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  1. O'Connor, B: NEPAL. ADVENTURE TREKS SERIES: 1990: Paperback, illustrations, some in colour, maps. (Was £12.99): £5.00
  2. Alpine Club, EXHIBITION CATALOGUE - CENTENARY EXHIBITION: 1957: £1.00
  3. Alpine Club, EXHIBITION CATALOGUE - THE BRITISH AND THE SWISS IN THE ALPS: 1984: £1.00
  4. Alpine Club, EXHIBITION CATALOGUE - MONT BLANC 1786-1986: 1986: £1.00
  5. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1983: (Was £15.00): £10.00
  6. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1984: (Was £15.00): £10.00
  7. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1985: (Was £15.00): £10.00
  8. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1986: £15.00
  9. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1988/89: (Was £16.95): £10.00
  10. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1989/90: (Was £16.95): £10.00
  11. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1991/92: (Was £17.99): £12.00
  12. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1992/93: (Was £17.99): £15.00
  13. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1996: £18.50
  14. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1998: £18.50
  15. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 2003: £18.50
  16. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 2005: £26.00
  17. THE ALPINE JOURNAL 2006: £26.00
  18. Ament, P: A HISTORY OF FREE CLIMBING IN AMERICA. Wizards of Rock: Wilderness Press, Berkeley, USA; 2002 1st edition: Paperback, pages xviii + 382, black and white photographs, 27.5cm: £17.99
  19. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 1987: Paperback, 23cm: £14.95
  20. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 1991: Paperback, 23cm: £17.95
  21. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 1992: Paperback, 23cm: £17.95
  22. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 1994: Paperback, 23cm. Slight wear. (Was £17.95): £15.00
  23. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 2000: Paperback, 23cm: £22.00
  24. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 2001: Paperback, 23cm: £22.00
  25. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 2002: Paperback, 23cm: £25.00
  26. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 2004: Paperback, 23cm: £25.00
  27. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 2005: Paperback, 23cm: £25.00
  28. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL 2006: Paperback, 23cm: £25.00
  29. THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL INDEX 1977-1986: Paperback, 23cm. (Was £6.95): £4.95
  30. Bartlett, P: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY. The reason we climb: Ernest Press; 1993 1st edition: Pages viii + 183, black and white photographs, 24cm. Intertwined from personal experiences, the author appraises the writings of mountaineers such as Younghusband, Whymper, Shipton, Boardman and Bonington. (Was £15.95): £12.95
  31. Bates, M.S: CASCADE VOICES. Conversations with Washington Mountaineers: : Large format American paperback, illustrations. Interviews with 49 Washington State mountaineers, dating from 1900 to 1992. Minor wear; (was £14.95): £7.95
  32. Birkett, B: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF THE LANGDALE VALLEYS: Frances Lincoln; 2004: 1st edition. 112 pages, many colour photographs, map, 27.5x 26cm. The four seasons in the life of the famous Lakeland valleys captured in stunning photographs: (Was £14.99): £9.99
  33. Bles, M: IN SEARCH OF LIMITS. Climbing the Alpine 4000-metre peaks: Hodder & Stoughton, 1994 1st edition: 272 pages, 8 colour plates, 24cm. Mark Bles led a group of SAS Reserve and Scots Guards, to climb as many of the Alpine 4000-metre peaks as possible. (Was £17.99): £12.99
