{"title":"Favorite Climbing Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks recommended in this mountain project thread: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproject.com\/forum\/topic\/202781976\/favorite-climbing-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.mountainproject.com\/forum\/topic\/202781976\/favorite-climbing-books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"psychovertical-by-andy-kirkpatrick-2008","title":"Psychovertical by Andy Kirkpatrick (2008)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Boardman Tasker Prize 2008. Andy Kirkpatrick's first book, a cult-classic of the mountaineering genre. 277 pages, text with two color photo inserts, and occasional diagrams provided as accents throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43895877075080,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/70EBFE2A-A40F-4076-B5D4-E00246909CDA.jpg?v=1753981605"},{"product_id":"kiss-or-kill-by-mark-twight-2001","title":"Kiss or Kill by Mark Twight (2001)","description":"\u003cp\u003eConfessions of a serial climber. One of the most unique mountaineering books you’ll read — Twight’s voice is angry and unfiltered. He’s brash and offensive but undeniably different. This softcover edition compiles various magazine articles and essays Twight wrote throughout his climbing career, with an updated reflection as to how Twight feels about the climb or essay in the year 2000. An icon of mountaineering literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e205 pages, mostly text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43930721943688,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/B5DBA11A-3401-4253-BAFB-3B5F2F1960F8.jpg?v=1754937761"},{"product_id":"touching-the-void-by-joe-simpson-2004","title":"Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (1988)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of mountaineering’s most famous stories, this book tells of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates’ climb of Siula Grande, in the Cordillera Huayhuash of Peru. Simpson broke his leg on the descent and had to be lowered down the mountain by Yates. Amid a storm and mishap, Yates was forced to cut the rope, sending Simpson to his presumed doom. But Simpson survived the fall, landed in a deep crevasse, and eventually crawled out and self-rescued back to camp. Touching the Void is one of the most amazing stories of human drive to survive. This book was made into a pretty good movie!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e218 pages, text with two color photographic inserts. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is the 2004 paperback edition, with one of the worst, most obviously-photoshopped cover designs you'll ever see.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43930723582088,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/59829040-B894-4375-B10A-AB0D66C4B3F7.jpg?v=1754938287"},{"product_id":"camp-4-recollections-of-a-yosemite-rockclimber-by-steve-roper-signed","title":"Camp 4 by Steve Roper (1995)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve Roper was an early and frequent visitor to Yosemite Valley - he wrote the very first 1964 guidebook! This memoir tells his perspective on those early days, living and climbing amidst the many names we all know: Chouinard, Robbins, Harding, Steck...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExcellent-condition first-edition hardcover. 255 pages, with black and white photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44294532464776,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/A24BCE76-4C5A-4B39-A066-982F8787DF12.jpg?v=1758233680"},{"product_id":"the-mountain-of-my-fear-by-david-roberts-1968","title":"The Mountain of My Fear by David Roberts (1968)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA narrative description of the first ascent of the West Face of Mount Huntington in Alaska. The book includes a fold-out topo photograph which shows 56 pitches to the summit. This was the book which made Davids Roberts famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e155 pages, black and white with a few photographs. Dust jacket in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44301704560776,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/0BD0C282-8391-4599-8405-7956D75B18D1.jpg?v=1758432078"},{"product_id":"gabes-fall-and-other-climbing-stories-by-peter-lars-sandberg","title":"Gabe's Fall and Other Climbing Stories by Peter Lars Sandberg (1988)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFictional short stories about climbing, influenced by the author's personal climbing experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e156 pages, paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44332143837320,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/9FE14E83-E2ED-4373-9323-372365A32A6A.jpg?v=1759341903"},{"product_id":"seven-years-in-tibet-by-heinrich-harrer-1953","title":"Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer (1953)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 1990s paperback reprint, to tie into the movie starring a very young Brad Pitt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Heinrich Harrer is notable in climbing circles for being part of the first team to successfully ascend the Eiger North Face, a story told ably in his book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/the-white-spider-by-heinrich-harrer-1959\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe White Spider\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. After the ascent of the Eiger, Herr. Harrer went to fight in WW2, where he ended up in a British POW camp. He escaped from the camp and made his way to Tibet, where he lived for seven years, including developing a friendship with the child Dalai Lama. This book tells the story of his escape through the Himalayas and time living in Tibet. It is an exceptional adventure story and ethnographic study in one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e329 pages, including a new 1996 epilogue and a few black-and-white photos. Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44343875272840,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/3BACA874-DFE8-4C47-92F1-9A688A516227.jpg?v=1759862037"},{"product_id":"beyond-the-mountain-by-steve-house-2009-signed","title":"Beyond the Mountain by Steve House (2009) (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteve House's climbing autobiography, focused around his obsession with and ultimately successful climb of the Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat with Vince Anderson. I didn't care for this book, personally. Steve's a world-class alpinist but a middling writer, in my opinion. But this book was awarded the Boardman-Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature in 2009, so clearly not in everyone's opinion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e283 pages, text with black-and-white photos throughout, and a color photographic insert in the middle. Flat-signed on the title page by Steve House.