Books

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Touching the void Touching the void Joe Simpson,Joe Simpson Touching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's disastrous and nearly fatal climb of the 6,344-metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. OL11616538W
Ice Ice Stephanie Rowe "Most people find beauty in Alaska's austere mountains. To Kaylie Fletcher, there is only death--her whole family gone after a disastrous climbing expedition. Then again, maybe not. A raspy call in t… OL15449045W
Death in high places Death in high places Jo Bannister "Two friends embark on a climb of treacherous Anarchy Ridge but only one will make it down alive. Unjustly blamed for his friend's haunting death, the other must run for his life as a mourning father… OL15921354W
Five Seconds At A Time Five Seconds At A Time Denis S. J. Shackel,Tara Bradacs When a tragic mountain-climbing accident left business professor Denis Shackel stranded on Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand, he turned to the leadership principles he’d been teaching for years to survive… OL16817034W
Epic Epic Clint Willis A collection of fifteen memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world's most famous peaks, often in the world's worst possible conditions. [Back cover]. OL21185215W
Starry night Starry night Isabel Suppé In a dramatic climbing accident, Isabel survives a 1100-foot fall off Ala Izquierda. Severely injured, she is fully conscious of the fact that a broken foot in the icy solitude of the Bolivian Andes … OL24300214W
Because Because Jack A Langedijk "Robert had reached the summit of many mountains. His adventures took him to unimaginable heights, yet his greatest achievements were not in conquering these majestic beauties, but in his ability to … OL24691763W
Exposed Exposed Brad McQueen "In May of 2001, the author and his wife and father were stranded overnight on Mount Evans during a freak late-spring blizzard. Melissa punched through snow into a creek and ended up spending the nig… OL26437181W
A test of will A test of will Warren Macdonald The inspiration behind The Discovery Channels I Shouldn't be Alive - Trapped under a Boulder episode. A gripping tale of profound courage, strength of spirit and sheer tenacity in the face of overwhe… OL26452367W
Everest Everest Broughton Coburn More than 125 full-color photographs, including spectacular IMAX images, and firsthand accounts by survivors chronicle the fateful 1996 expedition to climb Everest, a trek that ended up claiming eigh… OL2648783W
The climb The climb G. Weston Dewalt,Anatoli Boukreev,Anatoli boukreev A member of a climbing team that tried to take the summit of Everest in May 1996 shares the gripping true story of what happened when another climbing group was overcome by snow, wind, and lack of ox… OL2683951W
Death on Milestone Buttress Death on Milestone Buttress Glyn Carr Shakespearean actor Ambercrombie Lewker turns detective when a member of his climbing party is killed on what was supposed to be an easy route on a mountain in Wales. First U.S. publication, Pub. in … OL7333630W
Left for Dead Left for Dead Beck Weathers I am neither churchly nor a particularly spiritual person, but I can tell you that some force within me rejected death at the last moment and then guided me, blind and stumbling--quite literally a de… OL8036657W
The Boys of Everest The Boys of Everest Clint Willis This book tells the story of a band of climbers who reinvented mountaineering during the three decades after Everest’s first ascent. It is a story of tremendous courage, astonishing achievement and h… OL8570735W