An engrossing history of mountaineering...Captures the personalities of legendary and unknown mountaineers.

Vertical World details the lives and accomplishments of the most influential climbers of this generation, sharing through casual conversation an intimate portrait of each climber, revealing their personalities and drive with great frankness and intimacy. All athletes included are under thirty-five and have broken a major barrier or made a significant accomplishment within the sport -- in all cases, something that will stand the test of time. The athletes...

"A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean leads a group of scientists to a series of jaw-dropping revelations that challenge the notion of what it means to be human. An enormous snow-covered mountain has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. No one knows when exactly it showed up, precisely how big it might be, or how to explain its existence. When Harold Tunmore, a scientist of mysterious...

An autobiography in which Lynn Hill tells about her life and her motivation for becoming a mountain climber, and discusses her experiences in the sport, with an emphasis on her once-in-a-lifetime accomplishment of becoming the first and only person to climb to the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite without gear and in under twenty-three hours.

Since 1951, Bonington has amassed an impressive record of ascents from Chile to China, Alps to Himalayas and in his native Britain. He has described some of his climbs in The Everest Years , Kongur and other books. Here he recaps his adventures, augmenting the text with his spectacular photographs that provide a visual record of his major ascents. Bonington agonizes over the loss of companions on the high peaks: "Were we reckless or just unlucky?"...

Child remembers the mountains, the people, and the episodes that "have made me feel my life acutely," including the 1986 K2 tragedy that killed thirteen climbers; a near-fatal snakebite in his native Australia; and the loss of climbing partner Pete Thexton. He recalls his associations with world-renowned mountaineers Doug Scott, John Roskelley, Voytek Kurtyka, and Don Whillans. Childs also narrates off-mountain journeys to a secluded Hindu shrine,...

The son of a deceased climber that died on a Swiss Alps mountain peak, wants to visit the place of his father's death. He follows a 19th-century British climber to the peak.

A collection of more than twenty stories about the mountaineering life.

These, the first two volumes of an autobiographical series by American climbing legend Royal Robbins, document his early years of climbing. In "To Be Brave", learn about his oppressive childhood and his first climb, an ascent from the hardships of his youth when he discovered the beauty and intensity associated with America's mountains and rock walls. In his second installment, "Fail Falling", you can follow Robbins through his first ascents at Half...