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  • Into Thin Air

    A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster

    by Jon Krakauer ...
    Series series Picador Collection
    **Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest. Members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude.The disaster ended in the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.'A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse ... Read more

    R232,75

  • I Saw You Standing There: Green Mountain Book 3

    by Marie Force ...
    Series Book 3 - Green Mountain
    From New York Times bestselling author Marie Force, creator of the beloved McCarthys of Gansett Island, Quantum and Fatal series, comes the third book in her Green Mountain series**. Fans of Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis will love the** heartwarming, sexy romance series centered on the lives of the Abbott family.There's a budding romance on Butler Mountain, but in the Abbott ... Read more

    R391,91

  • Seven Years in Tibet

    by Heinrich Harrer ...
    Translated by Richard Graves ...
    A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping and fled to Tibet. Settling ... Read more

    R142,93

  • Facing Up

    A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Mount Everest

    by Bear Grylls ...
    No one could fail to be gripped by his heartfelt excitement and emotion over what was the adventure of a lifetime' – IndependentAt the age of 23, a young challenger named Bear Grylls set out to defy nature's mightiest peak, Mount Everest. With the relentless drive to conquer and a heart weighed down by a past marred by a life-threatening accident, Grylls overcame the obstacles to become one of the ... Read more

    R275,07

  • The Snow Leopard

    by Peter Matthiessen ...
    One of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written, this is the true story of a journey to the high Himalayas in search of the snow leopard.In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless ... Read more

    R239,19

  • Himalaya

    by Michael Palin ...
    Michael Palin tackles the full length of the Himalaya in this terrific number one bestseller.Having risen to the challenge of seas, poles, dhows and deserts, the highest mountains in the world were a natural target for Michael Palin. In a journey rarely, if ever, attempted before, in 6 months of hard travelling Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya including the Khyber Pass, the hidden ... Read more

    R172,37

  • Underland

    A Deep Time Journey - The bestselling nature book from the author of Is a River Alive?

    by Robert Macfarlane ...
    Follow Robert Macfarlane to the furthest corners of the globe....A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2019WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday TimesA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyIn Underland, Robert Macfarlane takes us on... ... Read more

    R239,19

  • Dark Summit

    The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season

    by Nick Heil ...
    **Written by experienced climber Nick Heil, Dark Summit is both a riveting account of a notorious climbing season and a troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiraled out of control."A dramatic story, ably and convincingly told . . . A chilling look at the precarious line between success and tragedy."**—Kirkus ReviewsOn May 15, 2006, a young ... Read more

    R188,13

  • The Third Pole

    My Everest climb to find the truth about Mallory and Irvine

    by Mark Synnott ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS'The best Everest book I've read since Into Thin Air. Synnott's climbing skills take you places few will ever dare to tread, but it's his writing that will keep you turning pages well past bedtime.' - Mark AdamsVeteran climber Mark Synnott never planned on climbing Mount Everest. But a hundred-year mystery lured him into an expedition where a history of ... Read more

    R297,84

  • Beyond Possible

    The inspirational autobiography of the celebrated mountaineer

    by Nimsdai Purja ...
    The brave and inspiring true story of renowned climber Nims Purja's mission to summit the fourteen highest peaks on Earth - as seen on Netflix.'Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The TimesFourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the ... Read more

    R250,80

  • Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day

    The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day

    by Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan ...
    “Gripping, intense. . . . Buried in the Sky will satisfy anyone who loved [Into Thin Air].”—Kate Tuttle, Boston GlobeWhen Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s ... Read more

    R251,72

  • Into Wild Mongolia

    by George B. Schaller ...
    Explore the wonders of wild Mongolia through the eyes of a distinguished field biologistMongolia became a satellite of the Soviet Union in the mid-1920s, and for nearly seven decades effectively closed its doors to the outside world. Biologist George Schaller initially visited the country in 1989, and was one of the first Western scientists allowed to study and assess the conservation status of ... Read more

