Cocuy Sniffing in Colombia: Walking one of South America's classic treks    by Mark Horrell
Price: $0.99 USD. 16370 words. Language: British English. Published on March 22, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Mark Horrell sets out to trek and climb in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, an area which was previously a stronghold of drug funded guerrillas who would have regarded a climber, especially a foreign one, as easy ransom money. What he finds is a green and pleasant land of mountains, lakes and glaciers which belie Colombia's reputation as a den of terrorism. This is the diary of his journey.

Virgin Conquests: First Ascents in Ladakh    by Mark Horrell
Price: $0.99 USD. 18290 words. Language: British English. Published on March 21, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Mark Horrell sets out with a new group of companions from Leh in northern India, near the banks of the Indus and surrounded by mountains, across the Khardung La, to spend two weeks trekking in a remote valley near the Pakistani border. His objective is to explore the region and find an unclimbed Himalayan peak to climb. This is the diary of his journey.

The Mountains of Central Montenegro    by Zeljko Mussovich
Price: $1.99 USD. 9800 words. Language: English. Published on March 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
This guide-book for mountaineers is a result of 25 years of climbing experience. It includes descriptions of 40 routes to the peaks and mountains of central Montenegro, a beautiful small country in south-eastern Europe. 73 photographs and 28 maps (road map included). All the tours can be done as one-day trips, with minimal equipment required. PDF recommended.

The Tomb of Chewang Nima: An expedition to climb Baruntse in Eastern Nepal    by Mark Horrell
Price: $0.99 USD. 28600 words. Language: British English. Published on March 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
One of the pros of climbing in Nepal is that it's possible to have great experiences just trekking to the foot of a mountain, before even starting to climb it. But it had been an unlucky year in the Himalayas for many climbers, and Mark Horrell arrived to climb Baruntse just days after it had claimed the life of one of the greatest of all Sherpas. This is the diary of his expedition.

Snowshoes and Shipton: Climbing Muztag Ata in the Chinese Pamirs    by Mark Horrell
Price: $0.99 USD. 27300 words. Language: British English. Published on March 11, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
The great mountain explorer Eric Shipton failed to reach the summit of Muztag Ata, vomited from exhaustion on the way down and arrived back with frostbite. Undeterred by Shipton's failure, Mark Horrell thought he'd have a go at the mountain himself. Despite its gentle appearance, it reaches an impressive height of 7546m, higher than he'd ever climbed before. This is the diary of his adventure.

Islands in the Snow: Climbing Nepal's trekking peaks    by Mark Horrell
Price: $0.99 USD. 28990 words. Language: British English. Published on March 10, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Two friends set out on a trek in the Khumbu region of Nepal which involved climbing two trekking peaks - Mera Peak and Island Peak - and crossing the difficult Amphu Labtse pass. One of them had climbed Mera in 2004, and the other had climbed Island in 2005, but neither of them had done both or crossed the Amphu Labtse. This is the diary of their journey.

Macizo de la Pica d'Estats    by Miquel J Pavón Besalú
Price: $3.00 USD. 6640 words. Language: Spanish. Published on February 7, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hiking.
Guía explicativa de las diferentes posibles ascensiones a los picos del macizo de la Pica d'Estats que superan los 3000 metros junto con las referencias de los refugios de la zona y todos los datos GPS.

Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8000 metre peak circus in Pakistan's Karakoram mountains    by Mark Horrell
Price: $0.99 USD. 53210 words. Language: British English. Published on December 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
This is the tale of Mark Horrell's not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan; of how one man's boredom and frustration is conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence. But that's enough about his attempt; there were some talented climbers on the mountain as well, and this story is also about them.

The Ascent of Manaslu: Climbing the world's eighth highest mountain    by Mark Horrell
Price: $0.99 USD. 37020 words. Language: British English. Published on December 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Mark Horrell sets out to climb Manaslu with regular climbing partners Mark and Ian in Autumn 2011. A more luckless trio of wannabe mountaineers would be hard to find. Between them they had made no fewer than eight attempts to climb an 8000 metre peak without success. Would it be any different this time? This is the story of their expedition.

Volcanic Activity: Climbing Mexico's volcanoes    by Mark Horrell
Price: $0.99 USD. 13250 words. Language: British English. Published on December 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering.
Many people don't know that it's possible to go mountaineering in Mexico, on a chain of volcanoes dotting the central plateau for 100km from Mexico City to Orizaba. The mountains are few and far between, with a great sense of space at the summit, and views to the far horizon. This is the story of Mark Horrell's journey in Mexico's Cordillera Neovolcanica.