Mountain Climbing Books


Oregon High: A Climbing Guide to Nine Cascade VolcanoesOregon High: A Climbing Guide to Nine Cascade Volcanoes
Best Price: $197.19
This guidebook is old, hard to find, and often spendy but that doesn't change the fact that...
Rocky Mountain National Park: Estes Park Valley: The Climber's GuideRocky Mountain National Park: Estes Park Valley: The Climber's Guide
Best Price: $30.50
Volume 1 of a 2 book climbing guide to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. This book, Estes...
A Price Guide to Books Concerning Mountaineering in the Himalayas (Mountaineering Book Price Guides, 2)A Price Guide to Books Concerning Mountaineering in the Himalayas (Mountaineering Book Price Guides, 2)
Best Price: $35.20
A bibliographic price guide for collectors of mountaineering books concerning the Himalayas.
Grand Canyon summits select: An obscure compilation of sixty-nine remote ascent routes in the Grand Canyon National Park backcountryGrand Canyon summits select: An obscure compilation of sixty-nine remote ascent routes in the Grand Canyon National Park backcountryHueco TanksHueco Tanks
Best Price: $32.95
The essential guide to America's bouldering Mecca. Written by TPWD certified Hueco guide...


Mount Everest: Confessions of an Amateur Peak BaggerMount Everest: Confessions of an Amateur Peak Bagger
Best Price: $14.87
Being an Everest-phile who can't read enough about this mountain, I highly recommend this...
A Voyage Towards The South Pole and Round The World Volume I (Conrad Anker - Essential History of Exploration & Mountaineering Series)A Voyage Towards The South Pole and Round The World Volume I (Conrad Anker - Essential History of Exploration & Mountaineering Series)
Best Price: $25.99
Journeys and Journals from the World's Great Explorers. In a new kind of "choose your...
An Explorer's Adventures in TibetAn Explorer's Adventures in Tibet
Best Price: $15.99
The Shelf2Life Mountaineering Collection provides a unique glimpse into the history and...
The Ascent of Denali (Mount Mckinley)The Ascent of Denali (Mount Mckinley)
Best Price: $19.99
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
Chamouni and Mont Blanc; A Visit to the Valley and an Ascent of the Mountain in the Autumn of 1855Chamouni and Mont Blanc; A Visit to the Valley and an Ascent of the Mountain in the Autumn of 1855
Best Price: $14.13
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free...


Oregon High: A Climbing Guide to Nine Cascade VolcanoesOregon High: A Climbing Guide to Nine Cascade Volcanoes
Best Price: $197.19
This guidebook is old, hard to find, and often spendy but that doesn't change the fact that...
Rocky Mountain National Park: Estes Park Valley: The Climber's GuideRocky Mountain National Park: Estes Park Valley: The Climber's Guide
Best Price: $30.50
Volume 1 of a 2 book climbing guide to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. This book, Estes...
A Price Guide to Books Concerning Mountaineering in the Himalayas (Mountaineering Book Price Guides, 2)A Price Guide to Books Concerning Mountaineering in the Himalayas (Mountaineering Book Price Guides, 2)
Best Price: $35.20
A bibliographic price guide for collectors of mountaineering books concerning the Himalayas.
Grand Canyon summits select: An obscure compilation of sixty-nine remote ascent routes in the Grand Canyon National Park backcountryGrand Canyon summits select: An obscure compilation of sixty-nine remote ascent routes in the Grand Canyon National Park backcountryHueco TanksHueco Tanks
Best Price: $32.95
The essential guide to America's bouldering Mecca. Written by TPWD certified Hueco guide...

Mount Everest: Confessions of an Amateur Peak BaggerMount Everest: Confessions of an Amateur Peak Bagger
Best Price: $14.87
Being an Everest-phile who can't read enough about this mountain, I highly recommend this...
A Voyage Towards The South Pole and Round The World Volume I (Conrad Anker - Essential History of Exploration & Mountaineering Series)A Voyage Towards The South Pole and Round The World Volume I (Conrad Anker - Essential History of Exploration & Mountaineering Series)
Best Price: $25.99
Journeys and Journals from the World's Great Explorers. In a new kind of "choose your...
An Explorer's Adventures in TibetAn Explorer's Adventures in Tibet
Best Price: $15.99
The Shelf2Life Mountaineering Collection provides a unique glimpse into the history and...
The Ascent of Denali (Mount Mckinley)The Ascent of Denali (Mount Mckinley)
Best Price: $19.99
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
Chamouni and Mont Blanc; A Visit to the Valley and an Ascent of the Mountain in the Autumn of 1855Chamouni and Mont Blanc; A Visit to the Valley and an Ascent of the Mountain in the Autumn of 1855
Best Price: $14.13
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free...