    R373,39

  • The Vanishing Ice

    Diaries of a Scottish snow hunter

    by Iain Cameron ...
    There are few more beautiful places than Scotland’s winter mountains. But even when most of the snow has melted, isolated patches can linger well into summer and beyond. In The Vanishing Ice, Iain Cameron chronicles these remarkable and little-seen relics of the Ice Age, describing how they have fascinated travellers and writers for hundreds of years, and reflecting on the impact of climate change ... Read more

    R350,62

  • The Finest Peaks

    Prominence and Other Mountain Measures

    by Adam Helman ...
    This book challenges the precedent that a mountain's worth scales with height. It is a rational synthesis of new concepts that compel one to reassess the popular "heightist mindset". The concept of prominence, loosely defined as a mountain's vertical relief, is a stiff competitor to summit height for assessing a mountain's stature and relative worth for innumerable purposes.The community of ... Read more

    R127,87

  • The Great Quest

    Fifty Us State High Points and More

    by Matthew Gilbertson, Eric Gilbertson ...
    Eric and Matthew were born in Berea, KY in 1986 and started hiking with their Dad in the nearby hills and hollers of Kentucky as soon as they could walk. They started college in the fall of 2004 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass, and discovered the MIT Outing Club. They both graduated in 2008 and in 2010 with Bachelors and Masters degrees. Since fall 2010, they ... Read more

    R57,95

  • Il passo delle stagioni

    Piccolo diario della natura alpina

    by Gianni Gasparini ...
    Series series Piccola filosofia di viaggio
    Camminando sui sentieri alpini è facile seguire il passo, ovvero il ritmo delle stagioni. Tra contrasti e accostamenti armoniosi, i colori, i silenzi e i rumori, gli elementi stessi del paesaggio – rocce e acque, alberi e fiori, uccelli e animali di terra, costruzioni e segni della presenza umana – mutano via via che si susseguono i giorni e i mesi. Gianni Gasparini fa parlare le piccole cose che ... Read more

    R121,38 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hunting Trips of a Ranchman - An Account of the Big Game of the United States and its Chase with Horse, Hound and Rifle - Vol.1 and Vol.2

    by Theodore Roosevelt, T. Maxwell Witham, Rowland Evans Robinson ...
    This antique text contains a detailed account of various big game hunting expeditions around the United States. Written by Theodore Roosevelt, this fascinating text is both entertaining and informative, and is sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in hunting or in the life and work of one of the most notable Americans to have ever lived. The chapters of this book include: 'Ranching in The Bad ... Read more

    R146,61 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia

    by Todd Davis, Noah Davis, Carolyn Mahan, janan alexandra, David Baker, Susan Barba, Sarah Barber, Robin Becker0, Lisa Bellamy1, Dave Bonta2, Elizabeth Bradfield3, Joseph J. Capista4, Stacie Cassarino5, George David Clark6, Grant Clauser7, J.L. Conrad8, Geffrey Davis9, Alison Deming0, Chard deNiord1, Rebecca Foust2, Hannah Fries3, Michael Garrigan4, Adam Giannelli5, Margaret Gibson6, Charity Gingerich7, Andrew C. Gottlieb8, Willard P. Greenwood II9, Jeff Gundy0, K.A. Hays1, John Hodgen2, Henry Hughes3, M.J. Iuppa4, Julie Swarstad Johnson5, Kasey Jueds6, Julia Spicher Kasdorf7, Daniel Lassell8, Sydney Lea9, Diane LeBlanc0, Xiaoly Li1, Anni Liu2, Marjorie Maddox3, Kerrin McCadden4, Abby Minor5, Roger Mitchell6, Nik Moore7, Aimee Nezhukumatathil8, Leah Poole Osowski9, Sean Prentiss0, L. Renée1, Jack Ridl2, Christina Seymour3, Neil Shepard4, Julia Shipley5, Betsy Sholl6, David Shumate7, Matthew J. Spireng8, Eleanor Stanford9, Jordan Temchack0, Philip Terman1, Chase Twichell2, Lee Upton3, Judith Vollmer4, Ryan Walsh5, Henry Walters6, Jerry Wemple7, Karen J. Weyant8, Joe Wilkins9, Emily Beam0, Joe Beam1, Allyson Comstock2, Roberto D’Amanda3, Ashley Hamersma4, Gary Hawkins5, Talley V. Kayser6, Gwen Noll7, Ray Noll8, Henry Shearon9, Quinlin Taylor0, Sarah E. Allen1, Carl Engstrom2, Jerry D. Hassinger3, Andrew L. Shiels4, Hannah L. (Cave) Stout5, Sarah Blake6, Shara McCallum7 ...
    Series Book 59 - Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books
    Northern Appalachia is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth and home to a broad range of ecological and human cultures. With A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia, editors Todd Davis and Noah Davis recognize and celebrate this diversity and the fact that humans are storytelling creatures who develop relationships with their landscapes at the intersection of art and science.A ... Read more

