H. W. Tilman: The Seven Mountain-Travel Books4 reviews H. W. Tilman Mountaineers Books, 2004 Guilty laughs in Tilmans' company + Exploration: life worth living. + Tilman, my uncle's traveling companion + One of the last great explorer-authors             Annapurna42 reviews Maurice Herzog The Lyons Press, 1997 Mountaineering Classic + Climbed But Not Conquered + Great story, flawed method. + An Amazing Story of Incredible Human Endurance             The Boardman Tasker Omnibus: Savage Arena, the Shining Mountain, Sacred Summits, Everest the Cruel Way8 reviews Mountaineers Books, 1995 Remarkable. + Good stories just too many of them + The Best Climbing Book; Period + one of the best of its kind + A gripping collection             Mountaineering the Freedom of the Hills The Mountaineers, 1974             Meditations on the Peaks: Mountain Climbing as Metaphor for the Spiritual Quest4 reviews Julius Evola Inner Traditions, 1998 Very good edition of an important book + yup, they're right + Not for Sunday strollers + A Rarefied and Lofty Evola             The Eiger Sanction Travanian Avon Books, 1973 By the author of Shibumi - "superior suspense - plenty of action, plenty of sex " NY Times             K2: The Savage Mountain1 review Charles S.-M.D.; Bates, Robert H.; and Members of the Third American Karadoram Expedition Houston McGraw-Hill, 1954 HIGH ALTITUDE HEROICS... A riveting read, this book chronicles the 1953 Third American Karakoram Expedition. The authors, members and integral part of that illustrious team of eight expeditioners, regale the reader with their account of the tragic circumstances with which they were faced while attempting to summit K2, a ...             Storms of Silence4 reviews Joe Simpson Mountaineers Books, 1997 A mountain climber opens his heart + Tibetan Simpson here + Great adventures and also disqueting After I read this book, the first thing I wanted to do was email Simpson and compliment him for his courage. Not the I-climb-mountains-and-fall-off-them kind of courage, but the guts for opening his heart. This book is a lot more than another mountaineering account (if that's what you're looking ...             Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival149 reviews Joe Simpson Harper Paperbacks, 2004 Exciting read + Outstanding book - you won't be able to put it down + An Incredible Story + WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!             All Fourteen 8,000ers12 reviews Reinhold Messner Mountaineers Books, 1999 Incredible achievement + Great For Reference & Display + Five Stars for the 14 8Ks + A Must Have             The White Spider14 reviews Heinrich Harrer HarperPerennial, 2005 Beautiful, Magnificent Eiger + Memories from my youth... + The White Spider I love this book, and I love all of the writings of Mr. Harrer. The two Tibet books and this are must reading if you love Mountain books, and if you are interested in Tibet. Another fantastic book to read about the Eiger is The Climb Up To Hell, by Olsen. Mr. Harrer was on the team that made the ...             Nanda Devi: Exploration and Ascent1 review Eric Shipton, H. W. Tilman Mountaineers Books, 2000 Amazing....Truly spectacular book This is truly the most spectacular book I have ever read in my life. There are two parts in the book. The first one "Exploration of Nanda Devi" by Shipton is outstanding. He takes you through the each and every step of their exploration in 1934 which led to discovery of route to Nanda Devi inner ...             We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance71 reviews David Howarth The Lyons Press, 2007 A story of survival that no one hears about. + An amazing story. + A beautiful lesson in heroism + Phenomenal, Unforgettable Book + Incredible story of the will to survive             High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest8 reviews Edmund Hillary Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 A cracking good yarn! + Armchair Mountaineer Loves It + Wonderful book, written very matter-of-factly + I'm On Top Of The World! + Exciting mountaineering tale             Five Miles High2 reviews Robert H. Bates, Charles H. Houston The Lyons Press, 2000 1938 American Expedition to K2 + A certain style of expedition... Five Miles high is an extremely interesting and very readable firsthand account of the 1938 American Expedition to climb K2, the second highest peak in the world. The book is a reissue of the original book describing the expedition and is authored by two team leaders with additional contributions ...             Seven Years in Tibet82 reviews Heinrich Harrer Tarcher, 1997 Amazing Story! + An Incredible Journey & A Good Read + A personal quest for spirituality in the Himalayas becomes a classic book + A book about Tibet.... + Read the Book!             Alive : Sixteen Men, Seventy-two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the ...182 reviews Piers Paul Read, 2005 A horrifyingly true story of triumph and tragedy + Alive + Staying alive against the odds + Incredible Survival Story             The Beckoning Silence15 reviews Joe Simpson Mountaineers Books, 2003 Great combination of climbing history and history in the making + Good read but doesn't quite work + the beckoning silence I decided to read this book after reading Simpson's first book Touching the Void, which is one of the most interesting and inspiring books I have ever read. The Beckoning Silence shows a different side of Joe, and one that is most entertaining. He is someone with the confidence to make fun of ...             This Game of Ghosts17 reviews Joe Simpson Mountaineers Books, 1995 Another great book by Joe Simpson + The Psychology of Adventurism + Fear is the Key + A thoroughly enjoyable read + Good reading             Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains60 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 1997 What an incredible book. + Living Your Challenging Dreams + Wanna get high? + Wonderful!