Freewheeling: Bicycling the Open RoadFreewheeling: Bicycling the Open RoadNahanni Trailhead: A Year in the Northern WildernessNahanni Trailhead: A Year in the Northern Wilderness
The South Nahanni River of Canada's North west Territories has captivated canoeists and...
Northwest Marine Weather: From the Columbia River to Cape Scott: Including Puget Sound, the San Juan and Gulf Islands, and the Straits of Juan dNorthwest Marine Weather: From the Columbia River to Cape Scott: Including Puget Sound, the San Juan and Gulf Islands, and the Straits of Juan d
Best Price: $40.00
From Puget Sound the Straits of Queen Charlotte.
On the Edge of Europe: Mountaineering in the CaucasusOn the Edge of Europe: Mountaineering in the Caucasus
With the former USSR becoming more accessible to climbers, skiers and trekkers, this book is a...
Royal Chitwan National Park: Wildlife Heritage of NepalRoyal Chitwan National Park: Wildlife Heritage of Nepal
Best Price: $23.95
Nice book to know about wild Life in Nepal before visiting to that place.By reading this book i...

Trekking in Russia and Central AsiaTrekking in Russia and Central Asia
Best Price: $25.01
While this book may be interesting to those who have not been to Russia/CIS yet and have no...
The Mountain of My Fear : Deborah : A Wilderness Narrative: Two Mountaineering Classics in One VolumeThe Mountain of My Fear : Deborah : A Wilderness Narrative: Two Mountaineering Classics in One Volume
Best Price: $89.98
If you like mountaineering books, you should like this one. It does have a few interesting...
Bicycling the Backroads of Northwest OregonBicycling the Backroads of Northwest Oregon
Best Price: $10.76
Good road selection, accurate maps and helpful text make this book an excellent guide to road...
Cross-Country Ski Tours--Washington's South Cascades and Olympics: Washington's South Cascades and OlympicsCross-Country Ski Tours--Washington's South Cascades and Olympics: Washington's South Cascades and Olympics
Best Price: $7.50
American Discoveries: Scouting the First Coast to Coast Recreational TrailAmerican Discoveries: Scouting the First Coast to Coast Recreational Trail
Best Price: $21.45
Seaborg and Dudley have made an incredible journey, and done a great service to the hiking...

Anderl Heckmair: My Life: Eiger North Face, Grand Jorasses & Other AdventuresAnderl Heckmair: My Life: Eiger North Face, Grand Jorasses & Other Adventures
Best Price: $17.32
Excellent reading! A book you don't want to put down once you start. So much fun information...
Upper Missisquoi Valley, Vermont/Quebec: Missisquoi River to Lake Memphremagog (Northern Forest Canoe Trail Maps)Upper Missisquoi Valley, Vermont/Quebec: Missisquoi River to Lake Memphremagog (Northern Forest Canoe Trail Maps)
Best Price: $7.11
This map is one in a series that describes the Northern ForestCanoe Trail, a 740 mile paddling...
Soggy Sneakers: A Paddler's Guide to Oregon RiversSoggy Sneakers: A Paddler's Guide to Oregon Rivers
Best Price: $14.84
Soggy Sneakers has been in print since the early 1980's - and it has stood the test of time...
Memoirs of a MountaineerMemoirs of a Mountaineer
Best Price: $221.37
The Mountain Heritage Museum in Townsend, Tennessee now owns the wiskey still mentioned in this...
Backpacking NevadaBackpacking Nevada
Best Price: $14.19
This book will inspire anyone who dreams of wandering on foot through the best of this...

Valais Alps East: Selected Climbs (Alpine Club Guides)Valais Alps East: Selected Climbs (Alpine Club Guides)
Covering all the major peaks east of the Matterhorn, the Zermatt and Saas valleys, this guide...
Northern Highlands area (Scottish Mountaineering Club. Climbers' guide books)Northern Highlands area (Scottish Mountaineering Club. Climbers' guide books)Lundy (Climbers Club Guides)Lundy (Climbers Club Guides)
Best Price: $30.81
A Guide to Climbing & Hiking in Southwestern British ColumbiaA Guide to Climbing & Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia
Best Price: $2,999.00
The descriptions in this exhaustive guide are brief, but excellent. It covers the terrain...
Everest Canada: The Climb for HopeEverest Canada: The Climb for Hope
Best Price: $10.95
Somehow, the idea of charity balls and Mount Everest just don't fit together. But neither...

