In at the deep end: an adventure in alpine climbing    by Ronan Frost
Price: $0.99 USD. 7870 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
If you bite off more than you can chew, chew hard! This is a true story of how I foolishly embarked on a trip that put me in way over my head. I was young and confident, and a day in the high peaks of the New Zealand alps woke me up to the fact that it all could end very quickly and suddenly. Through blind luck all ended well, but it is an experience that has shaped my life.

The Mountains of Central Montenegro 3    by Zeljko Mussovich
Price: $0.99 USD. 3260 words. Language: English. Published on April 21, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
This guide-book for mountaineers is a result of 25 years of climbing experience. It consists of 3 parts which include descriptions of more than 30 routes to the peaks and mountains of central Montenegro, a beautiful small country in south-eastern Europe. 45 photographs and 27 maps (the road map included). All the tours can be done as one-day trips, with minimal equipment required.

The Mountains of Central Montenegro 2    by Zeljko Mussovich
Price: $1.99 USD. 2880 words. Language: English. Published on April 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
This guide-book for mountaineers is a result of 25 years of climbing experience. It consists of 3 parts which include descriptions of more than 30 routes to the peaks and mountains of central Montenegro, a beautiful small country in south-eastern Europe. 45 photographs and 27 maps (the road map included). All the tours can be done as one-day trips, with minimal equipment required.

The Mountains of Central Montenegro 1    by Zeljko Mussovich
Price: $1.99 USD. 3700 words. Language: English. Published on April 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
This guide-book for mountaineers is a result of 25 years of climbing experience. It consists of 3 parts which include descriptions of more than 30 routes to the peaks and mountains of central Montenegro, a beautiful small country in south-eastern Europe. 45 photographs and 27 maps (the road map included). All the tours can be done as one-day trips, with minimal equipment required.

Kilimanjaro: One Man's Quest to Go Over the Hill    by M.G. Edwards
Price: $3.99 USD. 57120 words. Language: English. Published on March 31, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
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Kilimanjaro: One Man's Quest to Go Over the Hill chronicles the author's attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. At forty years old and on the verge of a midlife crisis, he tried to change his life by climbing a mountain. This book is for climbers and hikers interested in climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and for anyone who feels over the hill and needs to make a life change.

21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Mountain Operations Field Manual - FM 3-97.6, FM 90-6 (Value-Added Professional Format Series)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 68320 words. Language: English. Published on September 16, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Part of our value-added professional format series, the Mountain Operations Field Manual describes the tactics, techniques, and procedures that the United States (US) Army uses to fight in mountainous regions.

21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Military Mountaineering Field Manual - FM 3-97.61 (Value-Added Professional Format Series)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 130670 words. Language: English. Published on September 13, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Part of our value-added professional format series, the Military Mountaineering Field Manual (FM 3-97.61) details techniques soldiers and leaders must know to cope with mountainous terrain. These techniques are the foundation upon which the mountaineer must build.

Contour Lines: On the Path to a Thousand Mountains    by Mick Harney
Price: $4.70 USD. 75090 words. Language: English. Published on July 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Mick Harney returns with more unique perspectives on fell and hill walking in Scotland and the English Lake District. He offers a fresh crop of new and compelling insights, including many detailed descriptions of individual mountains, the paths we take to them, and what they reveal to and about us.

Points of Contact: On the Practice, Philosophy, and Pleasures of Fell Walking    by Mick Harney
Price: $4.70 USD. 59530 words. Language: English. Published on July 11, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Are you passionate about walking and climbing, perhaps in areas such as Scotland and the English Lake District? Or do you simply have a curiosity about those activities and those places? Points of Contact is the book for you. Knitting geology, history, and meteorology into an illuminating exploration of the world of fell and hill walking, it is by turns descriptive, humorous, and poetic.

To Be Brave, My Life: Royal Robbins    by Royal Robbins
Price: $9.99 USD. 54020 words. Language: English. Published on May 20, 2010. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Royal Robbins' accomplishments as a rock climber are legendary. This first volume of his autobiography details his historic solo ascent of the Leaning Tower in Yosemite, and chronicles his youth growing up in LA. Robbins' adventurous life story stands as a beacon of inspiration to those who ever pondered how to reach higher by reaching within. He relates climbing in terms everyone can understand.