mountaineering

"Join Nepalese climber Nimsdai Purja as he recounts his journey to scale all 8,000 meter 'Death Zone' mountains in seven months"--Provided by publisher.

A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.

Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to participate in an "International Peace Ascent" in the Hindu Kush, with a team made up of under-eighteen-year-old climbers from around the world--but from the first something seems wrong, so when the group is attacked, and most of the climbers are either killed or kidnapped, Peak finds himself caught up in a struggle to survive, shadowed by the Shen, a mysterious snow leopard.

"In search of her missing father, Cara and her ex-boyfriend Nat venture into the Cascade Mountains, up a harrowing rock face, and navigate through time as they explore the impact of Pearl Harbor and its Japanese incarceration camps, Cara's family, and each other"--OCLC.

Twelve-year-old Carly, determined to convince her family she is well after a serious illness, hides that she feels tired while mountain climbing with her father and brother but an injury puts her to the test. Includes glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and information about mountain climbing.

"On May 6, 1996, dozens of excited climbers set off to scale Mount Everest and to reach the tallest point on Earth. On the morning of May 10, the skies were clear. The summit was in sight. But hours later, a terrible storm hit. Eight climbers died as they became trapped near the peak. What went wrong, and how did the survivors manage to make it back alive? Told through the . . . graphic novel format, this . . . tale transports readers back in time to discover how one of the deadliest days on Mount Everest unfolded"--Provided by publisher.

Six suns, six blasts in the sky; a seventh one, and the earth will die. In the isolation of the Himalayas, the snows still fall, but they are tinged with the ash of a nuclear winter; the winds still blow, but they wail with the cries of ghosts. The seventh and final blast is near. As the world heaves its final breaths, the people of the Tibetan plateau?civilization?s final survivors?are haunted by spirits and terrorized by warlords. Though the last of the seven prophesied cataclysms is at hand, young Karma searches for a father who disappeared ten years earlier, presumed dead.

"Veteran climber Mark Synnott never planned on climbing Mount Everest, but a hundred-year mystery lured him into an expedition--and a . . . history of . . . adventure, . . . tragedy, and human aspiration unfolded"--Provided by publisher.

Recounts the events that took place on K2, the world's second highest peak, in early August 2008, when eleven climbers were killed in the worst disaster in the mountain's history.

"Climbing can be an exciting and energizing activity. Some people climb to the tops of mountains. Others climb steep rock formations, such as cliffs and boulders. This type of climbing is called rock climbing . . . covers the basics of rock climbing, going over how and where to climb, recommended gear, safety measures, and related activities. It also includes interesting facts about rock climbing, as well as healthy eating and exercise tips to help readers improve their fitness"--Provided by publisher.