The Climbing Essays
Author: Jim Perrin
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 320
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Author: Jim Perrin
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 320
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Publisher: Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd
Published: 2009-04-20
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781903238981
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecognised as one of Britain's mountain writers, this collection brings together the best of author's essays and articles on climbing. It is selected from four decades of describing and commenting on the experience of rock-climbing and the characters of the climbing community.
Author: Victor Saunders
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
Published: 2021-03-04
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1912560682
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Mountains have given structure to my adult life. I suppose they have also given me purpose, though I still can't guess what that purpose might be. And although I have glimpsed the view from the mountaintop and I still have some memory of what direction life is meant to be going in, I usually lose sight of the wood for the trees. In other words, I, like most of us, have lived a life of structured chaos.' Structured Chaos is Victor Saunders' follow-up to Elusive Summits (winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize in 1990), No Place to Fall and Himalaya: The Tribulations of Vic & Mick. He reflects on his early childhood in Malaya and his first experiences of climbing as a student, and describes his progression from scaling canal-side walls in Camden to expeditions in the Himalaya and Karakoram. Following climbs on K2 and Nanga Parbat, he leaves his career as an architect and moves to Chamonix to become a mountain guide. He later makes the first ascent of Chamshen in the Saser Kangri massif, and reunites with old friend Mick Fowler to climb the north face of Sersank. This is not just a tale of mountaineering triumphs, but also an account of rescues, tragedies and failures. Telling his story with humour and warmth, Saunders spans the decades from youthful awkwardness to concerns about age-related forgetfulness, ranging from 'Where did I put my keys?' to 'Is this the right mountain?' Structured Chaos is a testament to the value of friendship and the things that really matter in life: being in the right place at the right time with the right people, and making the most of the view.
Author: Ed Douglas
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
Published: 2017-07-31
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 1911342495
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'How much risk is worth taking for so beautiful a prize?' The Magician's Glass by award-winning writer Ed Douglas is a collection of eight recent essays on some of the biggest stories and best-known personalities in the world of climbing. In the title essay, he writes about failure on Annapurna III in 1981, one of the boldest attempts in Himalayan mountaineering on one of the most beautiful lines – a line that remains unclimbed to this day. Douglas writes about bitter controversies, like that surrounding Ueli Steck's disputed solo ascent of of the south face of Annapurna, the fate of Toni Egger on Cerro Torre in 1959 – when Cesare Maestri claimed the pair had made the first ascent, and the rise and fall of Slovenian ace Tomaz Humar. There are profiles of two stars of the 1980s: the much-loved German Kurt Albert, the father of the 'redpoint', and the enigmatic rock star Patrick Edlinger, a national hero in his native France who lost his way. In Crazy Wisdom, Douglas offers fresh perspectives on the impact mountaineering has on local communities and the role climbers play in the developing world. The final essay explores the relationship between art and alpinism as a way of understanding why it is that people climb mountains.
Author: Chris Noble
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2013-11-19
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1493007181
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA celebration of feminine beauty, athleticism, wisdom, and skill—Women Who Dare profiles twenty of America’s most inspiring women climbers ranging from legends like Lynn Hill to the rising stars of today, with stunning color photography by veteran adventure photographer Chris Noble.
Author: Tom Patey
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780898865424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first American edition of a mountaineering classic: stories, satire, and verse by the legendary Scottish climber.
Author: Armand Edwards Singer
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 186
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Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781680510836
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Twenty years in the making, The Climbers shares a stunning collection of images of some of the icons of mountaineering *Portraits that reveal the core of their remarkable subjects *A visual history of special significance to climbers of all ages *Beautifully packaged in a cloth slip case to enhance its collectability. For nearly 2 decades, professional photographer Jim Herrington has been working on a portrait series of influential rock and mountain climbers. The Climbers documents these rugged individualists who, from roughly the 1930s to 1970s, used primitive gear along with their considerable wits, talent, and fortitude to tackle unscaled peaks around the world. Today, these men and women are renowned for their past accomplishments and, in many cases, are the last of the remaining practitioners from the so-called Golden Age of 20th century climbing."--
Author: Steve House
Publisher: Patagonia
Published: 2013-10-06
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 1938340051
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach. Steve House built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram and the Himalaya that have expanded possibilities of style, speed, and difficulty. In 2005 Steve and alpinist Vince Anderson pioneered a direct new route on the Rupal Face of 26,600-foot Nanga Parbat, which had never before been climbed in alpine style. It was the third ascent of the face and the achievement earned Steveand Vince the first Piolet d"or (Golden Ice Axe) awarded to North Americans. Steve is an accomplished and spellbinding storyteller in the tradition of Maurice Herzog and Lionel Terray. Beyond the Mountain is a gripping read destined to be a mountain classic. And it
Author: Kris Hampton
Publisher:
Published: 2020-05-14
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781734103601
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA no nonsense examination of what it takes to not only climb stronger, but to be a better climber.