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Beyond Possible

The inspirational autobiography of the celebrated mountaineer

par Nimsdai Purja ...

Lu par Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

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8 heure 43 min

The brave and inspiring true story of renowned climber Nims Purja's mission to summit the fourteen highest peaks on Earth - as seen on Netflix.'Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The TimesFourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the ... En savoir plus

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The brave and inspiring true story of renowned climber Nims Purja's mission to summit the fourteen highest peaks on Earth - as seen on Netflix.'Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The TimesFourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the
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The Living Mountain

par Nan Shepherd ...

Lu par Tilda Swinton, Robert Macfarlane, Jenny Odell ...

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4 heure 49 min

“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical
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My Life’s Journey to the Top of Everest

par Ben Fogle, Marina Fogle ...

Lu par Ben Fogle, Marina Fogle ...

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7 heure 10 min

My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest.Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life.In April 2018, seasoned adventurer Ben Fogle and Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, along with mountaineer Kenton Cool, took on ... En savoir plus

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My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest.Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life.In April 2018, seasoned adventurer Ben Fogle and Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, along with mountaineer Kenton Cool, took on
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Camp 4

Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber

par Steve Roper ...

Lu par Adam Verner ...

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10 heure 30 min

In the 1960's, California's Yosemite Valley was the center of the rock-climbing universe. Young nonconformists—many of them the finest rock climbers in the world—channeled their energy toward the largely untouched walls and cracks. Soon climbers from around the globe were coming to Camp 4—gathering spot for the creators of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing—to see what all the fuss was about ... En savoir plus

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In the 1960's, California's Yosemite Valley was the center of the rock-climbing universe. Young nonconformists—many of them the finest rock climbers in the world—channeled their energy toward the largely untouched walls and cracks. Soon climbers from around the globe were coming to Camp 4—gathering spot for the creators of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing—to see what all the fuss was about
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Up and About

The hard road to Everest

par Doug Scott ...

Lu par Saethon Williams ...

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15 heure 13 min

'A full and fascinating portrait of one of the great figures of mountaineering.' – Michael PalinAt dusk on 24 September 1975, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to reach the summit of Everest as lead climbers on Chris Bonington's epic expedition to the mountain's immense south-west face.As darkness fell, Scott and Haston scraped a small cave in the snow 100 metre... ... En savoir plus

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'A full and fascinating portrait of one of the great figures of mountaineering.' – Michael PalinAt dusk on 24 September 1975, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to reach the summit of Everest as lead climbers on Chris Bonington's epic expedition to the mountain's immense south-west face.As darkness fell, Scott and Haston scraped a small cave in the snow 100 metre...
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The Ghost Leopard

par Hannah Gold ...

Lu par Kristin Atherton ...

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6 heure 9 min

Journey through the dangerous trails of the Himalayan mountains in this unforgettable standalone adventure from the bestselling author of The Last Bear. Perfect for 8+ readers‘The snow leopard is not called the ghost of the mountain for nothing. You will not see Chaaya unless she wants to be seen.’Lucas Bright is looking forward to a school holiday spent eating chocolate, watching movies and ... En savoir plus

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Journey through the dangerous trails of the Himalayan mountains in this unforgettable standalone adventure from the bestselling author of The Last Bear. Perfect for 8+ readers‘The snow leopard is not called the ghost of the mountain for nothing. You will not see Chaaya unless she wants to be seen.’Lucas Bright is looking forward to a school holiday spent eating chocolate, watching movies and
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On the Nose

A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb

par Hans Florine, Jayme Moye ...

Lu par Hans Florine ...

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5 heure 37 min

Hans Florine is a big-wall climbing legend in his own time. He holds the speed record on the Nose route of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite Valley that’s considered the Everest of the rock-climbing world. Ascending the Nose takes most climbers anywhere from twelve to ninety-six hours. Florine, along with climbing partner Alex Honnold, does it in an astounding two and a half hours ... En savoir plus

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Hans Florine is a big-wall climbing legend in his own time. He holds the speed record on the Nose route of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite Valley that’s considered the Everest of the rock-climbing world. Ascending the Nose takes most climbers anywhere from twelve to ninety-six hours. Florine, along with climbing partner Alex Honnold, does it in an astounding two and a half hours
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The Black Ridge

Amongst the Cuillin of Skye

par Simon Ingram ...

