Spring break turns into a mountain climbing trip for a girl trying to connect to her distant father. One problem: her dad has picked a cursed mountain, and they might not make it to the summit.
Glen Denny's photos preserved and romanticized the 1960's era that is now referred to as the Golden Age of American Rock Climbing. His memoir brings a sense of purity and non-commercialization to the sport and recalls memories of a time when no one really knew if the rocks could even be climbed.
the true story of the youngest person to climb the seven summits
Romero, Jordan
"The story of Jordan Romero, who at the age of 13 became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. At age 15, he reached the summits of the world's 7 highest mountains"--Provided by publisher.
Hanging out at the edge of the world at the edge of a mountain ridge is just another day for extreme adventurer Gregg Treinish. From the top of the Appalachian Trail to the very bottom of South America, Gregg is on a quest for adventure. Join Gregg as he treks across the Americas, faces the (almost) impossible, and learns how to make the world a better place in the process.
Describes the gear used in mountain climbing and the sport's risks, and reveals the dangers associated with climbing the tallest peak on each continent, including Mount Everest, Aconcagua, and Mount Vinson.
Two thirteen-year-old cousins are trapped in a blizzard on the same treacherous mountain in the Cascades that claimed the lives of their world-famous, mountain-climber, twin fathers exactly two years earlier.
