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The Darkest White

A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him

par Eric Blehm ...

“Eric Blehm offers an insightful perspective on how Craig Kelly became the effortless icon that we all revered as well as sobering details of how his heroic journey tragically ended. The Darkest White is a must read, not just for fans of snowboarding, but for anyone looking for inspiration from an unlikely hero.”—Tony HawkFrom Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, ... En savoir plus

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“Eric Blehm offers an insightful perspective on how Craig Kelly became the effortless icon that we all revered as well as sobering details of how his heroic journey tragically ended. The Darkest White is a must read, not just for fans of snowboarding, but for anyone looking for inspiration from an unlikely hero.”—Tony HawkFrom Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless,
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The Urban Prepper: A City Survival Guide

par Robert Paine ...

The Urban Prepper: A City Survival Guide will guide you and your family through the important steps and considerations that you need to survive any situation in the city.If you are interested in learning how to protect your family from any and all of the inevitable disasters that could potentially happen, this book is your first step to learning how to prepare for any urban emergency situation.In ... En savoir plus

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The Urban Prepper: A City Survival Guide will guide you and your family through the important steps and considerations that you need to survive any situation in the city.If you are interested in learning how to protect your family from any and all of the inevitable disasters that could potentially happen, this book is your first step to learning how to prepare for any urban emergency situation.In
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Training for the Uphill Athlete

A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

par Steve House, Scott Johnston, Kilian Jornet ...

Like Training for the New Alpinism, a training philosophy and guide for endurance athletes who thrive on distance and ascent ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

Like Training for the New Alpinism, a training philosophy and guide for endurance athletes who thrive on distance and ascent
... En savoir plus
The Climb

Tragic Ambitions on Everest

par Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt ...

Everest, the major motion picture from Universal Pictures, is set for wide release on September 18, 2015. Read The Climb, Anatoli Boukreev (portrayed by Ingvar Sigurðsson in the film) and G. Weston DeWalt’s compelling account of those fateful events on Everest.In May 1996 three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

Everest, the major motion picture from Universal Pictures, is set for wide release on September 18, 2015. Read The Climb, Anatoli Boukreev (portrayed by Ingvar Sigurðsson in the film) and G. Weston DeWalt’s compelling account of those fateful events on Everest.In May 1996 three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing
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Land of Tempest

Travels in Patagonia: 1958-1962

par Eric Shipton ...

Collections Livre 6 - Eric Shipton: The Mountain Travel Books
Land of Tempest reveals Eric Shipton at his best - writing with enthusiasm and humour about his explorations in Patagonia in the 1950s and 1960s. He is an astute observer of nature and the human spirit, and this account of his travels is infused with with his own zest for discovery and the joy of camaraderie. Undaunted by hardship or by injury, Shipton and his team attempt to cross one of the ... En savoir plus

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Land of Tempest reveals Eric Shipton at his best - writing with enthusiasm and humour about his explorations in Patagonia in the 1950s and 1960s. He is an astute observer of nature and the human spirit, and this account of his travels is infused with with his own zest for discovery and the joy of camaraderie. Undaunted by hardship or by injury, Shipton and his team attempt to cross one of the
... En savoir plus
Shattered Air

A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome

par Bob Madgic ...

The compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage and rescue, a book whose sobering depiction of Nature's danger is tempered by unforgettable portraits of the triumphant human spirit. ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

The compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage and rescue, a book whose sobering depiction of Nature's danger is tempered by unforgettable portraits of the triumphant human spirit.
... En savoir plus
The Mammoth Book of On The Edge

par Jon E. Lewis ...

Collections Livre 383 - Mammoth Books
No one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an abyss.Probing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary names. Written by the bestselling author of Meadowland and The Running Hare,Featuring:·Heinrich Harrer - first conqueror of the notorious Eigerwand. ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

No one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an abyss.Probing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary names. Written by the bestselling author of Meadowland and The Running Hare,Featuring:·Heinrich Harrer - first conqueror of the notorious Eigerwand.
... En savoir plus
Into the Silence

The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest

par Wade Davis ...

A magnificent work of history, biography and adventure.If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ended as a mission of regeneration for a country and a people bled white by war. Of the twenty-six British climbers who, on three expedtions (1921-24), walked 400 miles off the map to find and ... En savoir plus

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A magnificent work of history, biography and adventure.If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ended as a mission of regeneration for a country and a people bled white by war. Of the twenty-six British climbers who, on three expedtions (1921-24), walked 400 miles off the map to find and
... En savoir plus
Fragile Edge

A Personal Portrait of Loss on Everest

par Maria Coffey ...

