Skyene samlet seg i horisonten, men journalisten og fjellklatreren Jon Krakauer, fra sitt ståsted på toppen av Mount Everest, tolket ikke dette som et tegn på at en livsfarlig storm var på vei. Han tok feil. Stormen krevde livene til fem mennesker,…
The Southern Sandstone climbing area is situated in the Southeast of England on the borders of Kent and East Sussex. It offers some superb top-rope climbing and bouldering on beautiful sandstone formations.
Den svenske bergsklättraren Fredrik Sträng hade bestämt sig. Han var redo för K2 i Pakistan, ett av de farligaste och mest skoningslösa bergen på vår jord. Och det började bra, vädret var osannolikt bra, det var perfekt. Men situationen skulle snart…
Focuses on modern traditional climbing from a British perspective. This book offers a balance of safety-focused ropework and protection skills with useful tactical and psychological ideas that drive the individual to succeed.
This is an inspired collection of thoughts on the practice of bouldering, bringing it into conversation with arts and sports as varied as architecture, dance, skateboarding, painting, parkour, martial arts and gymnastics. Reading it will enrich your…
23 trips ranging from two days to two weeks. Covers all major issues including distance, length, elevation gain, shuttle mileage, and maps for each trip.
Gower Rock aims to showcase the depth and quality of rock climbing on this wild, beautiful yet somewhat unknown peninsula of South Wales.
The story of the extraordinary Polish adventurers who emerged from under the blanket of oppression following the Second World War to become the world's leading Himalayan climbers. Freedom Climbers weaves a passionate and literary tale of adventure,…
This is the 3rd edition of the best-selling Lleida Climbs selective guidebook to one of the finest sport climbing venues in Europe: the Catalan province of Lleida in Northeast Spain.
This gazetteer represents the best of Scottish bouldering.
Scrambling is the highly popular pursuit which combines the freedom enjoyed by the hillwalker with the more immediate excitement of the rock climber but without the cumbersome clutter of ropes, karabiners and other paraphernalia. An essential guide…
The Alpine 4000m Peaks by the Classic Routes by Richard Goedeke is a definitive guidebook for climbing the highest mountains in the European Alps. Features detailed descriptions and route maps to ninety-one 4,000-metre peaks, giving the classic asce…
Suitable for anyone interested in bouldering whether a complete beginner looking to learn the basics, an indoor climber keen to start bouldering outdoors or an experienced boulderer who wants to explore more advanced topics, this book includes chapt…
Looks at which specific aspects of climbing and methods of coaching are important - together with some aspects of sports science.
Includes a progressive series of exercises from simple to more complex movements to practice at your local climbing wall, crag, boulders or at home to improve all aspects of your climbing. In this title, most of the exercises are intended for bottom…
Guidebook to 80 graded scrambles in Snowdonia, North Wales. This revised edition of Steve Ashton's classic guide is illustrated with photo topos, and includes 16 routes selected by the updaters, as well as all the classic routes including the Snowdo…
This is the only guidebook to document Irish Climbing in a single volume. It focuses on the best routes at the best crags and includes areas and routes that have never been documented in a modern guidebook before
With more than 100 photos and detailed captions showing how to create safe and simple rock-climbing anchoring systems, this is a take-to-the-crag companion book to our huge-selling Climbing Anchors. Designed for quick use by climbers on site, this b…
The Watershed of Scotland is a line that separates East from West and divides those river basin areas which drain towards the North Sea on the one hand, and those which flow west into the Atlantic Ocean on the other. It meanders from Peel Fell on th…
Guide to 100 scrambling routes climbing the rocks and ghylls of the English Lake District, covering the northern area including Wasdale, Buttermere, Patterdale and Blencathra. Routes range from grade 1 to V Diff (use of a rope is recommended for gra…
South Wales Sport covers the area to the south of the Brecon Beacons, spanning the land and sea cliffs from the River Wye on the Welsh border to Pembrokeshire in the west. The area is home to a wealth of sport climbing on a multitude of venues rangi…
Describes 1,200 Shawangunk routes at this area 90 miles north of New York City.