  34. Bonatti, W., translated and edited by Robert Marshall: THE MOUNTAINS OF MY LIFE: Modern Library, New York, 2001: 1st English edition. Paperback, pages xxxviii + 442 + (7), black and white photographs in text, 20cm. The collected writings of the world-renowned Italian mountaineer Walter Bonatti. Includes his audacious Alpine climbs - the South West Pillar of the Dru solo first ascent (1955), and his other exploits around Mont Blanc; as well as Bonatti’s version of events surrounding the controversial Italian expedition to first climb K2 in 1954. An accurate translation by Robert Marshall has produced to Bonatti’s satisfaction a much more reliable version of the core sections of ‘On the Heights’ and ‘The Great Days’. (English translation of ‘Montagne di una vita’ published Italy in 1998 and now in The Modern Library Exploration series): £12.99
  35. Bonington, C. & Salkeld, A., Editors: GREAT CLIMBS. A Celebration of World Mountaineering: Mitchell Beazley; 1994 reprint: 224 pages, many colour and black and white photographs, maps, drawings, 30cm. A superb collection of personal accounts of climbing exploits by many of the world's leading mountaineers. (Was £19.99): £14.99
  36. Breashears, D: HIGH EXPOSURE. An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places: Canongate, Edinburgh; 1999 1st U.K. edition: 319 pages, 16 plates (mostly colour), black and white photographs, map, 24cm. The compelling life story of David Breashears - first-rate mountaineer and filmmaker and leader of the Everest IMAX Filming Expedition. (Was £16.99): £14.99
  37. Bridge, Kathryn: PHYLLIS MUNDAY – MOUNTAINEER: XYZ Publishing, Quebec, Canada; 2002: 1st edition. Paperback, pages xx + 170, photographs, 21.5cm. Phyllis Munday was inspirational to generations of women climbers - in 1924 she became the first woman to ascent Canada’s Mount Robson; and during her lifetime climbed about 100 mountains, of which over 30 were first ascents. Signed by Kathryn Bridge: £12.00
  38. Brown, H: THE LAST HUNDRED. Munros, Beards and a Dog: Mainstream; 1996 reprint: 191 pages, colour and black and white photographs, 25.5cm: £14.99
  39. Buhl, H: NANGA PARBAT PILGRIMAGE. The Lonely Challenge: Bâton Wicks; 1998 edition: Paperback, 353 pages, 16 plates, maps, 23cm. Back in print this great all-time classic! The autobiography of the legendary Austrian climber Hermann Buhl; whose feats include his incredible solo climb to the summit of Nanga Parbat: £10.99
  40. Butterfield, I: THE CALL OF THE CORBETTS: David & Charles; 2001 1st edition: 192 pages, many colour photographs, 25x30cm. Description together with superb photographic imaging of every Corbett (singular peaks over 2,500ft but below the 3,000ft Munros) in Scotland. (Was £25.00): £15.00
  41. Cave, A: LEARNING TO BREATHE: Arrow Books; 2006. Paperback, Pages (xviii) + 276, 16 plates (mainly colour), 2 maps, 19.5cm. From work as a coal miner to the epic first ascent of the North Face of Changabang. Joint Winner of the 2005 Boardman Tasker Award for mountain literature: £7.99
  42. Chapin, F.H: MOUNTAINEERING IN COLORADO. The Peaks about Estes Park: 1987: Paperback reprint of the 1889 edition, illustrations, map. £6.95
  43. Clayton, P: ON HIGH YORKSHIRE HILLS. Exploring the "Two Thousand Footers": 1993: Black and white and coloured illustrations, maps. (Was £12.95): £5.00
  44. Coburn, B: EVEREST. Mountain Without Mercy: National Geographic Society; 1997 1st edition: 256 pages, many colour photographs (some full or double-page), maps, 31cm. Photographic history in the making; the story of the 1996 filming of Everest and their first-hand encounter with the most serious disaster ever on the mountain: £24.95
  45. Cohen, Rosemary: ABOVE THE HORIZON: Allison & Busby; 1997 1st edition: Paperback, pages (vi) + 250, sketch map and profile, 20cm. Rosemary Cohen's first novel about a women's driving ambition to succeed on a Himalayan peak another woman had died upon: £7.99
  46. Cook, Dave: BREAKING LOOSE. An account of an overland cycle journey from London to Australia: Ernest Press; 1993: Paperback, pages x + 210, photographs, maps, 22cm: £9.50
  47. Cruickshank, J: HIGH ENDEAVOURS. The Life and Legend of Robin Smith: Canongate, Edinburgh; 2005 1st edition: Pages x + 374, 16 pates (some colour), 24cm. The long awaited biography of the brilliant Scottish climber Robin Smith; who was plucked from life aged only twenty-three, whilst climbing with Wilfrid Noyce in the Pamirs in 1962 : £16.99.
