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Touching the void
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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. |
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Die trying
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Bo Parfet |
An exhilarating and inspiring story of one man's journey to overcome nature- and his own fears. |
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Think Everest
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Atul Karwal |
Journey to the summit of Mount Everest. |
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Grasping for heaven
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Frederic V. Hartemann |
"Mountain climbing is a difficult sport, at best, and its practitioners are unique. Here is a collection of interviews with 15 famed mountain climbers and three historians of the sport. Covering inte… |
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Everest
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Joy Masoff |
This title introduces readers to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first men to reach the peak of Mt. Everest. Illustrations. Difficult climbing conditions on Everest-rough terrain, cold tempera… |
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Learning about teamwork from the lives of Hillary and Norgay
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Brenn Jones |
Profiles the adventures of two men who worked together and reached the top of Mount Everest. |
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Into the silence
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Wade Davis |
A beautifully evocative exploration of the inchoate motives of a group of British climbers who attempted to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s. There was patriotism, of course, but also a desire … |
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To the top of Everest
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Laurie Skreslet,Elizabeth MacLeod |
The author, who became the 131st person to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 1982, recounts his experience, and explains how his achievement came with a heavy price as he and his expedition faced hi… |
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Tomaž Humar
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Bernadette McDonald |
"In August 2005, Tomaz Humar was trapped on a narrow ledge at 5900 metres on the formidable Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat. He had been attempting a new route, directly up the middle of the highest mount… |
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After Everest
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Little, Paul |
"Edmund Hillary is a towering figure among adventurers. His conquest of Everest and his dedication to the welfare of the Nepalese people is well known. While much has been written about what Sir Edmu… |
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Paths of Glory
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Jeffrey Archer |
Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. Francis Drake, Robert Scott, Percy Fawcett, Charles Lindbergh, Amy Johnso… |
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Edmund Hillary
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Timothy R. Gaffney |
A biography of Edmund Hillary, whose love of snow, mountains, and the outdoor life culminated in his conquering the highest peak in the world. |
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The mountain
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Ed Viesturs |
The only American to have climbed all fourteen of the world's eight-thousand-meter peaks sets his sights on Mount Everest, in a work that combines his own climbs as well as narratives of famous climb… |
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At home in nature
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Robert Julian Wood |
This is a gentle and philosophical memoir that focuses on living a life deeply rooted in the natural world, where citizens are connected to the planet and individuals work together to help, enhance a… |
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Blind descent
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Brian Dickinson |
"Former Navy rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson was roughly 1,000 feet from the summit of Mount Everest ... when his Sherpa became ill and had to turn back, leaving Brian with a difficult decision: shoul… |
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The blind man of Hoy
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Red Széll |
The Old Man of Hoy is a 449-foot-high sandstone pillar just off the isle of Hoy in the Orkney Island group. Carved from the nearby cliffs, it will eventually, perhaps soon, collapse into the sea. I… |
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Caleb's list
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Kellan MacInnes |
"Edinburgh. 1898. on the cusp of the modern age. Caleb George Cash mountaineer, geographer, antiquarian and teacher stands at the rocky summit of Arthur's Seat ... More than just a climbing book, thi… |
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Mud, sweat and tears
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Bear Grylls |
Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on the Isle of Wight, he was taught by his father to sail and climb at an early age. Inevitably, it wasn't long before… |
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Extreme Eiger
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Leni Gillman,Peter Gillman |
The North Face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps was one of the most dangerous climbs in the mountaineering world, costing the lives of numerous intrepid explorers. In February 1966, two teams - one fro… |
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Because
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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 … |
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