Climbing

Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or any other part of the body to ascend a steep object. It is done recreationally, competitively, in trades that rely on it, and in emergency rescue and military operations. It is done indoors and out, on natural and man-made structures. ...more

Crux
Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away
The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali
A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
The Next Everest
The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within
Zuurstofschuld
Life Lived Wild:  Adventures at the Edge of the Map
A Wild Idea: The True Story of Doug Tompkins―From Corporate Capitalism to Conservation Legacy in Patagonia's Wilderness
Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges
Dixon, Descending
Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World
Time on Rock: A Climber's Route into the Mountains
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Alone on the Wall
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training for Climbers
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes: Navigation Through the Maze of Advice for the Self-coached Climber
The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Climbing Performance (How to Climb Series)
Self-Coached Climber
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest
Climbing Anchors
Annapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak: (26,493 Feet)
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim ButcherEdge of the Map by Johanna GartonBy Any Means by Charley BoormanThe Climb by Anatoli Boukreev
Adventure Biographies
41 books — 28 voters

The Mountains of My Life by Walter BonattiThe White Spider by Heinrich HarrerEdge of the Map by Johanna GartonKilimanjaro and Beyond by Barry FinlayAnnapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak by Maurice Herzog
Mountaineering
36 books — 29 voters

The Next Everest by Jim DavidsonIcefall by John AllBuried in the Sky by Peter ZuckermanThe Last Hours on Everest by Graham HoylandBeyond the Blue Mountains by Jean Plaidy
The Mountains Are Calling
18 books — 7 voters
Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleurEvery Day After by Laura   GoldenMagnolia by Kristi CookOral History by Lee  SmithThe Bridge from Me to You by Lisa Schroeder
On the Fence
32 books — 8 voters


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Alain de Botton
Getting to the top has an unfortunate tendency to persuade people that the system is OK after all.
Alain de Botton

Michael Schauch
When I am climbing, the mountain is part of me, and I am part of it.
Michael Schauch, A Story of Karma: Finding Love and Truth in the Lost Valley of the Himalaya

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