  48. Crumley, J: AMONG MOUNTAINS: Mainstream, Edinburgh; 1993 1st edition: 159 pages, colour photographs, 25.5cm. The author's own very personal vision of his native Scottish mountains: £14.99
  49. Curran, J: HIGH ACHIEVER. The Life and Climbs of Chris Bonington: Constable, 1999: 1st edition. Pages xiv + 264, 20 black and white plates, pencil drawings by Jim Curran, 24cm. Absorbing biography of Britain’s best-known and most successful mountaineer: £18.99
  50. Curran, J: THE MIDDLE-AGED MOUNTAINEER. Cycling and climbing the length of Britain: Constable; 2001 1st edition: Pages xx + 204, 8 colour plates, drawings, maps, 24cm. Jim Curran’s very readable and soul-searching account of his 1,600-mile cycle ride through Britain from top to bottom; taking in climbs and friends (old and new) along the way: £17.99
  51. Diemberger, K: SPIRITS OF THE AIR: Hodder & Stoughton; 1994 1st edition: 304 pages, 40 plates (8 colour), maps, diagrams, 24cm. Kurt Diemberger's second volume of autobiography. It forms a fitting companion to his first book "Summits and Secrets", published in 1971: £17.99
  52. Diemberger, K: THE KURT DIEMBERGER OMNIBUS: Bâton Wicks; 1999: 864 pages, 32 plates (8 colour), maps and other illustrations, 24cm. Comprising ‘Summits and Secrets’, ‘The Endless Knot’ and ‘Spirits of the Air’: £16.99
  53. Fell, Alison: MER DE GLACE: Methuen; 1991 1st edition: Pages (vi) + 249, 24cm. Novel. Joint winner of the 1992 Boardman Tasker Award for mountain literature: £13.99
  54. Firstbrook, P: LOST ON EVEREST. The Search for Mallory & Irvine: BBC; 2003: Paperback, 224 pages, 16 black and white plates, maps, 20cm. BBC film producer Peter Firstbrook’s account of the 1999 Everest Expedition that discovered Mallory’s body; together with much researched historical information: £7.99
  55. Fowler, M: ON THIN ICE. Alpine Climbs in the Americas Asia and the Himalaya: Bâton Wicks; 2005: 1st edition. 223 pages, 24 colour plates, sketch maps and drawings, 24cm. Mick Fowler follows on from his first book "Vertical Pleasure"(1995), with accounts of more very daring climbs: £18.99
  56. Gifford, T: TEN LETTERS TO JOHN MUIR. Written to the founding father of Yosemite National Park in its centennial year: 1990 1st edition: 16pp., paperback. Poems: £2.50
  57. Gifford, T: THE UNRELIABLE MUSHROOMS. New and Selected Poems: Redbeck Press, Bradford; 2003 1st edition: Paperback, 96 pages, 21.5cm: £8.95
  58. Gilbert, R: EXPLORING THE FAR NORTH WEST OF SCOTLAND. A walker's guide to the hills, glens and coastline of Wester Ross and Sutherland: 1994: Coloured photographs, maps: (Was £12.95) £10.00
  59. Glowacz, S. & Wiesmeier, U: ROCKS AROUND THE WORLD: Bâton Wicks; 1995 edition: Paperback, 144 pages, many superb colour photographs, 31cm. A stunning photo collection of top level climbing in Germany, France, England, Australia and USA. (Was £13.99): £10.99
  60. Graetz, R: MONTANA'S BOB MARSHALL COUNTRY: 1985: Paperback, illustrations, including colour. (Was £7.95): £2.00
  61. Gray, D: SLACK. The Fun of Climbing (volume 2): Dennis Gray, Dewsbury; (1998) 1st edition: Paperback, photographs, 22cm. Follows on where 'Tight Rope' left off in 1966; with further tales of climbing personalities from around the globe: £9.95
  62. Gray, D: TODHRA: Flux Gallery Press, Leeds; 2005: 1st edition. Paperback, 179 pages, 21cm. Climbing novel: £9.95
  63. Grossman, R: THE ANIMALS: 1990: American paperback edition. Poetry in support of the animal kingdom. (Was £6.95): £4.95
  64. Grylls, B: FACING UP. A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Mt Everest: Macmillan; 2000 1st edition: Pages xiv + 289, 8 colour plates, frontispiece, map, 24cm. Bear Grylls, after recovering from a recent broken back is the youngest British climber to ascend Everest and return. An inspirational account . (Was £14.99): £10.99
