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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Jump Jump Elisa Lynn Carbone Two teenaged runaways meet at a climbing gym and together embark on a dangerous and revealing journey. OL15530344W
Rock Dogs Rock Dogs Steven Barwin Noah is the top member of his rock climbing team, the Rock Dogs. Along with Lucas, Noah's best friend, and Eric, his biggest rival, the Rock Dogs win the annual in-house competition, and are rewarded… OL17411962W
Walking and climbing Walking and climbing Walt Unsworth Includes advice on how to hike and climb, necessary equipment, food, clothing, finding one's way, health and safety, overnight camping, and handling different weather and terrain. OL19414607W
The push The push Tommy Caldwell "This engrossing memoir chronicles the journey of a boy with a fanatical mountain-guide father who was determined to instill toughness in his son to a teen whose obsessive nature drove him to the top… OL19710906W
Climbing Climbing Nate Fitch Climbing: From Gym to Rock focuses on getting indoor climbers outdoors. Complete with color photos throughout, the book features information on environment and terrain, types of crag, best practices,… OL19750965W
The trad climber's bible The trad climber's bible John Long,Peter Croft "Traditional, or simply, trad climbing, is a do-it-yourself adventure requiring the climbing team to negotiate the climb and to carry, hand-place and remove most if not all components of the roped sa… OL19997164W
Valley walls Valley walls Glen Denny "Before the first free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan captivated the world, a rag-tag group of innovators build the sport of modern American rock climbing from a makeshift home base in Yosemit… OL20032258W
Ultrasafe Ultrasafe George B. Allen 123 p. : 22 cm OL2044077W
How to Solve a Problem How to Solve a Problem Ashima Shiraishi How to solve a problem is the autobiograhy of the world's best and youngest female climber. In her book she talks about how she managed one of her most difficult climbs at age 13. She often refers to… OL20663520W
Rock climbing Rock climbing Frances Ridley Developed in conjunction with NASEN, this series of readers uses extreme sports and fast cars as a theme to turn reluctant and less able teenagers back to reading. Each book features a short story an… OL24295976W
Western grit Western grit Chris Craggs A climbing guidebook for those interested in the huge variety of cliffs that are scattered up the western side of the Peak and Pennines. OL26285816W
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
Escalade, varappe Escalade, varappe Simon Colboc Collection visant à présenter quelques notions élémentaires sur un sport de plein air, son histoire, le matériel et l'équipement qu'il nécessite, comment s'y entraîner, ses règles, ses héros, etc. ab… OL28756839W
Entre terre et ciel Entre terre et ciel Éric Sanvoisin Killian veut faire de l'escalade, mais comment faire quand on est dans un fauteuil roulant? La vie de tous les jours est déjà compliquée mais grâce à son père et à un vieux bonhomme, le garçon se ret… OL29258159W
Fifty Classic Climbs Fifty Classic Climbs Allen Steck,Steve Roper Describes recommended mountain climbing routes, lists equipment requirements, and rates mountains for difficulty. Includes chapters on mountaineering in Alaska and Yukon, and in western Canada. OL3352797W
Climbing rock and ice Climbing rock and ice Jerry Cinnamon xi, 308 p. : 24 cm OL3936663W
Rock climbing Rock climbing Ryan, Patrick Details the history, equipment, techniques, and competitions of rock climbing. OL475058W
Climb! Climb! Pete Takeda An introduction and guide to climbing, including bouldering, sport climbing, trad climbing, ice climbing, and alpinism. OL5957354W
Summit Summit George Band The Alpine Club is the oldest climbing club in the world - its members were the first to climb many of the peaks in all seven continents and it continues to promote expeditions to the four corners of… OL7511145W
Rock Climbing Rock Climbing Andy Newton 32 pages OL9037746W
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