Challenge of the North CascadesChallenge of the North Cascades
Best Price: $10.98
Living in the NW with roads and highways criss-crossing most stretches of the Cascades it's...
Aconcagua: A Climbing GuideAconcagua: A Climbing Guide
Best Price: $5.97
A useful primer for those considering climbing Aconcagua. Describes routes of many different...
Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High RoutesCascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes
Best Price: $2,999.00
Whether you are a climber, a hiker, a car traveler, or just an armchair explorer, the Beckey...
Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China & VietnamWhere the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China & Vietnam
Best Price: $10.72
Far too often discretion is overthrown in favor of "attitude". How refreshing to read...
Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg ChildPostcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child
Best Price: $6.99
Few mountaineers write with quite the prose of Greg Child. "Writer who climbs? ...

Altitude Illness: Prevention & Treatment (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)Altitude Illness: Prevention & Treatment (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
Best Price: $4.79
Stephen Bezruchka really doesn't want you to die of altitude illness, and this feeling...
Mount Rainier: A Climbing GuideMount Rainier: A Climbing Guide
Best Price: $2.95
This is one of the best climbing guides that I have ever seen. I think that guides of this...
The Best of Rock & Ice: An AnthologyThe Best of Rock & Ice: An Anthology
Best Price: $11.85
This book is an anthology of articles published in Rock and Ice, with an emphasis on fairly...
100 Hikes in Utah100 Hikes in Utah
Best Price: $8.95
I bought "100 Hikes in Utah" for my daughter and her fiance because I thought...
Dow, Duddon and Slate Climbing GuideDow, Duddon and Slate Climbing Guide
Best Price: $166.68

Mountaineering Essays: John Muir (Literature of the American wilderness)Mountaineering Essays: John Muir (Literature of the American wilderness)
One of the world?s foremost writers of the mountaineering essay?his writings are finely wrought...
Thin Air: Encounters in the HimalayasThin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas
Best Price: $336.58
This is the best book on mountaineer that has been written. Child is a fantastic writer, and...
Mapper of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930 (Mountain Cairns)Mapper of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930 (Mountain Cairns)
Best Price: $29.35
Mapper Of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland In The Canadian Rockies 1902-1930 is the true story of...
The Mont Blanc Range: Classic Snow, Ice, and Mixed ClimbsThe Mont Blanc Range: Classic Snow, Ice, and Mixed Climbs
Best Price: $30.11
This guide is aimed at alpinists seeking lower-grade snow, ice, and mixed climbs, and reflects...
Climbers' Guide to Treating Medical Emergencies (Treating Medical Emergencies - Menasha)Climbers' Guide to Treating Medical Emergencies (Treating Medical Emergencies - Menasha)
Best Price: $1.87
From pulmonary edema to bashed knuckles, physician and outdoor athlete Dr. Patrick Brighton...

Mountain Bike Adventures in Washington's North Cascades and OlympicsMountain Bike Adventures in Washington's North Cascades and Olympics
Best Price: $1.89
Be careful if you buy this book. It is 10 years old and many of the trails have been closed. If...
Medicine for MountaineeringMedicine for Mountaineering
Best Price: $12.93
-- Over 180,000 copies of previous editions sold! -- Includes a new chapter on common medical...
Brooks Range passageBrooks Range passageTake Up Rock Climbing (Take up sport)Take Up Rock Climbing (Take up sport)The Enchanted Mountains: A Quest in the PyreneesThe Enchanted Mountains: A Quest in the Pyrenees
Best Price: $57.78
First published in 1962, Robin Fedden's charming book deserves its place as a minor classic...

Alpine Journal 2008 (v. 113)Alpine Journal 2008 (v. 113)
Recording 'mountain adventure' is the primary raison d'etre of the "Alpine...
Climbing in the British IslesClimbing in the British IslesGuide to the Rwenzori: Mountains of the MoonGuide to the Rwenzori: Mountains of the Moon
Best Price: $229.99
Hill Walker's Donegal: 38 Hill and Sea Cliff Routes for the Stroller and MountaineerHill Walker's Donegal: 38 Hill and Sea Cliff Routes for the Stroller and MountaineerYorkshire Gritstone Bouldering (Rock fax)Yorkshire Gritstone Bouldering (Rock fax)
Best Price: $10.32

Total High: The Everest ChallengeTotal High: The Everest ChallengeColorado Tenth Mountain Trails: Tenth Mountain Hut and Trail System Official Ski Touring GuideColorado Tenth Mountain Trails: Tenth Mountain Hut and Trail System Official Ski Touring GuideWilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote LocationsWilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations
Best Price: $4.99
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No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest PeaksNo Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Best Price: $4.76
I have followed the adventures of Ed Viesturs and his pursuit of the 14 summits with great...
MountainsMountains
Best Price: $29.33
This is a large, heavy book as you can see. After a brief intro about mountain geography, this...