  65. Harrer, H: BEYOND SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET. My life before, during and after: Labyrynth Press; 2007 1st U.K. edition: 511 pages, 40 plates (16 in colour), 5 maps, 24cm. The extraordinary life of mountaineer, traveller and explorer, Heinrich Harrer: £25.00
  66. Harris, D: VORTEX. Novel: 1991 1st edition: Three climbers caught between crime and the law in cities and mountains of Western Canada and the United States. (Was £13.99): £9.99
  67. Haston, D: CALCULATED RISK: Bâton Wicks; 2006 edition: Paperback, 192 pages, 23cm. Back in print with an additional note for 2006 by Robin Campbell. Dougal Haston's posthumously published novel. Scotland and serious Alpinism around Chamonix: £7.99
  68. Hattingh, G: TOP CLIMBS OF THE WORLD: New Holland; 1999: 160 pages, many colour photographs, route diagrams, 31cm. History and details of famous climbs around the world; from rock climbs to 8000m peaks. (Was £29.99): £24.95
  69. Hemmleb, J., Johnson, L.A. & Simonson, E.R., as told to W.E. Nothdurft: GHOSTS OF EVEREST. The Authorised Story of the Search for Mallory & Irvine: Macmillan; 1999: 206 pages, photographs (mostly colour), maps, 25cm. After thoroughly researching the disappearance of Mallory and Irvine on the 1924 Everest Expedition, this present expedition astonished the world by finding Mallory’s body! NEW: £20.00
  70. THE HIMALAYAN JOURNAL 59/2003: Paperback, 21.5cm: £18.00
  71. THE HIMALAYAN JOURNAL 62/2006: Paperback, 21.5cm: £26.00
  72. Holgate, W: ARKA TAGH. The Mysterious Mountains: Ernest Press; 1994 1st edition: 154 pages, 16 colour plates, black and white illustrations, maps, bibliography, 22.5cm. Expedition to the remote region between the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang and the north of Tibet. (Was £15.95): £10.00
  73. Holzel & Salkeld: THE MYSTERY OF MALLORY AND IRVINE: Pimlico; 1999 revised edition: Paperback, pages xviii + 395, 8 plates, 20cm. A well-documented account of Mallory and Irvine's disappearance on Everest in 1924, together with much background material. Now fully revised since the discovery of Mallory’s body on Everest: £8.99
  74. Hubank, R: NORTH. A Novel: Ernest Press; 2002: Paperback, Pages vi + 306, maps at front and rear, 22cm. Set in the late nineteenth century – a novel recounting the terrible hardships faced on a tragic American Arctic expedition: £12.50
  75. King, C: MOUNTAINEERING IN THE KINGS RIVER COUNTRY. Facsimile - account of expedition to California's Sierra in 1864: 1978: Paperback, illustrations, 48pp: £3.95
  76. Kirkus, C: LET'S GO CLIMBING!: Ripping Yarns, Findon, Aberdeenshire; 2004 edition: Paperback, 164 pages, 8 plates, 21cm. New edition of Colin Kirkus's classic instructional book for young people (first published in 1941); very modestly written by one of the greatest exponents of pre-war Welsh rock climbing: £10.95
  77. Lacedelli, L. & Cenacchi, G: K2; THE PRICE OF CONQUEST: Carreg, Ross-on-Wye; 2006 2nd impression: 127 pages, 16 colour plates, black and white photographs in text, 22cm. The controversy surrounding the first ascent of K2 by the Italians Lacedelli and Compagnoni. After maintaining his silence for fifty years Lino Lacedelli finally gives his account of the summit climb and throws fresh light on the Bonatti affair that has caused so much speculation and recrimination over the years: £15.00
  78. Levi, J: AND NOBODY WOKE UP DEAD. The Life & Times of Mabel Barker – Climber & Educational Pioneer: Ernest Press; 2006 1st edition: 264 pages, 16 black and white plates, 22cm. In 1924 Mabel Barker made the fourth ascent (and the first by a female) of the Central Buttress of Scafell with Claude Frankland: £16.00
  79. Lind, C: AN AFTERCLAP OF FATE. Mallory on Everest: Ernest Press; 2006 1st edition: 126 pages, 22cm. A most elaborately account of one of the great mountaineering mysteries - Mallory’s final climb on Everest. Winner of the 2006 Boardman Tasker Award for mountain literature: £15.00
  80. Long, John, edited by: CAMPFIRE LEGENDS: 1993: American paperback. Classic tales with a twist; by writers such as Katherine Mansfield, Boccaccio, John Long and Edgar Allen Poe: £8.95
