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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
Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali
One Wrong Step
Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map
Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within
The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains
Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges
A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story
Dixon, Descending
In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage
Fallen: George Mallory and the Tragic 1924 Everest Expedition
Everest 1922: The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World's Highest Mountain
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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
Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
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Lists

Racing Hearts by Ann AdamsCarve My Heart by Mara J. OvaRide by Harper DallasLet the Games Begin by Rufaro Faith MazaruraWaking Olivia by Elizabeth O'Roark
Obscure Sport Romances
63 books — 3 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 — 30 voters

Heidi by Johanna SpyriA Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin GierBanner in the Sky by James Ramsey UllmanBarry by Lynn HallDogs in the Dead of Night by Mary Pope Osborne
Switzerland in Juvenile Fiction
179 books — 10 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLucky by Scott NelsonGRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS by Scott L. NelsonHeidi by Johanna SpyriThe Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos
Mountains on the Cover
428 books — 89 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
245 books — 68 voters
Last Child in the Woods by Richard LouvEndurance by Alfred LansingA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Starship & the Canoe by Kenneth BrowerArctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
Books for Outdoor Guides
42 books — 13 voters


Related Genres

Sports
Hiking
Mountaineering
Mountains
Climbing
Skiing
The Alps
Bouldering

Quotes Tagged “Mountaineering”

“ To think that there's any mountain too high for me to CLIMB would be the universe playing mind games with me and I'm constantly positioning my mind to not fall for such a trick. ...more ”
― Chinonye J. Chidolue
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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”

"Kilimanjaro" Book Trailer
"Kilimanjaro" Book Trailer
No Shortcuts to the Top by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
No Shortcuts to the Top by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
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Groups Tagged "Mountaineering"

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 9 years ago
Cliff Notes Seeing Trails Armchair Mountaineers
9 members, last active 10 years ago
Polar Explorers A group devoted to reading about the most inaccessible places on and above our planet. The focus…more
26 members, last active 9 years ago
Let's talk about any book that talks about mountains and/or nature. Anything that describes our …more
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