Books, Sports, Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing

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Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by Topeka Bindery (Hardcover)

The Mountaineers
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

Bill Bryson
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)
by Broadway (Paperback) (Release Date: 1999-05-04)

Joe Simpson
Touching the Void
by Random House Audiobooks (CD)

Ed Viesturs, David Roberts
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
by Broadway (Paperback) (Release Date: 2007-11-27)

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn between the flat, safe world he and his loved ones share and the majestic and deadly places where only he can go.A preternaturally cautious climber who once turned back 300 feet from the top of Everest but who would not shrink from a peak (Annapurna) known to claim the life of one climber for every two who reached its summit, Viesturs lives by an unyielding motto, “Reaching the summit is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” It is with this ...

Bruce Tremper
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

-- Ideal for snowboarders, snowshoers, skiers, climbers, hikers, and others -- Provides step-by-step instruction for determining avalanche hazards, using safe travel techniques, and making effective rescues Winter recreation in the mountains has increased steadily over the past few years, and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. Avalanche: Beating the Odds covers everything you need to know to avoid trouble in avalanche terrain: what avalanches are and how they work, common myths, human activities that lead to avalanche trouble, what happens to victims when an avalanche occurs, and rescue techniques.

Brian Lopes, Lee McCormack
Mastering Mountain Bike Skills
by Human Kinetics Publishers (Paperback)

Increase your speed, control, and versatility on the bike. Mastering Mountain Bike Skills provides detailed technical instruction for all mountain biking disciplines: Cross-country Downhill Mountain cross Free riding Dirt jumping Urban terrain With top pro mountain biker Brian Lopes as your teacher, you’ll learn how to handle the bike better than ever, in any conditions, across all types of terrain. Key tips and special photo sequences throughout the book add insight to Lopes’ world-class instruction.

Eiger Dreams
by Random House Audio (Audio Cassette) (Release Date: 1997-05-12)

Bear Grylls
The Kid Who Climbed Everest: The Incredible Story of a 23-Year-Old's Summit of Mt. Everest
by The Lyons Press (Paperback)

Nick Heil
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
by Henry Holt and Co. (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-04-29)

The inside story of the deadly 2006 climbing season on Everest On May 15, 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everest while forty other climbers walked past him on their way to the summit. A week later, Lincoln Hall, a seasoned Australian climber, was left for dead near the same spot. Hall’s death was reported around the world, but the next day he was found alive after spending the night on the upper mountain with no food and no shelter.  If David Sharp’s death was shocking, it was hardly singular:  despite unusually good weather, ten others died attempting to reach the summit that year. In this meticulous inquiry into what went wrong, Nick Heil tells the full story of the deadliest year on Everest since the infamous season of 1996. He introduces Russell Brice, the commercial operator who has done more than anyone to provide access to the summit via the mountain’s north side—and who some believe was partly accountable for ...

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