  81. Majrani, M: HIMALAYAS: Swan Hill, Shrewsbury; 1994 1st edition: 144 pages, many colour photographs (including full and double page), 36cm. Chiefly a fine photo study of the people and mountains of the Himalayas. (Was £19.95): £14.95
  82. Mawer, S: THE FALL: Little, Brown; 2003: 1st edition. Pages (vi) + 442, 22.5cm. A compelling novel of human relationships bridging two generations - from climbing in Wales to the notorious Eiger North Wall. Winner of the 2003 Boardman Tasker Award for mountain literature: £12.99
  83. McDonald, B: BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROPE. The Biography of Charles Houston: Bâton Wicks; 2007 1st UK edition: Pages 250 + (1), 32 black and white plates and frontispiece, printed covers; plus 43 minutes DVD video inside back cover, 24cm. The DVD includes footage and commentary on the 1938 American K2 expedition (with Petzoldt he reached the summit cone at 26,000 feet) and the ill-fated attempt of 1953: £16.99
  84. Moore, T: MT. McKINLEY; THE PIONEER CLIMBS: 1981: Paperback edition, illustrations: £8.50
  85. Neale, J: TIGERS OF THE SNOW: Little, Brown, 2002: 1st UK edition. Pages ix + 338, 16 plates (some colour), maps and diagrams, 24cm. The history of the legendary Sherpas; and their heroic evacuation in the aftermath of the 1934 German Expedition to Nanga Parbat: £18.99
  86. Norgay, J.T. with Broughton Coburn: TOUCHING MY FATHER’S SOUL. In the Footsteps of Sherpa Tenzing: Ebury Press; 2001: Pages xviii + 317, 16 colour plates, black and white photographs in text, map, 24cm. Jamling, son of the legendary Tenzing Norgay climbed Everest during the disastrous season of 1996, as lead climber on the IMAX film team; a profound and spiritual account from a Sherpa point of view: £16.99
  87. Ohmori, K: OVER THE HIMALAYA: Diadem; 1994 1st edition:. (19) pages, 44 double-page colour plates and 1 single page, 1 double-page map, 25x29cm. Superb aerial coloured photographs of the Nepal Himalayas by the Japanese climber and cameraman Koichiro Ohmori. The mountains covered include Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Shisha Pangma, Annapurna, Gauri Shankar, Menlungtse, Jannu and Machhapuchhare: (Was £25.00): £20.00
    "ON FOOT IN" Series.
  88. Marsh, T: ON FOOT IN SOUTHERN SCOTLAND. 40 Walks in the Southern Uplands: David & Charles; 1995: Colour photographs, sketch maps, 17x25cm. (Was £15.99): £10.00
  89. Marsh, T: ON FOOT IN THE LAKE DISTRICT. 35 Walks in Northern & Western Fells: David & Charles; 1997: Colour photographs, sketch maps, 17x25cm. (Was £14.99): £10.00
  90. Smith, R: ON FOOT IN THE PENNINES. 38 Walks in The Peak, The Yorkshire Dales, The North and South Pennines and Northumberland: David & Charles; 1994: Colour photographs, sketch maps, 17x25cm. Signed by Roland Smith. (Was £14.99): £10.00
  91. Smith, R: ON FOOT IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES. 35 Circular Walks from Nidd to the Swale: David & Charles; 1996: Colour photographs, sketch maps, 17x25cm. Signed by Roland Smith. (Was £15.99): £10.00
  92. Hall, A: ON FOOT IN THE NORTH YORK MOORS. 35 Walks: David & Charles; 1997: Colour photographs, sketch maps, 17x25cm. (Was £15.99): £10.00
  93. Perrin, J: THE VILLAIN. The Life of Don Whillans: Hutchinson; 2005: Pages xiv + 354, 16 black and white photographs, 24cm. The long awaited and much acclaimed biography. Joint Winner of the 2005 Boardman Tasker Award for mountain literature: £18.99
  94. Perrin, J: THE VILLAIN. The Life of Don Whillans: Arrow Books; 2006: Paperback, pages xiv + 354, 16 black and white photographs, 20cm. The long awaited and much acclaimed biography. Joint Winner of the 2005 Boardman Tasker Award for mountain literature: £8.99
  95. Perrin, J: THE CLIMBING ESSAYS: The Inn Pinn, Glasgow, 2006: 1st edition. Pages xvi + 320, 16 plates (8 colour), 24cm: £18.00
