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Mountains eBooks

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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

  • In Sight of Yellow Mountain

    A Year in the Irish Countryside

    by Philip Judge ...
    ‘This is The Good Life meets A Year in Provence’. Sue Collins, The Nualas‘A luminous, funny and profound reading experience.’ Sebastian BarryFirst, a dream of escaping the city… and then a century-old cottage to match the dream. Moving to a small village in the heart of the countryside was the beginning of a new life for Philip Judge and his Beloved – the beginning of life In Sight of Yellow ... Read more

    R194,68

  • 东岳西岳

    by 崔文杰 ...
    本书共分为：五岳之首——东岳泰山；奇险天下——西岳华山两部分，主要内容包括：黄飞虎赶山演成泰山、奇秀天下的风景名胜、帝王封禅祭祀的神山、道教在泰山的千古传承等。 ... Read more

    R204,34

  • Just Mountain Photos! Big Book of Photographs & Pictures of Mountains, Vol. 1

    by Big Book of Photos ...
    This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality color images produced by a series of today's professional photographers. ... Read more

    R49,83

  • Survival - how to survive in the wild

    Wilderness survival guide for beginners, how to build a shelter, start a fire, find water and have the right reflexes in the wild

    by Didier Moulin ...
    The first step before you start venturing into the wilderness is to be well prepared. This wilderness survival guide is designed to give you the basics of survivalism so that you can have the right reflexes when the time comes.Here is what you will discover in this survival manual:- The basics of survival to survive in the wilderness- What is bushcraft?- How to start a fire and keep it going<br... ... Read more

    R103,82

  • The Guadalupe Mountains of Texas

    by Alan Tennant ...
    Since its publication in 1980, The Guadalupe Mountains of Texas has received many honors, including the Friends of the Dallas Public Library Award from the Texas Institute of Letters and recognition for its superb design from the Rounce and Coffin Club. ... Read more

    R333,37

  • In the Shadow of the Carmens

    Afield with a Naturalist in the Northern Mexican Mountains

    by Bonnie Reynolds McKinney ...
    Series series Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
    Just across the Rio Grande from West Texas in the state of Coahuila, México, the mountain ranges of the Maderas del Carmen rise majestically. Often called magical or mystical, they have stirred imagination for centuries. Stories of bandits, Indians, ghosts, incredible flora and fauna, cool forests, waterfalls, and vast woodlands filter across the Rio Grande.Many people have dreamed of exploring ... Read more

    R146,84

  • Exceptional Mountains

    A Cultural History of the Pacific Northwest Volcanoes

    by O. Alan Weltzien ...
    Over the past 150 years, people have flocked to the Pacific Northwest in increasing numbers, in part due to the region’s beauty and one of its most exceptional features: volcanoes. This segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire has shaped not only the physical landscape of the region but also the psychological landscape, and with it the narratives we compose about ourselves. Exceptional Mountains is a ... Read more

    R679,87

  • Mountains of the Heart

    A Natural History of the Appalachians

    by Scott Weidensaul, Scott Weidensaul ...
    Part natural history, part poetry, Mountains of the Heart is full of hidden gems and less traveled parts of the Appalachian MountainsStretching almost unbroken from Alabama to Belle Isle, Newfoundland, the Appalachians are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. In Mountains of the Heart, renowned author and avid naturalist Scott Weidensaul shows how geology, ecology, climate, evolution, ... Read more

    R218,67 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sierra Wildflowers

    A Hiker's Guide

    by John Muir Laws ...
    From sprawling fields of showy hillside poppies, lupines, and paintbrushes in the foothills to orchids, lilies, and primroses in the higher meadows of our national parks, the Sierra Nevada is one of the premier wildflower destinations in California. Naturalist John Muir Laws has adapted his painted-from-life flower illustrations from The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada into a lightweight yet ... Read more

    R265,75

  • Nouvelles des cimes

    by Dino Buzzati, Paolo Rumiz ...
    Translated by Gachet Delphine ...
    Series Book 1 - Nouvelles des cimes
    Journaliste, peintre, écrivain, célèbre maître du réalisme fantastique, Dino Buzzati fut aussi un grand amoureux des sommets. Les montagnes ont toujours été pour lui un lieu d’expression, tantôt métaphores du mystère, géants à affronter, objectifs de conquête ou symboles d’opportunités perdues. En témoignent les textes inédits rassemblés dans cette anthologie, des articles jamais réédités après ... Read more

    R311,85

  • The High Sierra

    A Love Story

    by Kim Stanley Robinson ...
    A “sublime” and “radically original” exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder).Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as ... Read more

    R248,27

  • Base Camp

    40 Days on Everest

    by Dianne Whelan ...
    It takes forty days to know the mountain.Each spring, over eight hundred climbers attempt to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. The conditions are challenging, and without warning can become life-threatening. Some make it to the top of what is considered the world’s most majestic mountain, but others are not so lucky, and in the attempt to reach the elusive summit, many more have tragically lost ... Read more

    R191,81

  • Ecology & Wonder in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site

    by Robert W. Sandford ...
    Ecology & Wonder makes several remarkable claims: The greatest cultural achievement in the Western Canadian mountain region may be what has been preserved, not what has been developed. Protecting the spine of the Rocky Mountains will preserve crucial ecological functions. Because the process of ecosystem diminishment and species loss has been slowed, an ecological thermostat has been kept alive. ... Read more

    R664,11