"Maria Coffey's tale is at once a deeply personal love story and a penetrating look into the world of professional climbers. Such clarity and honesty are seldom seen in mountain writing." - Greg Child, author of Postcards from the LedgeCritically acclaimed Fragile Edge won the coveted the International Literary Mountain prize for Maria Coffey's eloquently written story of how climbing tragedies ... En savoir plus

$18.69 CAD

"Maria Coffey's tale is at once a deeply personal love story and a penetrating look into the world of professional climbers. Such clarity and honesty are seldom seen in mountain writing." - Greg Child, author of Postcards from the LedgeCritically acclaimed Fragile Edge won the coveted the International Literary Mountain prize for Maria Coffey's eloquently written story of how climbing tragedies
... En savoir plus
More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies

3rd Edition

par Andrew Nugara ...

Thoroughly updated, expanded and redesigned, this bestselling, full-colour guide to scrambling contains dozens of new trips for experienced hikers looking for more challenging routes to the top of a mountain.The third edition of More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies contains 39 new routes, in addition to updates to some of the 114 featured in the second edition, along with an inspiring collection ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

Thoroughly updated, expanded and redesigned, this bestselling, full-colour guide to scrambling contains dozens of new trips for experienced hikers looking for more challenging routes to the top of a mountain.The third edition of More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies contains 39 new routes, in addition to updates to some of the 114 featured in the second edition, along with an inspiring collection
... En savoir plus
Learning To Breathe

par Andy Cave ...

At the age of sixteen, Andy Cave followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and became a miner - one of the last recruits into a dying world. Every day he would descend 3,000 feet into Grimethorpe pit.But at weekends Andy escaped from the pithead to a very different world - testing his nerve on the cliffs and mountains around Britain, and forging endearing friendships with his new ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

At the age of sixteen, Andy Cave followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and became a miner - one of the last recruits into a dying world. Every day he would descend 3,000 feet into Grimethorpe pit.But at weekends Andy escaped from the pithead to a very different world - testing his nerve on the cliffs and mountains around Britain, and forging endearing friendships with his new
... En savoir plus
Yosemite In the Sixties

par Yvon Chouinard, Glenn Denny, Steve Roper ...

An inside look at the renowned "Big Wall" era of Yosemite climbing, when legendary pioneers such as Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins, Steve Roper, Warren Harding, and more, achieved what others had only dreamed of. Glen Denny was there, along side his compatriots, lugging his camera to places never before captured on film.The sheer granite walls of Yosemite Valley galvanized a dedicated group of rock ... En savoir plus

$10.69 CAD

An inside look at the renowned "Big Wall" era of Yosemite climbing, when legendary pioneers such as Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins, Steve Roper, Warren Harding, and more, achieved what others had only dreamed of. Glen Denny was there, along side his compatriots, lugging his camera to places never before captured on film.The sheer granite walls of Yosemite Valley galvanized a dedicated group of rock
... En savoir plus
Thirty Below

The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali

par Cassidy Randall ...

The intensely gripping, prize-winning, and inspiring story of a group of female adventurers and their treacherous, pioneering ascent of Denali in 1970, winner of the Banff Mountain Book Award Grand PrizeGrace Hoeman dreamed of standing on top of Denali. The tallest peak in North America, the fierce polar mountain loomed large in many climbers’ imaginations, and Hoeman, a doctor in Alaska, had come ... En savoir plus

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The intensely gripping, prize-winning, and inspiring story of a group of female adventurers and their treacherous, pioneering ascent of Denali in 1970, winner of the Banff Mountain Book Award Grand PrizeGrace Hoeman dreamed of standing on top of Denali. The tallest peak in North America, the fierce polar mountain loomed large in many climbers’ imaginations, and Hoeman, a doctor in Alaska, had come
... En savoir plus
To the Last Breath

A Memoir of Going to Extremes

par Dr. Francis Slakey ...

A journey to the most extreme points on Earth and deep inside the human spiritBefore Georgetown physics professor Francis Slakey decided to climb the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean, he had shut himself off from other people. His lectures were mechanical; his relationships were little more than ways to fill the evenings. But as his journey veered dangerously off course, ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

A journey to the most extreme points on Earth and deep inside the human spiritBefore Georgetown physics professor Francis Slakey decided to climb the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean, he had shut himself off from other people. His lectures were mechanical; his relationships were little more than ways to fill the evenings. But as his journey veered dangerously off course,
... En savoir plus
Seven Years in Tibet

par Heinrich Harrer ...