Lu par Richard Burnip ...

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24 heure 32 min

‘Will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland’ Cameron McNeish, The HeraldRising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland’s Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines: the Cuillin.Plagued by ferocious weather and built from rock that tears skin and confounds compasses, a ... En savoir plus

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‘Will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland’ Cameron McNeish, The HeraldRising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland’s Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines: the Cuillin.Plagued by ferocious weather and built from rock that tears skin and confounds compasses, a
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Mountain Madness

Found and Lost in the Peaks of America and Japan

par Clinton Crockett Peters ...

Lu par Adam Verner ...

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6 heure 8 min

With Mountain Madness, Clinton Crockett Peters chronicles his travels and personal transformation from a West Texas evangelical to mountain guide-addict to humbled humanist after a near-fatal injury in Japan's Chichibu Mountains. From 2007 to 2010, Peters lived in Kosuge Village (population nine hundred), nestled in central Japan's peaks, where he was the only foreigner in the rugged town. Using ... En savoir plus

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With Mountain Madness, Clinton Crockett Peters chronicles his travels and personal transformation from a West Texas evangelical to mountain guide-addict to humbled humanist after a near-fatal injury in Japan's Chichibu Mountains. From 2007 to 2010, Peters lived in Kosuge Village (population nine hundred), nestled in central Japan's peaks, where he was the only foreigner in the rugged town. Using
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Whispers in the Wilderness

par Erik Stensland ...

Lu par Brett Wilson, Erik Stensland ...

Collections Livre audio : 1 - Whispers
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3 heure 3 min

Take a journey with Whispers in the Wilderness, a multi award-winning book filled with gorgeous color photos of the natural world and writing that will inspire you to reconnect with nature and your deepest self.IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award: Best inspirational book of the yearNational Indie Excellence Awards: Gold award for best gift book of the yearNational Indie Excellence Awards:</stro... ... En savoir plus

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Take a journey with Whispers in the Wilderness, a multi award-winning book filled with gorgeous color photos of the natural world and writing that will inspire you to reconnect with nature and your deepest self.IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award: Best inspirational book of the yearNational Indie Excellence Awards: Gold award for best gift book of the yearNational Indie Excellence Awards:</stro...
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Everest

The West Ridge

par Thomas Hornbein ...

Lu par Tom Beyer ...

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8 heure 7 min

In 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Everest via the South Col route. Roughly two weeks after Whittaker's achievement, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, fellow American mountaineers on the same expedition, became the first climbers ever to summit the world's highest peak via the dangerous and forbidding West Ridge—a route on which only a handful of climbers have since succeeded ... En savoir plus

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In 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Everest via the South Col route. Roughly two weeks after Whittaker's achievement, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, fellow American mountaineers on the same expedition, became the first climbers ever to summit the world's highest peak via the dangerous and forbidding West Ridge—a route on which only a handful of climbers have since succeeded
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Wild Fell

Fighting for nature on a Lake District hill farm

par Lee Schofield ...

Lu par Lee Schofield ...

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8 heure 56 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In 2015, England's last and loneliest golden eagle died in an unmarked spot among the remote eastern fells of the Lake District. It was a tragic day for the nation's wildlife, but the fight to restore the landscape had already begun.Lee Schofield, ecologist and site manager for RSPB Haweswater is leading efforts to breathe life back into two hill farms and their thirty ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.In 2015, England's last and loneliest golden eagle died in an unmarked spot among the remote eastern fells of the Lake District. It was a tragic day for the nation's wildlife, but the fight to restore the landscape had already begun.Lee Schofield, ecologist and site manager for RSPB Haweswater is leading efforts to breathe life back into two hill farms and their thirty
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Grizzly Confidential

An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator

par Kevin Grange ...

Lu par Timothy Pabon ...

