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  • Lure of the Mountains

    The life of Bentley Beetham, 1924 Everest Expedition Mountaineer

    by Michael D. Lowes ...
    Lure of the Mountains is the first published biography of accomplished photographer, ornithologist, teacher and 1924 Everest expedition member Bentley Beetham (1886-1963). Written by the late Michael D. Lowes, a pupil of Beetham's at Barnard Castle School in County Durham, and with a foreword by Graham Ratcliffe MBE, the first Briton to have summited Everest from both the North and South sides, ... Read more

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  • Basic Netting

    by Mors Kochanski ...
    Basic NettingThis training booklet covers basic netting as practiced by the Grand Banks fishermen. This booklet was brought out as it is not easy to locate information on netting techniques. The knowledge or direction for constructing functional fishing nets is left for another booklet. There is directions for construction a hammock. The time to learn how to net as discribed in the booklet is ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Escape from Lucania

    An Epic Story of Survival

    by David Roberts ...
    In 1937, Mount Lucania was the highest unclimbed peak in North America. Located deep within the Saint Elias mountain range, which straddles the border of Alaska and the Yukon, and surrounded by glacial peaks, Lucania was all but inaccessible. The leader of one failed expedition deemed it "impregnable." But in that year, a pair of daring young climbers would attempt a first ascent, not knowing that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Hamish's Mountain Walk

    The first non-stop round of all the 3000ft Scottish Munros

    by Hamish Brown ...
    Hamish Brown's account of his epic walk has been the inspiration for generations of hillwalkers. Sandstone Press is proud to present, not a mere reprint, but a complete reimagining of the book in a modern font, with a new introduction and appendix, and a new, extended colour plate section all provided by Hamish Brown. This will be a book that every lover of the Scottish hills, and everyone who has ... Read more

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  • The Call Of Ice

    Climbing 8000-Meter Peaks in Winter

    by Simone Moro ...
    Translated by Monica Meneghetti ...
    * Adventure memoir from a renowned winter climber at the top of his game* Moro reflects on some of his most significant climbs* A bestseller in Italy, this is the first English-language edition of Moro’s storySimone Moro is a celebrated Italian alpinist who specializes in winter climbing: He holds the record for first winter ascents of 8000-meter peaks——Shisha Pangma, Makalu, and Gasherbrum II. A ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Between the Sunset and the Sea

    A View of 16 British Mountains

    by Simon Ingram ...
    ‘I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe and that indefinable, unmistakable quickening of the pulse.’In the late 18th century, mountains shifted from being universally reviled to becoming the most inspiring ... Read more

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  • No Tigers in the Hindu Kush

    by Nigel Tranter, Philip Tranter ...
    Philip Tranter and three friends drove a Land Rover 6,000 miles overland from Scotland to Nuristan to explore some of the unknown Central Hindu Kush area. They set out to attempt the second ascent of the monstrous Koh-i-Krebek; to ascend if possible at least one other major unclimbed mountain and to map that previously unmapped terrain. In fact, as well as Krebek they climbed nine other major ... Read more

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  • The View from the Top of Japan: My 2-Decade-Long Quest to Scale the Nation’s 25 Highest Peaks

    by Gary J. Wolff ...
    Japan has some of the most spectacular peaks anywhere on the planet and so it's only natural that visitors to the country are immediately drawn to peaks like the iconic Mt. Fuji, the most visited mountain in the world; the many beautiful peaks of the Northern, Central, & Southern Japan Alps; as well as the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains spread throughout the Japanese archipelago.Being a lifelong ... Read more

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  • High Mountains and Cold Seas

    The life of H.W. 'Bill' Tilman: soldier, mountaineer, navigator

    by J.R.L. Anderson ...
    Series Book 16 - H.W. Tilman: The Collected Edition
    Harold William 'Bill' Tilman (1898 –1977) was among the greatest adventurers of his time, a pioneering mountaineer and sailor who held exploration above all else.The son of a Liverpool sugar importer, Tilman joined the army at seventeen and was twice awarded the Military Cross for bravery during WWI. After the war Tilman left for Africa, establishing himself as a coffee grower. He met Eric Shipton ... Read more

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  • The Country Northward: A Hiker's Journal

    by Daniel Ford ...
    Larger than the state of Rhode Island and laced by a thousand miles of trails, the White Mountains have long been a hiker's paradise. Here is a first-person account of the world that begins where the pavement ends. Fishermen, backpackers, trail-bikers ... goofers, peak baggers, and through hikers ... you'll find them all in the White Mountains, and you'll meet them all in the pages of this ... Read more

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  • Walking: A Beginner's Guide

    by James Carron ...
    Series series Need2Know Books
    Walking is the best exercise there is. It’s great for your health, cheaper than joining a gym and a fantastic way to explore the British countryside.Drawing on expert advice and many years of hiking experience, this book offers a step-by-step guide to help get you started. You don’t need specialist skills or expensive kit, just some practical know-how, a little inspiration and the urge to get out ... Read more

    $5.45 USD

  • Himalaya

    The exploration and conquest of the greatest mountains on earth

    by Philip Parker ...
    At some 1500 miles long and 250 miles at its widest, the Himalaya range is home to the fourteen greatest mountain peaks on the planet each of which towers over 8,000 metres. Celebrated by the region's early ancient kingdoms, many of these peaks remain sacred in both the Hindu and Buddhist religions and have additionally inspired western explorers and adventurers for some 300 years.Himalaya ... Read more

    $17.19 USD