Traduit par Richard Graves ...

A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping and fled to Tibet. Settling ... En savoir plus

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A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping and fled to Tibet. Settling
... En savoir plus
Dark Summit

The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season

par Nick Heil ...

In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, Nick Heil recounts the harrowing story of the deadly and controversial 2006 climbing season on Everest.In early May 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everest while forty other climbers walked past him on their way to the summit. A week later, Lincoln Hall, a seasoned Australian climber, was left for ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $9.99 CAD Maintenant $7.99 CAD

In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, Nick Heil recounts the harrowing story of the deadly and controversial 2006 climbing season on Everest.In early May 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everest while forty other climbers walked past him on their way to the summit. A week later, Lincoln Hall, a seasoned Australian climber, was left for
... En savoir plus
Icefall

The True Story of a Teenager on a Mission to the Top of the World

par Alex Staniforth ...

A suspenseful memoir marked by adventure, hardship, and achievement, Alex Staniforth’s Icefall is the remarkable true story of a teenager’s journey to conquer Mount Everest. Plagued by adversity and epilepsy as a child, Alex developed a determination and will to succeed that would ultimately lead him from his home in Cheshire, England to the face of Everest at only eighteen years old. Though his ... En savoir plus

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A suspenseful memoir marked by adventure, hardship, and achievement, Alex Staniforth’s Icefall is the remarkable true story of a teenager’s journey to conquer Mount Everest. Plagued by adversity and epilepsy as a child, Alex developed a determination and will to succeed that would ultimately lead him from his home in Cheshire, England to the face of Everest at only eighteen years old. Though his
... En savoir plus
Alpine Rising

Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges

par Bernadette McDonald ...

2024 National Outdoor Book Award Winner2024 Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountain Literature Winner - The Jon Whyte Award"Alpine Rising is a fascinating history of the crucial and frequently tragic role of local Nepalis, Tibetans, and Pakistanis on mountaineering expeditions to the world’s highest peaks."-- Jon KrakauerThe name of Maurice Herzog, the first man to reach the summit of Annapurna, ... En savoir plus

$32.79 CAD

2024 National Outdoor Book Award Winner2024 Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountain Literature Winner - The Jon Whyte Award"Alpine Rising is a fascinating history of the crucial and frequently tragic role of local Nepalis, Tibetans, and Pakistanis on mountaineering expeditions to the world’s highest peaks."-- Jon KrakauerThe name of Maurice Herzog, the first man to reach the summit of Annapurna,
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Inner Ranges

An Anthology of Mountain Thoughts and Mountain People

par Geoff Powter ...

Winner of the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Award for Climbing LiteratureWinner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor LiteratureShortlisted for the 2019 Boardman Tasker AwardInner Ranges brings together an enlightening and entertaining selection of mountain writing by one of Canada’s most respected adventure journalists and thinkers.This collection of original and previously ... ... En savoir plus

$9.89 CAD

Winner of the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Award for Climbing LiteratureWinner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor LiteratureShortlisted for the 2019 Boardman Tasker AwardInner Ranges brings together an enlightening and entertaining selection of mountain writing by one of Canada’s most respected adventure journalists and thinkers.This collection of original and previously ...
... En savoir plus
Miscalculated Risks: Attacked, Crippled, Paralyzed, Drowning, Unconscious and Freezing in The Wild (Just Not All at Once)

par Michael Cooper ...

Michael Cooper was compulsively drawn to perilous places. It nearly got him killed over a half-dozen times.In its action-packed, often-comical pages, Miscalculated Risks recounts how Cooper's increasingly dangerous ventures far into wilderness landed him in dire situations: Mortally wounded in a Mexican jungle, twenty roadless miles from the nearest medical facility. Half-drowned and severely ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

Michael Cooper was compulsively drawn to perilous places. It nearly got him killed over a half-dozen times.In its action-packed, often-comical pages, Miscalculated Risks recounts how Cooper's increasingly dangerous ventures far into wilderness landed him in dire situations: Mortally wounded in a Mexican jungle, twenty roadless miles from the nearest medical facility. Half-drowned and severely
... En savoir plus
超輕量露營全攻略：第一本裝備輕量化旅行入門！139種裝備選擇，結合使用技巧×達人路線，登山、單車、搭飛機都適用

par CAMP TAKANY ...

