Authors:Joe Tasker, Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker, Peter Boardma
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Keywords: summits, sacred, everest, cruel, way, mountain, shining, tasker, omnibus, savage, arena, boardman
Published: 1995-05
List price: $38.00
ISBN-10: 0898864364
ISBN-13: 9780898864366

Author: Michael L. Lanza
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Keywords: backpacker, magazine, experts, started, hiker, handbook, day
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2003-02
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0898869013
ISBN-13: 9780898869019

Day Hiker’s Handbook tells you everything you need to know to make smart decisions on the trail. Learn how to find a hiking club or locate partners suited to your specific abilities. Dayhiking offers the combined benefits of exercise, outdoor experiences, quality time with friends and family, and the ultimate in affordability. This handbook will get you out on the trails with confidence.

Authors:Mark F. Twight, Don Graydon,
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Keywords: fast, light, climbing, alpinism, extreme
Number of Pages: 238
Published: 1999-09-10
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0898866545
ISBN-13: 9780898866544

Big, high routes at the edge of a climber’s ability are not the places for inventing technique or relying on old habits. Complacency can lead to fatal errors. So where does the hard-core aspirant or dreamer turn? The only master class in print, Extreme Alpinism delivers an expert dose of reality and practical techniques for advanced climbers. Focusing on how top alpine climbers approach the world’s most difficult routes, Twight centers his instruction on the ethos of climbing the hardest routes with the least amount of gear and the most speed. Throughout, Twight makes it clear tha

Author: Jared Ogden
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Keywords: outdoor, expert, series, mountaineers, technique, climbing, elite, wall
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 2005-04-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0898867487
ISBN-13: 9780898867480

·Skills and strategies unique to big walls-illustrated in full color ·Includes modern speed and free climbing tactics that have revolutionized wall climbing ·Key training exercises (practiced near the ground) and real life examples reinforce instruction Dangling sweaty-palmed from a 3000-foot cliff for days on end, Jared Ogden taught himself to climb his first big wall by trial and error. Why should you have to do the same? Ogden, who has climbed El Capitan’s Nose in less than twenty-four hours, wants to jump-start your education. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a full

Authors:The Mountaineers, Steven M. Cox, Kris Fulsaas,
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Keywords: hills, freedom, mountaineering
Number of Pages: 575
Published: 2003-09
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0898868289
ISBN-13: 9780898868289

The "climber’s bible"--now updated in a new 7th edition From choosing equipment to how to tie a particular knot; from basic rappelling technique to planning an expedition; it’s all here in this essential mountaineering reference. · More than 500,000 copies sold in previous editions · Written by a team of more than 40 experts · Fully revised to reflect evolution in mountaineering equipment and technique · Expanded Ten Essentials list · All 415 illustrations updated and redrawn · New chapters on: waterfall ice climbing and mixed climbing, physical conditioning, ac

Authors:David Musnick, Mark Pierce,
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Keywords: fitness, outdoor, conditioning
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2004-11
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0898867568
ISBN-13: 9780898867565

·A new chapter on balance includes exercises for improving athletic performance as well as balance tips for seniors ·Includes the latest information on strengthening the lower back, preventing back injuries, and what to do if you have a back problem ·A new take-to-the-gym aerobic exercise calendar and chart Learn key aerobic and strength training concepts to design and improve your exercise program with the updated edition of Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness. Written by a team of sports fitness experts, this book explores how each region of the body works and describes convention and f

Author: Stephen Bezruchka
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Keywords: trekking, nepal
Number of Pages: 386
Published: 1997-09-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0898865352
ISBN-13: 9780898865356

Completely updated and expanded, this seventh edition of Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler’s Guide sends trekkers to Nepal equipped with comprehensive information on the country’s most rewarding routes, how to get there, what to bring, what to expect, and the people and history behind it all. It covers 21 major areas of Nepal, plus some alternatives and side trips, in all types of terrain. Also included in this new edition are several new routes in the Makalu Barun area near Everest.This guide also includes a special section on trekking with children. And the author provides visitors w