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Climbing Books
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 197 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.26 — 555,945 ratings — published 1997
Alone on the Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.89 — 13,455 ratings — published 2015
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.23 — 63,553 ratings — published 1988
The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training for Climbers (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,274 ratings — published 2003
The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.47 — 10,298 ratings — published 2017
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes: Navigation Through the Maze of Advice for the Self-coached Climber (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,169 ratings — published 2009
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.59 — 3,946 ratings — published 1960
Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,402 ratings — published 2002
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.04 — 25,228 ratings — published 1990
Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Climbing Performance (How to Climb Series)
by (shelved 78 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.18 — 670 ratings — published 1997
Self-Coached Climber (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.22 — 565 ratings — published
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.99 — 18,046 ratings — published 1997
Climbing Anchors (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.35 — 405 ratings — published 1993
Annapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak: (26,493 Feet)
by (shelved 52 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.09 — 10,364 ratings — published 1951
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.14 — 11,281 ratings — published 2006
Vertical Mind: Psychological Approaches for Optimal Rock Climbing (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.97 — 340 ratings — published 2014
The Rock Climber's Training Manual | A Guide to Continuous Improvement (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.49 — 290 ratings — published 2014
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,827 ratings — published 2009
The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,446 ratings — published 1959
Make or Break: Don't Let Climbing Injuries Dictate Your Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.45 — 198 ratings — published 2015
The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,234 ratings — published 2019
Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.53 — 1,340 ratings — published 2014
The Beckoning Silence (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,688 ratings — published 2002
Espresso Lessons From The Rock Warrior's Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.19 — 281 ratings — published 2009
How To Climb 5.12 (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.71 — 307 ratings — published 1994
High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,025 ratings — published 2007
Psychovertical (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.28 — 896 ratings — published 2008
Conquistadors of the Useless (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,522 ratings — published 1961
Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,106 ratings — published 2001
Rock Climbing Technique: The Practical Guide to Movement Mastery (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.43 — 254 ratings — published
Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,332 ratings — published 2003
How to Rock Climb! (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.93 — 280 ratings — published 1989
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.94 — 6,184 ratings — published 2008
Mastermind: Mental Training for Climbers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.18 — 157 ratings — published
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.22 — 11,121 ratings — published 2012
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,620 ratings — published 2010
Better Bouldering (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.95 — 178 ratings — published 1997
Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (The Mountaineers Outdoor Experts Series)
by (shelved 24 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.32 — 231 ratings — published 2006
Conditioning for Climbers: The Complete Exercise Guide (How To Climb Series)
by (shelved 23 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.82 — 195 ratings — published 2008
Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.61 — 7,989 ratings — published 2000
Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.23 — 112 ratings — published 2006
High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,710 ratings — published 1999
A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,814 ratings — published 2024
The Climbing Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.42 — 224 ratings — published 2018
Trad Climber's Bible (How To Climb Series)
by (shelved 21 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.35 — 112 ratings — published 2013
This Game of Ghosts (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,451 ratings — published 1993
Beastmaking: A fingers-first approach to becoming a better climber (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.40 — 376 ratings — published
Revelations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.39 — 427 ratings — published 2009
The Tower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.31 — 836 ratings — published 2014
Annapurna: A Woman's Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,007 ratings — published 1980
“Jumping from boulder to boulder and never falling, with a heavy pack, is easier than it sounds; you just can't fall when you get into the rhythm of the dance.”
― The Dharma Bums
― The Dharma Bums
“Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.”
― Scrambles Amongst the Alps
― Scrambles Amongst the Alps
