mountaineering

The author shares his journey of recovery from a fire accident to his 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica. Adapted for young readers.

Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. Across the ocean, in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary grew up tending his father's bees. In 1953, the two men set out on the same expedition to climb Everest.

"In [the author's] unique window on the ethos of climbing, his friend Alex Honnold's . . . 'free solo' ascent of El Capitan's 3,000 feet of sheer granite, is the central act. [He] delves into a . . . culture that emerged decades earlier during Yosemite's Golden Age, when pioneering climbers like Royal Robbins and Warren Harding invented the sport that Honnold would turn on its ear"--Provided by publisher.

The Alden children and their grandfather are hiking down from Flat Top when a rockslide reveals a cave with a big secret.

Introduces the sport of rock climbing, discussing equipment, safety issues, training, and other related topics.

". . . a historical novel based on the life of Junko Tabei, the first female climber to summit Mount Everest. Junko is bad at athletics. Really bad. She struggles in gym class and on short hikes. Other students laugh because they think she is small and weak. In fourth grade, her teacher Watanabe-Sensei takes her class on a trip to a mountain. It's bigger than any Junko's ever seen, and she's determined to make it to the top. After the trip, Junko becomes a mountaineer in body and spirit. She climbs snowy mountains, rocky mountains, and even faraway mountains outside of her home country of Japan. She joins climbing clubs and befriends fellow climbers as passionate as she is. Then, Junko meets her biggest challenge yet: the tallest mountain in the world"--Provided by publisher.

A girl is reluctant to adventure into the "great outdoors" with her family one summer until she witnesses bears in the wild.

Examines the sport of extreme mountain climbing, where participants climb high mountains with special equipment all while trying to avoid the dangers that come along the climb.

Examines the sport of extreme rock climbing, where participants scale large rocks, mountains, and buildings, sometimes with or without harnesses.

The author shares his journey of recovery from a fire accident to his 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica.