817円 Mark's like any other thirteen-year-old. He loves his dog, taking photos and hiking - but he also has cancer. When his illness returns, Mark decides he's had enough of hospital. With his small dog Beau, he sets out to climb a mountain - and he's not going to give up until he's done it.

1,760円 Tigers of the Snow is true story of the tragedy and survival on one of the world's most dangerous mountains. In 1922 Himalayan climbers were British gentlemen, and their Sherpa and Tibetan porters were "coolies," unskilled and inexperienced casual laborers. By 1953 Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stood on ...

1,760円 Maria Coffey's Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow is a powerful, affecting and important book that exposes the far reaching personal costs of extreme adventure. Without risk, say mountaineers, there would be none of the self-knowledge that comes from pushing life to its extremes. For them, perha...

1,760円 Annie Smith Peck is one of the most accomplished women of the twentieth century that you have never heard of. Peck was a scholar, educator, writer, lecturer, mountain climber, suffragist, and political activist. She was a feminist and an independent thinker who refused to let gender stereotypes s...

860円 "I am drawn to the empty quarter, to open country, to the place on the map where there are dragons and giants, and the vast open spaces of mountains, canyons, rivers, prairies, and oceans. However, as the subtitle of this book declares, I am merely an ordinary adventurer in search of extraordinar...

2,647円 * A mountaineering classic re-released in the Legends and Lore series * Two new chapters In Free Spirit Reinhold Messner describes the forces and events that have shaped him as a climber as famous for his discipline as for his innovative spirit. Messner evolved his philosophy of the single free-c...

2,647円 •*Reveals the long view from an icon who, with age, has added wisdom to his list of accomplishments •*Messner climbing firsts: the world’s fourteen peaks taller than 8000 meters; Everest solo; Everest without supplemental oxygen •*Author of more than 60 books Reinhold Messner: My Life at the Limi...

0円 The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922 tells the story of the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition; the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making a successful ascent of Mount Everest. It was planned and financed by the Mount Everest Committee, which appointed the ebullient Briga...

1,900円 Il 31 luglio 1954, mentre i ghiacciai ai suoi piedi sono già avvolti dall’ombra, il K2, la seconda montagna della Terra, diventa un simbolo del nostro Paese. Due alpinisti, il valtellinese Achille Compagnoni e il veneto Lino Lacedelli, partono all’alba da una minuscola tenda ancorata a un ripido ...

2,223円 Embark on Your Greatest Adventure: The Essential Guide for Every Hiker Are you ready to explore the great outdoors and discover the transformative power of hiking? "The Complete Guide to Hiking: Discover the Joy of Trails" is your all-in-one resource for planning, preparing, and experiencing unfo...

1,599円 'Glorious.' BILL BRYSONArmed with a pick-axe, clad in tweeds and hobnailed leather shoes, Edward Whymper was the first to climb the Matterhorn in 1865. It created a scandal, as four of his party fell to their deaths. These vivid memoirs spelled the birth of mountaineering, capturing the excitemen...

1,900円 Nel maggio del 1996 tre spedizioni tentavano la scalata della Cresta Sud Est dell’Everest. Ogni gruppo comprendeva alpinisti di grande esperienza ma anche scalatori meno preparati che avevano pagato decine di migliaia di dollari per arrivare in vetta. E proprio nelle vicinanze della cima, la sera...