    R424,11

  • In the Catskills - Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs

    by John Burroughs ...
    First published in 1910, "In the Catskills" is a fantastic selection of essays concerning The Catskill Mountains by American naturalist John Burroughs. Nowhere is a love of Catskill Mountain landscape, its flora and fauna, and its people more beautifully expressed then in these eight essays. Highly recommended for lovers of nature writing and naturalism. John Burroughs (1837 - 1921) was an ... Read more

    R146,61 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Earth's Wrinkled Crust: How Much is Dominated by Mountains?

    by Aishik Dutta ...
    Have you ever gazed at a mountain peak and wondered... what truly makes it a mountain? Is it just a hill that kept growing, or is there a more dramatic story etched into its slopes? Dive into "Earth's Wrinkled Crust," an illuminating journey that explores the majestic, dynamic, and surprisingly complex world of mountains.This book tackles the big questions:What exactly defines a mountain? Discover ... Read more

    R47,97 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Volcano’s Whisper

    Unraveling the Secrets of Mountain Eruptions

    by Kimberly Gillett ...
    Have you ever wondered about the mysterious and menacing whispers of volcanic peaks? Are you fascinated by the world's fire mountains and eager to explore their marvels and mysteries? Do you find yourself pondering: • What secrets lie within the fiery depths of the world's most iconic volcanoes? • How do volcanic eruptions shape our planet and impact the lives of those living near these majestic ... Read more

    R128,21

  • Mes étapes d'alpinisme

    by Charles Lefebure ...
    Series series Savoirs & Traditions
    « Combien de fois ai-je entendu les personnes auxquelles je faisais des récits d’ascensions et auxquelles je montrais en projections photographiques des scènes prises sur les cimes des Alpes, me demander quel attrait pouvait avoir ce sport où la fatigue et les efforts se mêlent au danger constant, continu. Pour la plupart d’entre elles, cela ne devait être que la gloriole d’avoir été où peu ... Read more

    R34,00

  • È quando sogni

    by Walter Bonatti ...
    Dalle carte di Walter Bonatti riemerge una singolare raccolta di citazioni da lui trascritte nel corso di una vita, riguardanti i temi che più gli stavano a cuore: l’avventura, la natura, la montagna, la dignità, la forza, l’amarezza, la solitudine… Perle estratte dai propri libri e da quelli degli autori più amati (e non solo), frasi colte al volo, descrizioni piene di poesia: gli spunti e le ... Read more

    R262,19

  • Marches

    by Andrew Allott ...
    Series Book 118 - Collins New Naturalist Library
    A complete natural history and the first large-scale survey of this unique part of the country.The borderland between England and Wales has long been a region of contention. Its distinctive geography, wedged roughly between Welsh mountains and English river beds has not only isolated this rural, sparsely-populated slice of land, but created a unique identity.Stretching along the bordering counties ... Read more

    R499,09