Sports Recreation Books – Mountaineering

Top 10 Best Selling Sports & Recreation Books – Mountaineering

1. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Jon Krakauer Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 726 Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated... more Product Information  |  Editorials(16)  |  Customer Reviews(55) 2. Between a Rock and a Hard Place Aron Ralston Rating: 4.0/5 Rank: 1725 In a moving account of strength in the face of adversity, Ralston presents the full story behind the 2003 event that became worldwide news: his self-amputation of his right arm after it was caught between a boulder and... more Product Information  |  Editorials(7)  |  Customer Reviews(54) 3. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival Joe Simpson Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 2756 Concise and yet packed with detail, Touching the Void, Joe Simpson's harrowing account of near-death in the Peruvian Andes, is a compact tour de force that wrestles with issues of bravery, friendship, physical endurance,... more Product Information  |  Editorials(7)  |  Customer Reviews(60) 4. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (Modern Library Exploration) Jon Krakauer Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 8492 Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated... more Product Information  |  Editorials(16)  |  Customer Reviews(55) 5. Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert) Craig Luebben Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 9229 If you're not a rocket scientist but love to climb, this 2004 National Outdoor Book Award winner makes climbing...simple. Product Information  |  Editorials(4)  |  Customer Reviews(1) 6. How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art Kathleen Meyer Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 9462 An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art Our once-pristine wildlands are threatened by ever increasing problems of pollution. Since its first publication in 1989, How to Shit in the Woods has been adopted by outdoor... more Product Information  |  Editorials(0)  |  Customer Reviews(10) 7. Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See: My Story Erik Weihenmayer Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 11666 In this moving and adventure-packed memoir, Weihenmayer begins with his gradual loss of sight as a very young child. By the time he became fully blind in high school, he had already developed the traits that would carry... more Product Information  |  Editorials(6)  |  Customer Reviews(18) 8. Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome Bob Madgic Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 12819 Madgic claims that "in the annals of hiking tragedies caused by lightning," an ill-fated climb up Yosemite's famed Half Dome mountain by five experienced hikers in 1985 was "one of the most calamitous... of all time." Two... more Product Information  |  Editorials(2)  |  Customer Reviews(3) 9. Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs Gerry Roach Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 14167 Product Information  |  Editorials(0)  |  Customer Reviews(14) 10. Kilimanjaro: A Guide to Climbing Africa's Highest Mountain, Includes City Guides to Arusha, Moshi, Marangu, Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam Henry Stedman Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 14594 At 19,340 ft, Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain and the world's tallest freestanding peak. The fact that it's possible to walk to the summit (no mountaineering skills needed) has made this Africa's most popular trek... more Product Information  |  Editorials(2)  |  Customer Reviews(3)

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