  96. Plowright, A: PLOWRIGHT FOLLOWS WAINWRIGHT. An Introduction to Long Distance Walking: Joseph; 1995: Paperback, pages (viii) + 247, 3 sketch maps, 21.5cm. (Was £10.99): £5.99
  97. Rawson, J. & Redfern, R: DISCOVERING THE MOORS AND DALES OF THE PEAK DISTRICT: Halsgrove, Tiverton, Devon; 2002: 1st edition. 184 pages, colour photographs, sketch maps, 24x28cm. Thirty-three walks described; together with an accompanying map: (Was £19.95): £14.95
  98. Reynolds, K: CLASSIC WALKS IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND: Oxford Illustrated Press: Black and white and coloured illustrations, maps, 25.5cm. (Was £16.95): £10.00
  99. Ringholz, R.C: ON BELAY! The Life of Legendary Mountaineer Paul Petzoldt: Mountaineers, Seattle; 1997: 240 pages, 16 plates, 23.5cm. The astonishing climbing career and longevity of the renowned adventurer and Teton Mountain Guide Paul Petzoldt; member of the 1938 American K2 Expedition. (Was £16.95): £14.95
  100. Robertson, David: GEORGE MALLORY: Faber & Faber; 1999: Paperback, 17 plates, maps, 22cm. Reprint of the biography first published in 1969; with a forward by Joe Simpson: £9.99
  101. Rusk, C.E: TALES OF A WESTERN MOUNTAINEER: 1978 reprint of the 1924 edition: Paperback, Pages xii + 309, photographs, map, 21cm. (Was £6.95): £5.95
  102. Sandberg, P.L: GABE'S FALL AND OTHER CLIMBING STORIES: Diadem; 1990 1st edition: 156 pages, a few text illustrations, 24cm. Seven short stories. (Was £12.95): £5.00
  103. Schullery, P: ISLAND IN THE SKY. Pioneering Accounts of Mt. Rainier, 1833-1894: Mountaineers, Seattle; 1987: Paperback, pages xiv + 200, illustrations, 21cm: £8.95
  104. Scottish Mountaineering District Guide, MUNRO'S TABLES: 1990: 22cm. (Was £9.95): £7.95
  105. Scottish Mountaineering District Guide, THE CAIRNGORMS: 1998: Colour and black and white photographs, diagrams/maps, 24cm: £17.95
  106. Scottish Mountaineering District Guide, THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: 1994: Colour and black and white photographs, diagrams/maps, 24cm. (Was £17.95): £15.95
  107. Scottish Mountaineering District Guide, THE ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND INCLUDING SKYE: 1998: Colour and black and white photographs, diagrams/maps, 24cm: £19.95
  108. Scottish Mountaineering District Guide, THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS: 1991: Colour and black and white photographs, diagrams/maps, 24cm: £16.95
  109. Scottish Mountaineering District Guide, THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS: 1992: Colour and black and white photographs, diagrams/maps, 24cm. (Was £16.95): £14.95
  110. THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEERING CLUB JOURNAL 2001: : Paperback, 21cm: £12.95
  111. THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEERING CLUB JOURNAL 2002: : Paperback, 21cm: £12.95
  112. THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEERING CLUB JOURNAL 2003: : Paperback, 21cm: £12.95
  113. THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEERING CLUB JOURNAL 2004: : Paperback, 21cm: £12.95
  114. THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEERING CLUB JOURNAL 2005: : Paperback, 21cm: £13.95
  115. THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEERING CLUB JOURNAL 2006: : Paperback, 21cm: £13.95
  116. Simpson, J: STORMS OF SILENCE: 1997 Vintage: Paperback, pages (vi) + 330, 24 plates (8 colour), 20cm. In his sequel to 'This Game of Ghosts', Joe Simpson vividly recounts more adventures and delves into the darker side of life - aggression and violence on society: £7.99
  117. Simpson, J: THIS GAME OF GHOSTS: Vintage; 1994: Paperback, pages (vi) + 330, 24 black and white plates, 20cm. The sequel to Touching the Void: £7.99
  118. Slesser, M: WITH FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES. An Anatomy of Those Who Take to the Hills: Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh; 2004: 1st edition. 256 pages, 8 colour plates, 4 maps, 24cm. From Scotland to around the world; an autobiographical account of climbing and adventuring spanning 64 years - interlaced with the personalities of the time: £15.99
