Climb Your Mountain - Everyday lessons from an extraordinary life by Ranulph Fiennes
$49.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: near fine
'Life is too short to waste time on second-class ambitions. Go for the big ones.' Now in his late seventies, Sir Ranulph Fiennes looks back on a lifetime of exploration, and draws powerful, inspiring lessons that we can all use when faced by the tribulations of everyday life. Having crossed both Polar i ...Show more
The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again by Jim Davidson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering
On April 25, 2015, Jim Davidson was climbing Mount Everest when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake released avalanches all around him and his team, destroying their only escape route and trapping them at nearly 20,000 feet. It was the largest earthquake in Nepal in eighty-one years and killed nearly 8,900 peopl ...Show more
Everest 1922 by Mick Conferey
$39.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering
The dramatic and compelling account of the first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with the centenary of the expedition in 2022.
The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again by Jim Davidson
$59.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering
On April 25, 2015, Jim Davidson was climbing Mount Everest when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake released avalanches all around him and his team, destroying their only escape route and trapping them at nearly 20,000 feet. It was the largest earthquake in Nepal in eighty-one years and killed nearly 8,900 peopl ...Show more
Above the Clouds - The Nature of Mountains, the Terrain of an Athlete and How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World by Kilian Jornet
$34.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering
The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoir--an intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth's highest peak to the soul's deepest reaches. What drives a person to the edge of one of th ...Show more
Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks - My life in the Death Zone by Nirmal Purja
$32.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: near fine
My comfort zone begins where most individuals quit. As a kid in Nepal, I went barefoot because my family had nothing. That's how I developed the resilience I needed for joining the Gurkhas - one of the most fearless forces in the British Army. Then against all odds, I became the first ever Gurkha soldie ...Show more
Mountaineers: Great tales of bravery and conquest by DK
$49.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering
Celebrating a tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, this book tells the stories of the most famous mountaineers in history and explores the climbs that they conquered. Mountaineersis filled with stirring tales of adventure and intriguing characters, from the Brits who insiste ...Show more
One Man's Climb - A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy and Triumph on K2 by Adrian HAYES
$34.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering
He was also one of the last people to speak to highly renowned mountaineering guide Marty Schmidt, and his son Denali, who tragically died on K2 in 2013 during Adrian's first attempt. Adrian was the one to break the news of this tragedy to the outside world. The author frankly discusses the true reason ...Show more
Epic Climbs by Bear Grylls
$19.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering
Learn all about some of the most epic climbs in the history of mountaineering. Journey to the European Alps, the Himalayas, the Karakoram Range, and the polar region of North America. Find out about the dangers of rock falls, avalanches, terrifying blizzards, and hidden crevasses. With stunning photogra ...Show more
Epic Expeditions by Bear Grylls
$19.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering | Series: Bear Grylls Epic Adventure
Learn all about some of the most epic expeditions in the history of exploration. Journey through the most extreme terrains and discover how explorers coped with searing heat and intense cold, lack of food and water, and deadly diseases and dangerous animals. With stunning photography throughout, the boo ...Show more
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
$24.99 AUD
Category: Mountaineering | Reading Level: very good
Unabridged! When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering affects of oxygen deprivation. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous decent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers wer ...Show more