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The Mountaineers may refer to: The Mountaineers (club), an American mountaineering club The Mountaineers (band), a Welsh pop group The Mountaineers (opera), an English romantic opera by Guy Eden and Reginald Somerville The Mountaineers (film), a 1924 silent German film directed by Arnold Fanck See also Mountaineer (disambiguation). Discover the The Mountaineers popular books. Find the top 100 most popular The Mountaineers books.

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  • On the Edge synopsis, comments

    On the Edge

    Alison Levine & Mike Krzyzewski

    On the Edge is an engaging leadership manual that provides concrete insights garnered from various extreme environments ranging from Mt Everest to the South Pole. By reflecting on ...

  • Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain synopsis, comments

    Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain

    Bruce Tremper

    The more you know about snow stability, the better your travel and rescue skills. And the sharper your decision making, the better you’ll be able to avoid avalanche danger and have...

  • The Young Mountaineers synopsis, comments

    The Young Mountaineers

    Mary Noailles Murfree

    These are the stories of mountaineering. This includes the adventures and more about mountaineering as an adventurous sport, including the experiences of young mountaineers.

  • Blistered Kind Of Love synopsis, comments

    Blistered Kind Of Love

    Angela Ballard & Duffy Ballard

    Winner of the 2003 Barbara Savage Miles from Nowhere Award A blend of romance, humor, and adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail Written in "he said/she said" alternating chapter...

  • The Mountain of My Fear and Deborah synopsis, comments

    The Mountain of My Fear and Deborah

    David Roberts

    CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FIRST CHAPTER FROM "MOUNTAIN OF MY FEAR DEBORAH" (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) Two classic ...

  • Hiking the Wonderland Trail synopsis, comments

    Hiking the Wonderland Trail

    Tami Asars

    Washington State's famed Wonderland Trail is a spectacular 93mile route that circumnavigates Mount Rainier, challenging hikers with its strenuous 22,000 feet of cumulative elevati...

  • Thirst synopsis, comments

    Thirst

    Heather Anderson

    By age 25, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking: the Appalachian Trail (AT), Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and Continental Divide Trail (CDT)a...

  • Backcountry Skiing synopsis, comments

    Backcountry Skiing

    Martin Volken, Scott Schell & Margaret Wheeler

    CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Uphill Movement" from Backcountry Skiing (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) For inte...

  • A Family by Christmas synopsis, comments

    A Family by Christmas

    Viv Royce

    Travel to snowcovered Wood Creek for a heartwarming Christmas where wishes can come true ...Chocolatier Emma Miller has a new business selling bonbons to the residents of the quain...

  • Backpacking Washington synopsis, comments

    Backpacking Washington

    Craig Romano

    Proceeds will support trail maintenance in Washington Features weekend backpacking trips, with info on how to extend most routes Guidebook covers the entire state of Washington Ve...

  • Forget Me Not synopsis, comments

    Forget Me Not

    Jennifer Lowe-Anker

    "Forget Me Not will stay with your forever. It is a beautifully written story of great love, great daring, great loss, and great recovery. Most of all, it is a story of great coura...

  • Cycling the Pacific Coast synopsis, comments

    Cycling the Pacific Coast

    Bill Thorness

    An allnew guide to the most popular longdistance bike tour in the United States!

  • Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue synopsis, comments

    Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue

    Andy Selters

    Includes expanded and updated information on technical improvements and safetyNew sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presentedLarger format with more photographs Glacier ...

  • Silver Trail synopsis, comments

    Silver Trail

    Max Brand

    At twentytwo, John Signal is old enough to have been in a shooting scrape. It was a fair fight, but the man he killed was wellconnected. Fleeing Signal arrives in the mining town o...

  • The Avalanche Handbook synopsis, comments

    The Avalanche Handbook

    Peter Schaerer & David McClung

    CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Backcountry Forecasting & Decisions" from The Avalanche Handbook Information on the unique characteristics of alpine snow, snow slab ins...

  • Over the Edge synopsis, comments

    Over the Edge

    Greg Child

    A different sort of true climbing adventurethis one with terrorists, kidnappings, and AK47s New afterword by the author First time in paperback Before dawn on August 12, 2000, f...

  • Cycling the Great Divide synopsis, comments

    Cycling the Great Divide

    Michael McCoy & Adventure Cycling Association

    CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Cycling the Great Divide, 2nd Edition Mountain bikers from around the world test their mettle on this 2,745mile route each year Ultra ...

  • Mud, Rocks, Blazes synopsis, comments

    Mud, Rocks, Blazes

    Heather Anderson

    Despite her success setting a selfsupported Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013, Heather “Anish” Anderson still had such deepseated insecurities that she b...

  • Into the Silence synopsis, comments

    Into the Silence

    Wade Davis

    The definitive story of the British adventurers who survived the trenches of World War I and went on to risk their lives climbing Mount Everest. On June 6, 1924, two men set out fr...

