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Heroic jobs Heroic jobs Chris Oxlade This book explains the variety of jobs and hard work that mountain rescuers and their teams and equipment do to save people hurt or trapped in mountainous areas. OL15941743W
Che fifa sul Kilimangiaro! Che fifa sul Kilimangiaro! Elisabetta Dami Bruce Hyena convinces Geronimo to join him in climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, a task for which the mouse journalist is completely unprepared. OL16182870W
Climbing Climbing David Armentrout Examines the different kinds of climbing, on mountains, rocks, and ice, and discusses techniques, how to learn, safety aspects, and competitions. OL1809845W
Captives of endless snow Captives of endless snow Priscilla Turner Describes the ordeal of three teenagers who set out to climb to the summit of Oregon's Mount Hood and encounter snowstorms, an avalanche, and starvation. OL1829410W
People at work in mountain rescue People at work in mountain rescue Deborah Fox Describes the people who work on a mountain rescue team, their training, and their use of dogs and helicopters in search and rescue. OL1832085W
To the top! To the top! Sydelle Kramer Describes how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey became the first human beings to reach the top of the world by climbing Mount Everest. OL1869385W
Walter Harper, Alaska native son Walter Harper, Alaska native son Mary F. Ehrlander xx, 196 pages ; 24 cm OL19729671W
The longest climb The longest climb Dominic Faulkner One man's extraordinary journey from the bottom of the earth to the top. This is not solely the story of an expedition. It is also the moving account of Dominic's struggle to finally accept the heart… OL20858280W
Extreme Eiger Extreme Eiger 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… OL21285342W
Trapped on the rock Trapped on the rock Gerry Bailey "Separated from his science team on a mountain after a landslide, Joe is in no hurry to get back. The slide has carried a wealth of fossils with it for him to study! Joe examines these and the mounta… OL23181815W
Highpoint adventures Highpoint adventures Charlie Winger,Diane Winger 302 p. : 22 cm OL23790144W
Climbing Mount Everest Climbing Mount Everest Brigitte Muir Literacy focus: vocabulary, identifying prefixes and suffixes, using descriptive words, decoding compound words, following a sequence of events, distinguishing fact from opinion, making observations.… OL24255236W
Hey, lady! How did you get way up here? Hey, lady! How did you get way up here? Judy Fracher ix, 162 p. : 21 cm OL2529870W
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
Mental illness Mental illness Gilda Berger Describes symptoms of mental illness, treatments, and legal rights of mental patients. OL2728089W
Le choix du vide Le choix du vide Steph Davis Steph Davis, une américaine hors limite, qui aime prendre des risques, se laissant guider par son instinct et agissant en fonction de ce qu'elle ressent au plus profond d'elle-même. Pour inégalée qu'… OL28217546W
High summits High summits F. L. Wolfe High Summits is a comprehensive, rich history of mountaineering, the result of over 30 years of research into the fascinating world of international mountaineering. An essential guide to mountaineeri… OL28767990W
Survival! in the mountains Survival! in the mountains Ken McMurtry Presents facts about mountains and information necessary for survival when mountain climbing. OL2962321W
K2, triumph and tragedy K2, triumph and tragedy Curran, Jim. K2, "the savage mountain", is the second-highest peak in the world - and the most difficult to climb. In 1986, it was the site of both dazzling triumph and great loss as twenty-seven men and women re… OL3160524W
Kamet east, Kamet west Kamet east, Kamet west Kumar, Narinder Report on 1983 expedition to Kamet mountain in Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, by the members of the Kumaon Regiment. OL341002W
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