'I have given my whole life to the mountains. Born at the foot of the Alps, I have been a ski champion, a professional guide, an amateur of the greatest climbs in the Alps and a …
Joe Tasker lies, struck down by illness, in a damp, bug-infested room in the Himalaya, wondering if he will be well enough to climb Dunagiri, his first venture to the ‘big’ …
Following a remarkable year of climbing, Peter Boardman's last book Sacred Summits recounts his trips to the South Face of the Carstensz Pyramid in New Guinea, Kangchenjunga and …
'One of the greatest mountaineering survival stories never told.' – The Sunday Times Some mountains are high; some mountains are hard. Few are both. On the afternoon of 13 July …
'Even the most casual reader among you will by now have worked out that the whole thing is little more than a delightful ruse for having a very good time.'Experienced climber …
‘The mountains are crystal under the blue sky, as we climb up our untouched peak. This is why we climb.’In this fast-paced, refreshingly honest account, Stephen Venables invites …
‘A book grows rather like a snow crystal. One doesn’t write it from start to finish but, in greater or less degree, all at the same time … that is why my book is not in …
Winner, Mountain Literature (Non-Fiction) Award, Banff Mountain Book Festival 2018Nick Bullock is a climber who lives in a small green van, flitting between Llanberis, Wales, and …
'A full and fascinating portrait of one of the great figures of mountaineering.' – Michael PalinAt dusk on 24 September 1975, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons …
'All mountaineers develop differently. Some go higher, some try ever-steeper faces and others specialise in a particular range or region. I am increasingly drawn to remoteness – to …
