Climbing & Mountaineering

The bright future of British Mountaineering is under the spotlight in this edition of the Alpine Journal with contributions from the latest generat...

Higher than Everest paints an uncompromising portrait of Tendi Sherpa, who has successfully climbed twenty-one mountains over 8,000m, including fou...

When an accident occurs, something may emerge of lasting value, for the human spirit may rise to its greatest heights. This happened on Haramosh.Th...

Geoff Spearpoint is a legend among New Zealand''s tramping and mountaineering community. For over 50 years he has been undertaking many long, adven...

This is the 5th English edition of the only complete guidebook to the peaks of the Andes. It covers many areas not described in any other source. P...

Long distance walks in the Scottish, Welsh and English hills but in manageable chunks. Wilson makes an entertaining companion. Once he was fit eno...

The Mediterranean island of Mallorca is now well known as a sport climbing destination and has also established itself as the home of Europe's best...

A deeply moving story of the beauty and brutality of life, and death, on the world's most unpredictable and perilous mountain. Sitting just lower ...

Sixth edition of this classic trekking guide to the Everest region of Nepal's Himalaya. Ranging from lush terraced fields to the highest mountain o...

My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest. Everest, the mountain o...

Winter Walks in the Lake District is a collection of enjoyable walks and easy winter climbs designed to make the most of the winter conditions that...

Lake District Bouldering is the long-awaited guide to bouldering in the Lake District National Park. Written by Greg Chapman, one of the pioneers o...

''Even the most casual reader among you will by now have worked out that the whole thing is little more than a delightful ruse for having a very go...

In 1959, sixteen-year-old Ian Spike Sykes left school and, after a short period of work at Leeds University, joined the RAF. Already a keen climber...