Traduit par 徐瑞羚 ...

Collections series 品生活
第一次輕量化就上手！從裝備挑選、打包順序到使用訣竅，實戰技巧全圖解教學。專為戶外活動設計！不只是露營，登山健行、單車冒險、背包旅行都適用！行李重量減半，玩法更多元！擺脫地形與交通限制，享受更靈活的戶外旅程！《山知道》作者／TaiTai LIVE WILD阿泰＆呆呆、戶外旅行推廣者／阿舍、露營YouTuber／法蘭克黃、營火部落&CAMPFIRE品牌創辦人／達哥──露營達人強力推薦！★為什麼你該學習輕量化露營？・一個背包就出發！不用滿車裝備，讓你露營更省力、更有行動力。・不開車也沒問題！活用大眾交通工具，探索更多人少又美的景點。・玩法靈活不設限！結合登山、單車、釣魚等戶外活動，體驗更豐富。・輕裝上路更自由！不受地點、交通與體力限制，真正實現說走就走！★輕量化露營達人親自指導，簡單4步驟讓你裝備減半！Step 1. 分類裝備，找出真正所需。你露營／旅行時最在意什麼？是料理、拍照、還是活動自由 ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

第一次輕量化就上手！從裝備挑選、打包順序到使用訣竅，實戰技巧全圖解教學。專為戶外活動設計！不只是露營，登山健行、單車冒險、背包旅行都適用！行李重量減半，玩法更多元！擺脫地形與交通限制，享受更靈活的戶外旅程！《山知道》作者／TaiTai LIVE WILD阿泰＆呆呆、戶外旅行推廣者／阿舍、露營YouTuber／法蘭克黃、營火部落&CAMPFIRE品牌創辦人／達哥──露營達人強力推薦！★為什麼你該學習輕量化露營？・一個背包就出發！不用滿車裝備，讓你露營更省力、更有行動力。・不開車也沒問題！活用大眾交通工具，探索更多人少又美的景點。・玩法靈活不設限！結合登山、單車、釣魚等戶外活動，體驗更豐富。・輕裝上路更自由！不受地點、交通與體力限制，真正實現說走就走！★輕量化露營達人親自指導，簡單4步驟讓你裝備減半！Step 1. 分類裝備，找出真正所需。你露營／旅行時最在意什麼？是料理、拍照、還是活動自由
... En savoir plus
The Echo

Stories from the Edge of Survival

par Barry Blanchard, Jeremy Dean ...

Legendary alpinist Barry Blanchard returns to the thin places where weather, will, and luck decide everything—and the consequences echo for years.Vicariously thrilling for armchair—and actual—alpinists. –Kirkus ReviewsBlanchard, in his inimitable, heart-pounding, and brutally honest style, continues reminiscing about the life he introduced readers to inThe Calling (Patagonia, 2017).In these years, ... En savoir plus

$16.49 CAD

Legendary alpinist Barry Blanchard returns to the thin places where weather, will, and luck decide everything—and the consequences echo for years.Vicariously thrilling for armchair—and actual—alpinists. –Kirkus ReviewsBlanchard, in his inimitable, heart-pounding, and brutally honest style, continues reminiscing about the life he introduced readers to inThe Calling (Patagonia, 2017).In these years,
... En savoir plus
In the Shadow of the Mountain

A Memoir of Courage

par Silvia Vasquez-Lavado ...

“In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life—one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us.”—Elizabeth GilbertEndless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

“In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life—one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us.”—Elizabeth GilbertEndless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page
... En savoir plus
Mountains of the Mind

A History of a Fascination

par Robert Macfarlane ...

Collections series Landscapes
From the New York Times bestselling author of Is a River Alive? and Underland, a soaring blend of cultural history, meditation, and memoir about the mysteries of the world’s highest places and our unending quest for the summit"Wonderfully illuminating.” —Los Angeles Times • “Fascinating.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFor those who love mountains, their wonder is beyond dispute. But for many, th. ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $17.99 CAD Maintenant $13.99 CAD

From the New York Times bestselling author of Is a River Alive? and Underland, a soaring blend of cultural history, meditation, and memoir about the mysteries of the world’s highest places and our unending quest for the summit"Wonderfully illuminating.” —Los Angeles Times • “Fascinating.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFor those who love mountains, their wonder is beyond dispute. But for many, th.
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