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The Last Step - The American Ascent of K2 by Rick Ridgeway; Edward M. Kennedy (Foreword by); James W. Whittaker (Introduction by)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: good
In September 1978, Rick Ridgeway, Jim Wickwire, Lou Reichardt and John Roskelley stood atop K2, the first Americans ever to achieve this victory. Under the leadership of Jim Whittaker, they and their teammates had spent 67 days on the mountain, nearly all of them above 18,000 feet, where the stresses of ...Show more
Kongur China's Elusive Summit by Chris Bonington
$30.00 NZD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: very good
First Across the Roof of the World The First Ever Traverse of the Hamalayas 5000 Kilometres from Sikkim to Pakistan by Graeme Dingle & Peter Hillary
$30.00 NZD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: very good
Harry Ayres - Mountain Guide by Michael Mahoney
$20.00 NZD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: very good
The Best of "Outside": The Picador Book of Adventure by Mariah Media Inc
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: good
Jon Krakauer experiences a deadly week on Everest; Ian Frazier journeys along the flooded Mississippi; Sebastian Junger reports on the perfect storm; Jane Smiley recalls an adolescent adventure in fox-hunting; Annie Proulx rides out in search for fun; Thomas McGuane explains his reasons for hunting; Jam ...Show more
Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks - My life in the Death Zone by Nirmal Purja
$15.00 NZD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: near fine
My comfort zone begins where most individuals quit. As a kid in Nepal, I went barefoot because my family had nothing. That's how I developed the resilience I needed for joining the Gurkhas - one of the most fearless forces in the British Army. Then against all odds, I became the first ever Gurkha soldie ...Show more
High Adventure by Sir Edmund Hillary
$12.00 NZD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: very good
Reprinted on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the conquering of Everest, this is the authoritative first-person account of Hillary and Tenzing's conquest. "High Adventure" is regarded as a mountaineering classic, but it is also a thrilling and inspiring story of courage and endurance. First pub ...Show more
K2, Triumph and Tragedy by Jim Curran
$15.00 NZD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: good
K2, "The Savage Mountain", is the second highest in the world--and the most difficult. In 1986 it was the scene of both triumphant achievement and the greatest tragedy in the history of mountaineering.
Addicted to Danger - A Memoir about Affirming Life in the Face of Death by Jim Wickwire; Dorothy Bullitt
$16.00 NZD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: very good
Adventurist Jim Wickwire, an eyewitness to glory and terror above 20,000 feet, has braved bitter cold, blinding storms, and avalanches to become what the Los Angeles Times calls "one of America's most extraordinary and accomplished high-altitude mountaineers." Although his incredible exploits have inspi ...Show more
Nanda Devi - The Tragic Expedition by John Roskelley
$20.00 NZD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: very good
In 1976, John Roskelley joined an expedition to climb Nanda Devi, a 26,645-foot peak in India's remote northwest frontier. What unfolded during this climb was a story of strong emotion, conflicting ambitions, death and victory, desire and regret. This is the story of Willi Unsoeld, the expedition leader ...Show more