This book is the story of Stacy Allison, America's premier mountain climber, who in 1988 was the first American woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Includes photographs recounting the climb.
Guide to rock climbing for beginning and advanced climbers discussing skills to help the reader climb safely and covering rappelling, gear, training, knots, leading, anchors, and top-roping. Contains a glossary of climbing jargon.
the true story of Everest's most controversial season
Heil, Nick
2008
Chronicles the 2006 climbing season on Mount Everest, which became one of the deadliest, and most controversial, seasons in the mountain's history, with a media backlash the surprised many of the mountain's most seasoned guides.
Lincoln Hall describes his experiences after deciding to pursue a long-delayed dream to climb Mt. Everest in the spring of 2006, telling how he was declared dead and left behind after he collapsed from altitude sickness and Sherpas were unable to revive him, and discussing his miraculous rescue by an American guide the following day who discovered him sitting on the summit ridge, frostbitten, confused, but still alive.
the true stories of the five women who climbed K2, the world's most feared mountain
Jordan, Jennifer
2005
Presents the true stories of five women who reached the summit of K2 in the Karakoram mountain range along the border of China and Pakistan and examines how these women lived and died.
Chronicles the history of exploration of Mt. Everest, featuring photographs and essays assembled in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay's successful climb to the top of the world's highest mountain in 1953.
A photographic introduction to rock climbing, reviewing the history of the adventure sport, explaining how it is done, and discussing routes and ratings, equipment, and safety.