Collection of near-death climbing experiences. Illustrated by Tami Knight.
The most comprehensive guidebook to bouldering in the Peak District. It features such crags as the Stanage, Burbage and Curbar on the Eastern Edges; Cracliffe, Robin Hood's Stride, Turning Stone Edge and Black Rocks in the southern Peak; and The Roa…
40 eyewitness accounts from the first attempts on the summit in the 1920s to the disasters of 2014
In this pioneering anthology, Clint Willis presents 75 years of great writing -- from Neil O'Dell to Jon Krakauer -- on the fabled peaks. Here are stories of two British expeditions to Everest in the 1920s; a piece on the 1939 K2 attempt that claime…
The Mediterranean island of Sicily offers holiday sport climbing in an excellent climate on superb rock. This will be the biggest guide yet for the island covering the areas of San Vito Lo Capo, Macari, Castelluzzo and Palermo in the same book.
Details over 900 of some of the finest winter climbs in Scotland, with the emphasis on the popular lower and mid-grade classics. This book takes account of the change of climbing habits and weather conditions in the Scottish mountains. It presents d…
A concise, lightweight and pocket-sized, topo-guide to Skye's Cuillin Ridge. Forty-five annotated photo topo-diagrams show the Cuillin Ridge in more detail than ever before, highlighting the best route for tackling the UK's premier mountain challeng…
A climbing guidebook for those interested in the huge variety of cliffs that are scattered up the western side of the Peak and Pennines.
A legendary figure in the `bothying' scene, Allister (`Ashie') Brebner fell in love with the Scottish hills as a boy. Ashie writes with honesty and insight about the magnificence of the Scottish outdoors, joining a tradition of writers inspired by t…
TRAINING FOR CLIMBING: -The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Performance, 2nd edition Eric J. Horst Updated, expanded, and redesigned, the second edition of "Training for Climbing" builds on the best-selling first edition of this breakthrough text…
Feeding the Rat is the story of an extraordinary man: climbing legend Mo Anthoine, who found his greatest joy in adventures that tested the limits of human endurance. That passion for "feeding the rat" made him the unsung hero of dozens of horrifyin…
Lake District Rock contains over 1,500 climbs on 85 crags and features clear maps, crisp photodiagram coverage for every crag and sensational images. The banners and sidebar reflect the familiar FRCC colours making it easy to find each section. Dow,…
Peak District Gritstone by Graham Hoey is a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 Peak grit trad trad routes graded from Mod to E10. Each crag features detailed information and superb action photography. With over 400 colour photo topos, plus maps. A de…
Presented from a coaching perspective, this rock climbing instructional book helps you learn how to succeed at one of the toughest sports. Containing inspirational photos and funny illustrations, it focuses on the improvements that climbers can make…
Covers all the main bouldering venues of the Peak District. This book uses a fresh grading approach combining existing grades ('V' grades and Font grades) to appeal to all climbers no matter what system they are used to. It also features a novel tre…
Heading to the highest point of any European country is an experience not to be missed. The continent has a wealth of adventure and a huge variety of dazzling scenery awaiting the hiker. Each of Europe's 50 countries celebrates its national high poi…
The Ariege region of Southern France is the compact area where the Ariege River cuts through the Pyrenees on its way from Andorra to the coast. In this title, the areas covered are in and around the main Ariege river valley which runs down from Ando…
Über 8000 Meter ist er hoch, der magische Nanga Parbat. Seine mächtige Rupalwand, die mehr als vier Kilometer in die Tiefe fällt, hat Reinhold Messner als Erster durchstiegen. Doch bis heute ruft sie die Erinnerungen an das Jahr 1970…
Presents some of the best scrambles and easy rock climbs to be found in the North-West Highlands of Scotland and the Outer Isles. This guide covers the area stretching from Sutherland in the north to Glen Shiel in the south, and from South Uist in t…
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