  • Climbing the Seven Summits synopsis, comments

    Climbing the Seven Summits

    Mike Hamill

    First and only guidebook to climbing all Seven Summits Full color with 125 photographs and 24 maps including a map for each summit route Essential information on primary cl...

  • A Life On the Edge synopsis, comments

    A Life On the Edge

    Jim Whittaker

    "My father's greatest living heroes were John Glenn and Jim Whittakera physical giant with a huge heart, a decent soul, and inspirational courage. We can all be grateful that Whitt...

  • Kiss or Kill synopsis, comments

    Kiss or Kill

    Mark Twight

    Mark Twight's collected works, some never before published in North America Includes dramatic black and white mountaineering photos Features brand new epilogues to all of t...

  • Reinhold Messner synopsis, comments

    Reinhold Messner

    Reinhold Messner

    Reveals the long view from an icon who, with age, has added wisdom to his list of accomplishments Messner climbing firsts: the world’s fourteen peaks taller than 8000 meters; Evere...

  • Sixty Meters to Anywhere synopsis, comments

    Sixty Meters to Anywhere

    Brendan Leonard

    The author is a popular journalist and blogger and the creator of Semirad.com A full journeyfrom confusion to clarity, remorse to redemption Will appeal to those searching for a...

  • K2 synopsis, comments

    K2

    Ed Viesturs & David Roberts

    A thrilling chronicle of the tragedyridden history of climbing the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of The Mountain and No Shortcuts to...

  • The Adventure Gap synopsis, comments

    The Adventure Gap

    James Mills

    "An important new book about a crucial challenge facing the conservation movement" Spencer Black, vice president, Sierra Club The nation’s wild placesfrom national and state park...

  • Echo synopsis, comments

    Echo

    Thomas Olde Heuvelt

    From international bestselling sensation Thomas Olde Heuvelt comes Echo, a thrilling descent into madness and obsession as one man confronts natureand something even more ancient a...

  • Bouldering synopsis, comments

    Bouldering

    Peter Beal

    Includes technical photographs, charts, and illustrations Contributing photography and advice from Dave Graham, Daniel Woods, Jamie Emerson, and many others Appendix highlig...

  • Rock Climbing, 2nd Edition synopsis, comments

    Rock Climbing, 2nd Edition

    Topher Donahoe & Craig Luebben

    Approximately 35 new techniques, safety considerations, and subjects National Outdoor Book Award winner in first edition First edition of this popular title has sold 50,000 copi...

  • Bell of the Desert synopsis, comments

    Bell of the Desert

    Alan Gold

    A grand historical novel about Gertrude Bell, one of the most influential women of the twentieth century.She was the most celebrated adventurer of her day, the brains behind Lawren...

  • I Promise Not to Suffer synopsis, comments

    I Promise Not to Suffer

    Gail D. Storey

    "Witty, wise, and full of heart, Gail Storey’s winning memoir of her hike on the Pacific Crest Trail at the age of fiftysix is a book for every one who ever dreamed of taking the...

  • Everest synopsis, comments

    Everest

    Thomas F. Hornbein

    "Not only did Hornbein play a crucial role in one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in the history of mountaineering, his account of the feat is one of the finest things ev...

  • On the Ridge Between Life and Death synopsis, comments

    On the Ridge Between Life and Death

    David Roberts

    What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both and why do they continue to d...

  • High Infatuation synopsis, comments

    High Infatuation

    Steph Davis

    A collection of vivid, intimate essays and prose poetry on the universal themes of life, love, friendship, personal empowerment, and more, told through a career in climbing 40 pe...

  • Journeys North synopsis, comments

    Journeys North

    Barney Scout Mann

    2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel In Journeys North, legendary trail angel, thru hiker, and former PCTA board member Barney Scout Mann spins a compe...

  • Walking the Gobi synopsis, comments

    Walking the Gobi

    Helen Thayer

    "This harrowing travelogue reads like a nailbiting adventure, sure to enthrall fans of Jon Krakauer and Bill Bryson." Publishers Weekly

  • Stand Up Paddling synopsis, comments

    Stand Up Paddling

    Rob Casey

    Be sure to download the "Rivers" chapter for free so you can try the book before you buy! Stand Up Paddling (SUP) is the fastest growing outdoor sport The first comprehensive guid...

  • Avalanche Essentials synopsis, comments

    Avalanche Essentials

    Bruce Tremper

    Avalanche safety educator Bruce Tremper’s recently published Avalanche Essentials is a terrific little tome that condenses the conventional wisdom into 189 pages. The book is profu...

  • Photography Night Sky synopsis, comments

    Photography Night Sky

    Jennifer Wu & James Martin

    Photography: Night Sky will give you the tips and techniques you need to take stunning photographs in the dark. You'll learn how to overcome the unique issues that confront nig...

  • High Sierra synopsis, comments

    High Sierra

    R.J. Secor

    "The Sierra climbing bible" The Los Angeles Times "The best field guide to the region." Men's Journal "The guide to the Sierra Nevada high country." ...