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9 heure 9 min

In?Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange—former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton—comes face-to-face with North America’s most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos.His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University—where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might ... En savoir plus

$38.99 CAD

In?Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange—former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton—comes face-to-face with North America’s most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos.His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University—where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might
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William Stanek's The Living Rocky Mountain Biography

Uplift, Ice, and Life on the Continental Divide

par The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Collections Livre audio : 17 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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3 heure 50 min

Rocky Mountain is a park built vertically. Ancient rock rose. Ice carved valleys and basins. Water reached a divide and moved toward opposite sides of a continent. Forest gave way to tundra. Animals adapted to narrower and colder worlds as elevation increased. William Stanek's The Living Rocky Mountain Biography follows uplift, glaciation, headwaters, alpine ecology, wildlife, Indigenous corridors ... En savoir plus

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Rocky Mountain is a park built vertically. Ancient rock rose. Ice carved valleys and basins. Water reached a divide and moved toward opposite sides of a continent. Forest gave way to tundra. Animals adapted to narrower and colder worlds as elevation increased. William Stanek's The Living Rocky Mountain Biography follows uplift, glaciation, headwaters, alpine ecology, wildlife, Indigenous corridors
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Between the Sunset and the Sea

A View of 16 British Mountains

par Simon Ingram ...

Lu par Robbie MacNab ...

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18 heure 51 min

‘I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe and that indefinable, unmistakable quickening of the pulse.’In the late 18th century, mountains shifted from being universally reviled to becoming the most inspiring ... En savoir plus

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‘I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe and that indefinable, unmistakable quickening of the pulse.’In the late 18th century, mountains shifted from being universally reviled to becoming the most inspiring
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William Stanek's The Living Glacier Biography

Ice, Migration, and a Landscape in Motion

par The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Collections Livre audio : 7 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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4 heure 1 min

Glacier is famous for ice, but movement is its deeper story. Ancient rock was lifted and exposed. Glaciers entered valleys and retreated. Water crossed divides. Wildlife moved across boundaries. Indigenous relationships reached far beyond the lines later drawn around the park. Railroads, tourism, roads, preservation, fire, and climate added new kinds of motion. William Stanek's The Living Glacier ... En savoir plus

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Glacier is famous for ice, but movement is its deeper story. Ancient rock was lifted and exposed. Glaciers entered valleys and retreated. Water crossed divides. Wildlife moved across boundaries. Indigenous relationships reached far beyond the lines later drawn around the park. Railroads, tourism, roads, preservation, fire, and climate added new kinds of motion. William Stanek's The Living Glacier
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William Stanek's The Living Yosemite Biography

Granite, Water, and the Battle to Preserve a Valley

par The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Collections Livre audio : 3 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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4 heure 12 min

Yosemite's famous walls were not built for admiration. Granite rose, fractured, weathered, and was reshaped by ice and water. Rivers cut through mountain country. Waterfalls changed with season. Forests burned and returned. People lived within these landscapes long before Yosemite became an American symbol. William Stanek's The Living Yosemite Biography follows the park across deep time, ... En savoir plus

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Yosemite's famous walls were not built for admiration. Granite rose, fractured, weathered, and was reshaped by ice and water. Rivers cut through mountain country. Waterfalls changed with season. Forests burned and returned. People lived within these landscapes long before Yosemite became an American symbol. William Stanek's The Living Yosemite Biography follows the park across deep time,
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A Fine Line

Searching for Balance Among Mountains

par Graham Zimmerman ...

Lu par Mike Chamberlain ...

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7 heure 38 min

● Honestly portrays the highs and lows of a life dedicated to the outdoors● Shares the author's development as an outspoken conservation advocate● Story is rooted in the peaks of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and PakistanHow do we reconcile our love of outdoor adventure with the inevitability of loss in high-risk sports? Still in his thirties, Graham Zimmerman has made first ascents from Alaska ... En savoir plus

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● Honestly portrays the highs and lows of a life dedicated to the outdoors● Shares the author's development as an outspoken conservation advocate● Story is rooted in the peaks of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and PakistanHow do we reconcile our love of outdoor adventure with the inevitability of loss in high-risk sports? Still in his thirties, Graham Zimmerman has made first ascents from Alaska
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Calming Forest Sounds with Relaxing Rain & Gentle Winds (without Music)

Deep Sleep, Meditation, Relaxation: De-stress Or Fall Asleep To The Soothing Sound Of The Forest

par HARMONIXX - PURE NATURE SOUNDS ...

Lu par HARMONIXX - PURE NATURE SOUNDS ...

