EWolfe Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 I just got a going-away present of Fall of the Phantom Lord as a going-away present. It looks great, so far and got me thinking... A Life in the Vertical ( Wolfgang Gullich), Tillman Hepp tops my llist... Others? Quote
TrogdortheBurninator Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 The department of redundancy department? Quote
Jens Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Eiger Dreams is my personal fav Walter Bonatti's book was good. Quote
G-spotter Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Fall of the Phantom Lord is a book about Andrew Todhunter Andrew Todhunter is not very interesting Climbers - M John Harrison Mountaineering in Scotland - WH Murray Angels of Light - Jeff Long Thin Air - Greg Child No Picnic on Mt Kenya - Felice Benuzzi A Soldier of the Great War - Mark Helprin The Unknown Mountain - Don Munday Quote
Cairns Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 The Last Blue Mountain, Ralph Barker, Lord Hunt intro What a book. i climb and enjoy it greatly. This really sums up the emotion you go through in the conditions (Kid's review from Amazon) Quote
Julian Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 "Kiss or Kill - Confessions of a Serial Climber" by Mark Twight "Extreme Alpinism" by Mark Twight "Thin Air" by Greg Child "No Shortcuts to the Top" by Ed Viesturs "K2 - Dreams and Reality" by Jim Haberl Quote
chris Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 The White Spider - the very first comparison study of Alpine Fast & Light Tactics on a challenging route. So ahead of its time that Harrer never realized it himself! Quote
melmomma Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 No Picnic on Mt. Kenya - the ultimate true adventure story of 3 guys who sneak out of a POW camp, climb Kenya and sneak back in. They made ropes, crampons & tools out of scraps in the camp. Quote
TeleRoss Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Starlight and Storm Mountains of My Life Annapurna Five Miles High Conquistidors of the Useless Teewintot(althought not really about climbing but about mountains) Quote
dt_3pin Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Endless Knot - Kurt Diemburger Deborah and The Mountain of My Fear - Roberts Cascade Apline Guide, Vol. 1-3 Quote
rbw1966 Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 John Long has a really funny book about climbing mishaps--I think its called Close Calls. Quote
Thudman Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 On the Ridge Between Life and Death by David Roberts Quote
cj001f Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Any of the Shipton/Tilman books Heckmair's Autobiography Gervasutti's Climbs Annapurna, then read David Roberts book on Annapurna skip: Teewinot than Men and Mountains pablum book Quote
billcoe Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 Fall of the Phantom Lord is a book about Andrew Todhunter Andrew Todhunter is not very interesting Wow, you nailed one, street cred improvement for wet-spotter! Nice call Dru. Heres another painful one to avoid: The Todd Skinner corporation improvement book called "Beyond the Summit: Setting and Surpassing Extraordinary Business Goals". Love Todd, but hate the book until the end where he finally puts some focus on the climb of the Tower. Until then, it seemed like a cheap imitation of Jerzy Kosinkis great novel "Being there" with Todd playing Chance the Gardner. Quote
tthirloway Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 I second "Soldier of the Great War." It's a fantastic book. "Killing Dragons," by Fergus Flemming is pretty good so far. Quote
Off_White Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 Helprin wrote a climbing novel? That's gotta be worth checking out, thanks. Not Mentioned Yet: One Man's Mountains by Tom Patey. Perhaps the most enjoyable climbing writing by a Brit. Quote
Christy Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 Thanks for the suggestions for a newbie. Into Thin Air by Krakauer Touch the Top of the World by Weinmeyer Quote
rbw1966 Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 Helprin's book is about a soldier in the Italian Alps during WWI. It covers climbing but only as it relates to the war. It is, however, a great book. If you like Memoir from Antproof Case you will like Soldier of a Great War. Quote
Roy Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) The last blue mountain Annapurna The Breach by Rob Taylor Minus 148 degrees by Art Davidson The Unknown Mountain by Don Munday Tales of a Western Mountaineer by C.E. Rusk And I thought I was the only one to read Angles of Light. Edited December 19, 2006 by Roy Quote
Dr_Flush_Amazing Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 The things they should have carried by that marine retard guy excerpt: can opener... MREs.... explosives... etc.. Truly a work of comedic genius. Quote
plexus Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 Sherman Exposed - John Sherman, I've reread it probably four times now. Quote
John_Scurlock Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 These three of the classics, evidently enjoyed by others here as well... Starlight & Storm Conquistadors of the Useless Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage and if I may diverge slightly, The Home of the Blizzard by Douglas Mawson The Worst Journey In The World by Apsley Cherry-Gerrard a most interesting thread, E. Quote
StreetBoss Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 Minus 148 degrees by Art Davidson A Woman's place is on top Seven Summits Quote
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