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Mountaineering

The term mountaineering describes the sport of mountain climbing, including ski mountaineering. Hiking in the mountains can also be a simple form of mountaineering when it involves scrambling, or short stretches of the more basic grades of rock climbing, as well as crossing glaciers.

Also known as Mountain Climbing and Alpinism

Most Read This Week Tagged "Mountaineering"

La felicità del lupo
The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within
Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
One Wrong Step
Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali
The Moth and the Mountain
Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas
Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains
Berbeka. Życie w cieniu Broad Peaku
Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map
A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story
In the Shadow of the Mountain
The Next Everest
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Mountaineering Books

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Annapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak: (26,493 Feet)
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest
Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
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Lists

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerForever on the Mountain by James M. TaborBuried in the Sky by Peter ZuckermanInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko
Banff Mountain Book Festival Award Winners
171 books — 38 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

Edge of the Map by Johanna GartonBreaking Trail by Arlene BlumA Woman's Place Is at the Top by Hannah KimberleyFinding Elevation by Lisa ThompsonAnnapurna by Arlene Blum
Women Climb!
7 books — 8 voters
Peak by Roland SmithBreathless by Amy McCullochThe Abominable by Dan Simmons
Best Fiction that Features Rock Climbing and Mountaineering (Fiction only!)
3 books — 2 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
22 books — 27 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
#GetOutside
239 books — 66 voters


Related Genres

Sports
Hiking
Mountaineering
Mountains
Climbing
Skiing
The Alps
Bouldering

Quotes Tagged “Mountaineering”

Bhuwan Thapaliya
“ The steeper the trail, the nearer we’re to the top. ”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya
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Amit Kalantri
“ You need mountains, long staircases don't make good hikers. ...more ”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
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Videos Tagged “Mountaineering”

Ed Viesturs on Writing "K2"
Ed Viesturs on Writing "K2"
Panoramic View of Colorado Rocky Mountains from Grays Peak (14,278 ft; 4352 m)
Panoramic View of Colorado Rocky Mountains from Grays Peak (14,278 ft; 4352 m)
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Groups Tagged "Mountaineering"

Cliff Notes Seeing Trails Armchair Mountaineers
9 members, last active 10 years ago
Let's talk about any book that talks about mountains and/or nature. Anything that describes our …more
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Kilimanjaro, Climbing and Trekking Have you thought about going on a trek or climbing a mountain? Do you need inspiration to make a…more
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Tuolumne County Hiker's Book A forum for TCH members to share adventure, outdoor books. Goodreads is a great way to research …more
4 members, last active 8 years ago

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