Favorite Books on Climbing

[Keith_Henson]

There was an older classic I read about 15 years ago something like

In the throne of the hall of the mountian king or something similar to that.

Does that or similar name ring a bell for anyone.

I do remember it was a moving book.

 

Galen Rowell's "In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods"-- a gossipy ("written with unflinching honesty") and fascinating account of 1975 K2 attempt and starring the Whittaker's, Bertulis, Dunham, Wickwire..

[Doug]

Annapurna

K2 - The Savage Mountain

Eiger Dreams

 

Recently I read a novel by Jeff Long titled "The Wall". Interesting bit of fiction, worth a read in my opinion.

[KC_Climber]

White Spider

Minus 148 Degrees

The Climb

 

Accidents in North American Mountaineering

Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue

[CatsClaw]

Galen Rowell's "In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods"-- a gossipy ("written with unflinching honesty") and fascinating account of 1975 K2 attempt and starring the Whittaker's, Bertulis, Dunham, Wickwire..

 

Thanks Keith - not a title easy to remember....

 

[olyclimber]

got Postcards from the Trailer Park by Cameron Burns for xmas. read it last night...some funny fred beckey stories in there

[enelson]

mountains beyond mountains. not about climbing, but sounds like it should be. and a must read!

[JayB]

I can remember hearing about Aleister Crowley's exploits as a climber, and scrolling through a bit of his "Confessions," online somewhere. There's quite a bit of interesting information there about the politics and characters involved in turn-of-the-century English climbing.

[alpineyeti]

I apologize for repeat listings and mispelled titles/authors. This is a great thread that all climbers should check out, as mountaineering/climbing literature is a direct link to our own history and the climbing community at large.

 

Scrambles amongst the Alps - Whymper

Joe Tasker - anything

Peter Bordeman - anything

Annapurna south face - Bonnington

Moments of Doubt - David Roberts

Into the Wild - Kraukeur (no climbing, but a great read)

Everest West Ridge - Hornbien

Challange of Rainier - Molenaar

In the Zone - Potterfield

Challenge of the North Cascades - If you don't know who wrote this....

 

 

[enelson]

into the unknown, about hans craus was real good too, quich read, and about his medical work/back work/JFK/general fitness? and being a badass climber, kicking the shit out of the gunks!

[pms]

I with enelson and loved Tracy Kidder's, "Mountains Beyond Mountains". Amazing book. and "The Climb" was really good too.

[enelson]

I with enelson and loved Tracy Kidder's, "Mountains Beyond Mountains". Amazing book. and "The Climb" was really good too.

 

holla! only 250 out of 251 post are worthless bullshit then!

[pms]

If you liked Bonatti, Rene Desmaison is fun too

[rmncwrtr]

Does anyone know anything about the following books and if any are worth adding to the list of SAR books recommended here? Thanks.

 

1) Fundamentals of Search and Rescue by Donald C. Cooper

2) Ready to Serve, Ready to Save: Strategies of Real-Life Search & Rescue Missions by Susan Bulanda

3) Death, Daring and Disaster: Search & Rescue by Charles Farabee

[Maestro]

Anatoly Boukreev's "The Climb" has been recommended several times, but I don't think anyone has mentioned his personal memoirs: "Above the Clouds." It gets you inside his head much better than "The Climb."

 

[pink]

how to climb 5.12

[Roy]

Peter Boardman who was lost on Everest with joe Tasker was a fine author.

 

good stuff.

[Bill Slugg]

I read the White Spider when I was 16 then at 17 I took the railway up to the Jungfrau and stood at von Allmen's window and gazed upon the North Face. It was scary, icy, foggy, vertical, overhung. Loose rock everywhere. Very impressive.