Hunted: A True Story of SurvivalHunted: A True Story of Survival
Best Price: $10.98
This (supposedly) true book deals with one of the classic story lines in literature: man versus...
The Mammoth Book of Climbing Adventures (Mammoth Books)The Mammoth Book of Climbing Adventures (Mammoth Books)
Best Price: $1.56
In the spirit of Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air and Anatoli Boukreev's The Climb, The...
Mountains of the WorldMountains of the World
this book has great reference for any mountain through out the world. It tells about the...
More Than Mountains: The Todd Huston Story: One Leg, Fifty Mountains, an Unconquerable FaithMore Than Mountains: The Todd Huston Story: One Leg, Fifty Mountains, an Unconquerable Faith
Best Price: $4.89
The loss of Todd Huston's leg was as horrible an experience as anyone could imagine, and his...
Singing Cowboys and Musical Mountaineers: Southern Culture and the Roots of Country MusicSinging Cowboys and Musical Mountaineers: Southern Culture and the Roots of Country Music
In this slim, lively book our foremost historian of country music recalls the lost worlds of...

Map to Sandia Mountain HikingMap to Sandia Mountain Hiking
Best Price: $8.87
now, just because we all know Mike doesn't mean these reviews are baised. This is an...
The Basutos: the mountaineers & their country;: Being a narrative of events relating to the tribe from its formation early in the nineteenth century to the present dayThe Basutos: the mountaineers & their country;: Being a narrative of events relating to the tribe from its formation early in the nineteenth century to the present dayThe Great DaysThe Great Days
I found this book special. As a climber, I've admired Walter Bonatti for a long time, and...
Kilimanjaro via the Marangu Route: "Tourist Route" My AssKilimanjaro via the Marangu Route: "Tourist Route" My Ass
Best Price: $6.79
A friend of mine wanted me to read this book so he let me borrow his version. He plans to go to...
Inner MountaineeringInner Mountaineering

The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My FatherThe Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father
Best Price: $0.01
Five FATEFUL Stars!! "The EIger Obsession" is written by John Harlin III, the...
Complete Guide to Rock Climbing (Practical Handbook)Complete Guide to Rock Climbing (Practical Handbook)
I've only been climbing for a month, and this book has taught me so much. It has great...
Rock Climbing Santa Barbara and VenturaRock Climbing Santa Barbara and VenturaMixed Climbing (How To Climb Series)Mixed Climbing (How To Climb Series)
Best Price: $3.40
Mixed climbing--or M-climbing as it is known to experienced climbers--is the most challenging,...
The Flame of AdventureThe Flame of Adventure
Best Price: $39.98
I haven't read Simon Yates first book, but having read this book I am determined to find a...

Nanda Devi: The Tragic ExpeditionNanda Devi: The Tragic Expedition
Best Price: $55.71
John Roskelley's "Nanda Devi: The Tragic Expedition" is a brutally honest...
Walking Switzerland: The Swiss Way; From Vacation Apartments, Hotels, Mountain Inns, and HutsWalking Switzerland: The Swiss Way; From Vacation Apartments, Hotels, Mountain Inns, and Huts
Best Price: $61.75
My wife and I have hiked the Swiss Alps for 4 consecutive summers. The Lieberman book got us...
Trekking Washington (Backpacker Magazine)Trekking Washington (Backpacker Magazine)
Best Price: $12.99
Trekking Washington is for people who want ideas for extended backcountry hikes, mostly in the...
Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
Best Price: $12.65
This book does a great job of teaching all the minimalist tricks climbers use to complete the...
Conquistadors of the Useless: From the Alps to AnnapurnaConquistadors of the Useless: From the Alps to Annapurna
Best Price: $114.61
If you have read my other reviews on many of the mountaineering genre you will find that I...

Best Loop Hikes: Washington (Best Hikes)Best Loop Hikes: Washington (Best Hikes)
Best Price: $73.43
"Nothing pleases hikers more than finding a great wilderness trail that allows them to...
Don't Get Bitten: The Dangers of Things That Bite or StingDon't Get Bitten: The Dangers of Things That Bite or Sting
Best Price: $5.99
How to avoid and treat bites and stings from snakes, lizards, scorpions, wasps, fire ants,...
   
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