of the most formidable routes in the Alps and Dolomites. Buoyed by the advent of artificial climbing techniques (primarily the use of pitons), teams from [... more]
CDN$21.00
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The Crystal Horizon: Everest-The First Solo Ascent
story of the first solo accent of Mnt. Everest: I could not say anything less then that Reinhold Messner's "The Crystal Horizon" is a great book. It is not a usual climber's book, but rather a strange mix of history, politics, religion, [... more]
CDN$27.95
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In the Shadow of Denali: Life and Death on Alaska's Mt. ...
Uncovering the realism of mountaineering...: A real look into the world of mountaineering that hasn't been glamorized or overly dramatized (in the case of other authors). The primary focus is Denali, but the book often shifts attention away from it, [... more]
CDN$21.50
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Everest - Alone at the Summit
Rescue Ethics: This is a rather amusing book, until one thinks of the context of what's been happening on Everest. I DO climb alot, and have summited Everest myself. Every year, someone needs to be rescued from the mountain, endangering themselves and [... more]
CDN$26.04
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Crystal Horizon
story of the first solo accent of Mnt. Everest: I could not say anything less then that Reinhold Messner's "The Crystal Horizon" is a great book. It is not a usual climber's book, but rather a strange mix of history, politics, religion, [... more]
CDN$30.05
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Left For Dead (Mp3-Cd) (Unabr.)
From Amazon.com: Left for Dead is a deeply personal story, told in first person by a variety of people who contributed to the survival of Beck Weathers during the Everest accident of 1996 that left nine climbers dead. It goes past the tragedy to discuss [... more]
CDN$29.95
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K2, Triumph and Tragedy
From Amazon.com: Before the 1996 Everest disaster made that mountain synonymous with tragedy at 8,000 meters, there was K2. More technical in most routes than Everest, the world's second-highest peak is considered the ultimate achievement by many [... more]
CDN$15.05
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Addicted to Danger: A Memoir About Affirming Life in the ...
From Amazon.com: In 1978 Jim Wickwire became the first American to top 28,250-foot K2, the second highest peak after Mt. Everest (for some, his solo bivouac near the summit the same night is an even greater feat). But it is a previous expedition to K2 [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Seven Summits
From Amazon.com: Dick Bass was a successful entrepreneur. Frank Wells was a Hollywood studio president. Together they set out to accomplish what no one else ever had: climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. The fact that both men [... more]
CDN$19.99
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Everest: Mountain Without Mercy
From Amazon.com: 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 headlines around the world. On May 10, [... more]
CDN$38.00
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