Climbing & Mountaineering

The Top 500 Summits are the highest 500 mountains in Britain and Ireland with a drop of at least 500 feet on all sides. From the highest mountain o...

A Passion for Mountains presents a compilation of stories written by members of the British Mountain Guides. Documenting both personal climbing and...

In 1982, following the relaxation of access restrictions to Tibet, six climbers set off for the Himalaya to explore the little-known Shishapangma m...

North Wales Climbs covers the best climbing from this huge and varied area. The book is modelled on the very popular West Country Climbs which set ...

James Kingston loves to climb. Whether he's scaling a tree at his local park or ascending to the very top of a crane, looking down always brings ab...

WINNER: Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature 1997Paul Pritchard's Deep Play is a unique, stylish and timeless commentary reflecting the pr...

Inherited eczema and allergies made Barbara James different from her classmates, something she did not like. She was lucky. The severity of her ecz...

In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. M...

This book is in the same series and is a natural follow-up to the successful Climbing Games. With the increase in the use of climbing walls more pe...

Conrad Kain is a titan amongst climbers in Canada and is well-known in mountaineering circles all over the world. His letters to Amelie Malek-a lif...

The Alps rank high among the world''''s foremost destinations for canyoning. This book brings together all the most celebrated descents in the Alpi...

In this stunning large-format book, British mountaineer Alan Hinkes describes for the first time in one place his experiences of climbing all 14 of...

An inspirational larger format book providing an overview of 20 memorable treks in the Himalaya. A stunning collection of all the best trekking ide...

What are the rules of etiquette in a bothy full of strangers? How cold, exactly, can a Scottish summer get? And how many cans of beer can a man car...

The mountain parks are for all Canadians for all time and their value cannot be measured in terms of how many access roads, motels, souvenir shops ...

This is an inspirational book packed with anecdotes and insights and describing the best treks and climbs in the High Atlas mountains of Morocco, i...

In early 1978, an extraordinary new invention for rock climbers was featured on the BBC television science show Tomorrow's World. It was called the...

This Scottish Mountaineering Club climbers' guidebook details all the summer and winter climbing to be found in the Cuillin mountains on the Isle o...

On 1 August 2008, 18 climbers from across the world reached the summit of K2, the worlds second highest and most dangerous mountain - a peak which ...