Collections Livre audio : 1 - Calming Forest Sounds
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9 heure 14 min

The soothing sounds of the nature: A hammock for the soul! With this audiobook, experience the power of nature like on a dreamlike vacation. Nature Sounds - with over 6 hours of ambient sounds, recorded all over the world. Using state-of-the-art recording technology, with extremely high fidelity, and the best spatial atmosphere.Your audiobook provides:Forest Sounds, Morning Songbirds, Relaxing ... En savoir plus

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The soothing sounds of the nature: A hammock for the soul! With this audiobook, experience the power of nature like on a dreamlike vacation. Nature Sounds - with over 6 hours of ambient sounds, recorded all over the world. Using state-of-the-art recording technology, with extremely high fidelity, and the best spatial atmosphere.Your audiobook provides:Forest Sounds, Morning Songbirds, Relaxing
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The Lions of Winter

Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington

par Ty Gagne ...

Lu par Michael Butler Murray ...

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14 heure 9 min

On January 25, 1982, during a four-day search for two missing ice climbers on New Hampshire's Mount Washington in extreme weather conditions, Albert Dow, a member of the all-volunteer Mountain Rescue Service, became the first-and so far the only- member of a backcountry search and rescue team to be killed in the line of duty in the White Mountains. He was caught in an avalanche in terrain ... En savoir plus

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On January 25, 1982, during a four-day search for two missing ice climbers on New Hampshire's Mount Washington in extreme weather conditions, Albert Dow, a member of the all-volunteer Mountain Rescue Service, became the first-and so far the only- member of a backcountry search and rescue team to be killed in the line of duty in the White Mountains. He was caught in an avalanche in terrain
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Royal Robbins

The American Climber

par David Smart ...

Lu par Brian P. Craig ...

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10 heure 5 min

Acclaimed writer David Smart illuminates the fascinating life of Royal Robbins—in all its soulful ambition, rivalry, and romance. Royal Robbins chronicles his early years growing up as a latchkey kid in Southern California, the push and pull between being an aspiring banker or one of the original Camp 4 dirtbags, and his later decades as a father, husband, kayaker, and the trailblazing founder of ... En savoir plus

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Acclaimed writer David Smart illuminates the fascinating life of Royal Robbins—in all its soulful ambition, rivalry, and romance. Royal Robbins chronicles his early years growing up as a latchkey kid in Southern California, the push and pull between being an aspiring banker or one of the original Camp 4 dirtbags, and his later decades as a father, husband, kayaker, and the trailblazing founder of
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Alpine Rising

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

par Bernadette McDonald ...

Lu par Lisa S. Ware ...

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10 heure 34 min

"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, is widely recognized, but how many know Ang Tharkay, the Sherpa who carried the seriously frostbitten Herzog on his back for ... En savoir plus

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"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, is widely recognized, but how many know Ang Tharkay, the Sherpa who carried the seriously frostbitten Herzog on his back for
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Letters From Everest

Unpublished Letters from Mallory’s Life and Death in the Mountains

par George Mallory ...

Lu par Catherine Bailey, Seb Humphreys ...

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5 heure 5 min

‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew MarrA unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains.On the 8th of June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a telescope on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. They were never seen alive again. In 1999, Mallory’s body was ... En savoir plus

$28.99 CAD

‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew MarrA unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains.On the 8th of June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a telescope on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. They were never seen alive again. In 1999, Mallory’s body was
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The Tower

A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre

par Kelly Cordes ...

Lu par Bernardo de Paula ...

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9 heure 10 min

Patagonia's Cerro Torre, considered by many the most beautiful peak in the world, draws the finest and most devoted technical alpinists to its climbing challenges. But controversy has swirled around this ice-capped peak since Cesare Maestri claimed first ascent in 1959. Since then a debate has raged, with world-class climbers attempting to retrace his route but finding only contradictions. This ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

Patagonia's Cerro Torre, considered by many the most beautiful peak in the world, draws the finest and most devoted technical alpinists to its climbing challenges. But controversy has swirled around this ice-capped peak since Cesare Maestri claimed first ascent in 1959. Since then a debate has raged, with world-class climbers attempting to retrace his route but finding only contradictions. This
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