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

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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
Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Climbing Performance (How to Climb Series)
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
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
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework by Geoffrey BudworthComplete Book of Decorative Knots by Geoffrey BudworthThe Book of Camping Knots by Peter  OwenThe Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford W. AshleyThe Bluejacket's Manual by U.S. Department of the Navy
Practical Knots & Knotting
19 books — 5 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
37 books — 29 voters

輝耀之山:兩位如風少年的絕壁長征 by Peter Boardman我的山間初夏 by John Muir攀向自由:波蘭冰峰戰士們的一頁鐵血史詩 by Bernadette McDonald靈魂的征途:安娜普納南壁 by Chris Bonington攀登的奧義:從馬洛里、尼采到齊美爾的歐洲山岳思想選粹 by 詹偉雄
「Meters」書系
10 books — 1 voter
Corrag by Susan FletcherThe Tacksman's Daughter by Donna  ScottGlencoe by John PrebbleTreachery by Night by Ann RuffellThe Ghosts of Glencoe by Mollie Hunter
Glencoe
23 books — 7 voters

The Next Everest by Jim DavidsonThe Everest Mystery by Julie SummersIcefall by John AllBuried in the Sky by Peter ZuckermanThe Last Hours on Everest by Graham Hoyland
The Mountains Are Calling
18 books — 7 voters
Rock Climbing Anchors by Craig LuebbenMountaineering by The Mountaineers ClubSelf-Coached Climber by Dan HagueTraining for Climbing by Eric J. Hörst1001 Climbing Tips by Andy Kirkpatrick
Best Instructional Climbing Books
7 books — 6 voters


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