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In recent years, there has been a huge influx of interest in climbing. Climbing gyms are popping up all over the place, and new climbers are taking to the outdoors, but there aren’t enough old timers to pass on all of the necessary knowledge that comes with taking on such a sport. There is more to climbing than just going up a rock. Once you join the sport, you become part of a community, a family, and there are certain unwritten rules that should be adhered to.

2016 Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirist of Barbarian Days William Finnegan had devoted his days to chasing waves as a lifelong surfer. When his adolescent daughter, Mollie, proves to be a natural-born climber, Finnegan follows his newfound passion toward rock climbing. It’s an arduous apprenticeship, and it turns the parent-child dynamic on its head, as Mollie slips into the role of coach and mentor, while her father has to push his limits to keep pace.

Le montagne esistono perché noi possiamo scalarle, possiamo camminarci, possiamo sciarci? Ha senso, in un ecosistema così fragile, perseguire un modello di sviluppo fondato sulla crescita, sull’aumento anno dopo anno di turisti e di impianti? Perché altre culture, dall’Himalaya alle Ande, hanno immaginato l’esistenza di montagne sacre, luoghi da cui l’uomo dovesse restare lontano? Cosa ci insegna questa idea di limite? Se sulle carte geografiche non esistono più spazi bianchi e inesplorati, in montagna non esistono più vette inviolate, in particolare sulle Alpi.

Original stories of mountain men between 1833 and 1837 traveling from the Missouri River, through the plains and Rocky Mountains, to the Pacific and back, with all the different Indians and Indian wars they observed from the opposite point of view - from Indians themselves, like Zitkala-Sa, in American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends.

Entiende la letal psicología del alpinismo y el oscuro costo de la ambición en la cima más extrema del planeta. Ideal para quienes buscan reflexionar sobre el éxito frente al fracaso mientras se sumergen en una atmósfera tensa y cruda. Escucharás por qué tantas personas desafían a la...

Ein fesselndes Abenteuer-Sachbuch über die tödliche Psychologie des Extrembergsteigens und den Kampf gegen die Natur. Perfekt für das intensive Hören beim Pendeln oder Laufen, zieht dich diese atmosphärische Reise direkt in die eisige Todeszone des Himalaya. Erlebe hautnah, wie aus dem...

Ce récit d'aventure extrême explore la frontière psychologique entre le dépassement de soi et l'ambition fatale. Loin des mythes héroïques, cette enquête immersive vous confronte à la réalité crue de la haute montagne. Une écoute angoissante et palpitante, parfaite pour accompagner...

THIS GRIPPING AND TRIUMPHANT MEMOIR FOLLOWS A LIVING LEGEND OF EXTREME MOUNTAINEERING AS HE MAKES HIS ASSAULT ON HISTORY, ONE 8,000-METER SUMMIT AT A TIME. For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of...

The brilliant, inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No. 1 bestseller FIRST MAN IN. Without fear, there’s no challenge. Without challenge, there’s no growth. Without growth, there’s no life. Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces, he...

A New York Times Bestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite’s El Capitan “The rarest of adventure reads: it thrills with colorful details of courage and perseverance but it enriches readers with...

Frenchman Lionel Terray is one of mountaineering history's greatest alpinists, and his autobiography, Conquistadors of the Useless, stands among the "100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time", according to National Geographic Adventure magazine. Following World War II, when France desperately needed successes to heal its wounds, Terray emerged as a national hero, conquering summits atop the planet's highest mountains.

A stunningly illustrated portrait of life and death in a hostile, high-altitude environment where no human can survive for long, Everest invites you to join Breashears, his climbers, and his crew as they make photographic history. Author Broughton Coburn traces each step of the team's progress toward a rendezvous with history - and suddenly you're on the scene of a disaster that riveted the world's attention.

विश्व के सर्वोच्च पर्वत शिखर पर सबसे पहले कदम रखनेवाले सर एडमंड हिलेरी के अंदर इस साहसिक कार्य का जज्बा कूटकूटकर...

Denne bog er en forkortet udgave af ”Kebnekaisefjeldene – en komplet guide til det unikke fjeldområde”. Med forkortet menes at den indeholder samtlige rutebeskrivelser ligeså udførligt beskrevet som i den større bog. Udeladt er dog afsnit om geologi, dyre- og planteliv og en masse...

Kungsledens nordligste strækning fra Abisko til Singi-hytterne, og derfra videre ad Dag Hammarskjölds led til Nikkaluokta forbi Kebnekaise fjeldstation, er en af Nordens smukkeste og mest populære fjeldvandringer. Denne rute er også skueplads for Fjällräven Classic hver sommer. Bogen her...

'There is something very special about finding a spectacular objective, looking forward to it for a long time and then achieving exactly what one has set out to do.' Newly retired and immersed in the logistical and bureaucratic maze of planning an expedition to Chombu–an unclimbed Himalayan peak in the Indian state of Sikkim–Mick Fowler's life is turned upside down by a cancer diagnosis.

The definitive book on Sandy Irvine and the mystery of his and Mallory’s disappearance on Everest in June 1924. The fate of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, who were last seen disappearing into the clouds as they headed for the summit of Mount Everest on 8 June 1924, still grips the...

In this journey of self-discovery, Sam Heughan sets out along the West Highland Way to explore his heritage and reflect on the personal waypoints that define him. The result is a love letter to the wild Scottish landscape that means so much to Sam, and a charming, funny, wise and searching insight to the world through his eyes. Waypoints is a deeply personal journey that reveals as much to Sam about himself as it does to his audience.

From 1931 to 1953, there was a race like no other. It was a race to the top of the world - a race primarily between Great Britain, Nazi Germany and the United States. Carried on across nearly the entire sweep of the Himalayas, it involved not only the greatest mountain climbers of the era, but statesmen and millionaires, world-class athletes and bona fide eccentrics, scientists and generals, obscure villagers and national heroes.

Experience a tense narrative nonfiction journey into extreme survival, where human hubris battles the deadliest mountain. Perfect for a gripping daily commute, this atmospheric account plunges you straight into the freezing death zone and the high-stakes reality of modern expeditions. Feel the...