  119. Summers, J: FEARLESS ON EVEREST. The Quest for Sandy Irvine: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 2000 1st edition: Pages xii + 290, 24 black and white plates, frontispiece, illustration, maps, 24cm. Fascinating life story of Mallory’s final climbing partner on Everest. Well documented by his great niece Julie Summers, and incorporating long forgotten letters, photographs and drawings recently unearthed at the family home. (Was £20.00): £15.00
  120. Summers, J: FEARLESS ON EVEREST. The Quest for Sandy Irvine: Phoenix, 2001: Paperback, pages xi + 306, 24 black and white plates, frontispiece, maps, 20cm. Paperback edition signed by the author: £7.99
  121. Tenderini, M: GARY HEMMING. The Beatnik of the Alps: Ernest Press; 1995 1st English edition: Paperback, 190 pages, 8 plates, text illustrations, 21cm. Biography of unconventional American Alpinist Gary Hemming who played a leading part in the rescue of the Germans trapped on the West Face of the Dru in 1966. He had previously made the first 'direct' ascent of the West Face with Royal Robbins: £11.95
  122. Tollefsen, I.E: QUEEN MAUD LAND. Antarctica: Mortensen, Norway; 1994 1st English edition: 160 pages, paintings and illustrations by Vebjørn Sand, colour photographs, 31.5cm. Climbing and ski-ing expedition. Dust wrapper very slightly rubbed at extremities; (was £19.95): £17.95
  123. Venables, S: EVEREST – SUMMIT OF ACHIEVEMENT: Bloomsbury; 2003: 1st edition. 252 pages, over 400 photographs, (mostly black and white, some colour), maps and other illustrations, 30x32cm. This magnificent Royal Geographical Society book (celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first ascent), contains a rich array of historic photographs and data on the history of Everest to the present day: (Was £35.00): £30.00
  124. Wainwright, A: WAINWRIGHT'S FAVOURITE LAKELAND MOUNTAINS: Joseph; 1993 3rd impression: Pages viii + 216, colour photographs by Derry Brabbs, 25cm: (Was £16.99): £10.00
  125. Walters, J.G: WHAT ONE CAN IMAGINE, THAT CAN ONE DO!: Pentland Press, Edinburgh; 1995 1st edition: Paperback, pages xx + 98, illustrations, 21cm. The story of establishing the 'mountaineering gymnasium' at Bowles Rocks, Sussex: £6.95
  126. Washburn, B. & Roberts, D: MOUNT McKINLEY; THE CONQUEST OF DENALI: Abrams, New York; 2000 edition: Superbly illustrated with 77 black and white photographs, and 41 in colour, 8 maps, 30cm. An extremely well produced and impressive book: £18.95
  127. Waterman, J: A MOST HOSTILE MOUNTAIN. Re-creating the Duke of Abruzzi's Historic Expedition on Alaska's Mount St. Elias: Holt, New York; 1997 1st edition: Pages xiv + 253, photographs in text, 2 maps, 24cm. Jonathan Waterman travels back a century in time to re-create the Italian Duke of Abruzzi's hazardous sea and land expedition to Alaska's Mount St. Elias. (Was £19.99): £15.99
  128. Waterman, J., edited by: CLOUD DANCERS. Portraits of North American Mountaineers: AAC Press, Colorado; 1993 1st (U.S.) edition: Paperback, pages viii + 315, photographs, 23cm. An anthology on twenty-one of North American's foremost alpinists. (Was £12.95): £6.95
  129. Waterman, L. & G: BACKWOODS ETHICS. Environmental Issues for Hikers and Campers: 1993: American paperback. (Was £9.95): £4.95
  130. Watkins, P: THE FELLOWSHIP OF GHOSTS. A Journey Through the Mountains of Norway: National Geographic, Washington, U.S.A; 2004 1st edition: Pages (xii) + 239, frontispiece, map, 24cm. Evocative narrative on the author’s solitary journeying through Norway’s mountains: £16.99
  131. Westley, J: AND THE ROAD BELOW. The blister-by-blister account of his record breaking walk around the coastline of the British Isles: Meridian Books; 1994: Paperback, pages vi + 202, a few illustions, 23cm. £8.95


 

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