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358448709768,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/49FDB41B-55E3-47B0-AEEA-E539A9CA949B.jpg?v=1760557174"},{"product_id":"the-climb-by-anatoli-bourkreev-1997","title":"The Climb by Anatoli Bourkreev (1997)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest considered a counterpoint to Jon Krakauer's \u003cem\u003eInto Thin Air\u003c\/em\u003e. This book tells Anatoli Bourkreev's perspective on the famous 1996 Mount Everest Disaster. Bourkreev felt he was portrayed unfairly in Krakauer's book. The two are best read together to make a fuller picture of the events that transpired on Everest that season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a paperback reading copy, 297 pages with an eight-page B\u0026amp;W photographic insert in the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44583462305928,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/0076F1B1-6330-4630-BD68-C1A5EDC19145.jpg?v=1753133181"},{"product_id":"life-lived-wild-by-rick-ridgeway-2021","title":"Life Lived Wild by Rick Ridgeway (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatagonia published this handsome memoir from Rick Ridgeway, first American atop K2 and lifelong compatriot of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and North Face founder Doug Tompkins. The book covers Ridgeway's many adventures in climbing, exploration, friendship, and conservation. Some places featured: Bhutan, Tibet, Antarctica, Venezuela, Kenya, Borneo, Nunavut, Chile, etc....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover book published without a dust jacket (photos printed directly on the boards). Many color photos throughout. 424 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44682374512776,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/D1733D59-752F-4604-A0C3-745E5D885D97.jpg?v=1768157945"},{"product_id":"touching-the-void-by-joe-simpson-1988","title":"Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (1988)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Harrowing First Person Account of One Man's Miraculous Survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of mountaineering’s most famous stories, this book tells of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates’ climb of Siula Grande, in the Cordillera Huayhuash of Peru. Simpson broke his leg on the descent and had to be lowered down the mountain by Yates. Amid a storm and mishap, Yates was forced to cut the rope, sending Simpson to his presumed doom. But Simpson survived the fall, landed in a deep crevasse, and eventually crawled out and self-rescued back to camp. Touching the Void is one of the most amazing stories of human drive to survive. This book was made into a pretty good movie!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e174 pages, text with 21 photographs in two inserts - a mix of color and black-and-white. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is the first US Edition. Hardcover in excellent condition with dust-jacket in vinyl, not price-clipped.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44773643649160,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/24548EBD-437B-4330-9B56-1AC0A83580AB.jpg?v=1771088724"},{"product_id":"feeding-the-rat-by-al-alvarez-1988","title":"Feeding the Rat by Al Alvarez (1988)","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfile of a climber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a biography of Mo Anthoine, a Fred Beckey-type who climbed all over the world and didn't manage to make much of a name for himself, because he saw it as entirely besides the point. My introduction to this work came from a Swedish climber we met dirtbagging in Joshua Tree, who had painted \"Feed the rat!\" on the the side of the beat-up sedan she was living out of. That tells you a lot, I think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author has some literary cred too - publishing in \u003cem\u003ethe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover book, 152 pages, with one slim b\u0026amp;w photographic insert. Dust jacket in excellent shape within vinyl cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44908824952968,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/C0927D61-A402-4559-B654-1D5F8F307B9E.jpg?v=1773967206"},{"product_id":"to-be-brave-by-royal-robbins-20009-signed","title":"To Be Brave by Royal Robbins (2009)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy Life: Volume 1. This is the first volume in Royal Robbins' three-part autobiography. This volume describes Robbin's rough childhood in southern California, and early forays into climbing. According to John Long on the back cover \"If there's a finer memoir written by an American climber, I haven't seen it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlim book, 221 pages with the occasional photo throughout the text. This is a nice clean softcover copy with a Chessler Books sticker on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copy I have left (my last one) is NOT SIGNED, but is NEW in shrink-wrap.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44958747820168,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/03CCE937-BBEA-4090-83D0-A7A72B7FF8E3.jpg?v=1775314050"},{"product_id":"tobin-the-stonemasters-and-me-1970-1980-by-rick-accomazzo-2024-signed","title":"Tobin, the Stonemasters, and Me 1970-1980 by Rick Accomazzo (2024) (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRemembering Tobin Sorenson, the best climber in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the better-received climbing books in recent years. The text tells the story of Tobin Sorenson as seen through the lens of author Rick Accomazzo, who was Sorenson's friend and fellow Stonemaster. Wonderful color photographs throughout help to illustrate the story of this unique soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e357 pages, text with color photographs throughout. These are NEW copies, flat-signed by Rick Accomazzo on the title page. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is a large-format hardcover - a little less than a full coffee-table book, but still large enough for the pictures and text to breathe. It comes with an integrated cloth bookmark. The cover image is printed on the boards and protected by a semi-opaque dust cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44996738089096,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/659767E2-49D7-4FE1-BFCF-A123BD0A5831.jpg?v=1775402378"},{"product_id":"the-white-spider-by-heinrich-harrer-1960","title":"The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer (1959)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst English edition of this timeless classic ( from the UK - US printing came a year later in 1960).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe White Spider\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the great works of the mountaineering canon. It tells the history of the Eiger North Face, from the deadly early attempts, to the first successful climb by the author and three compatriots in 1938, and the few early repeats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis version contains a handsome sketch of the face and surrounding mountains, and most importantly, an impressive three-page fold-out photograph of the entire Eiger North Face, with the route and features labeled. In later editions, this fold-out was shrunk to fit on a standard page, losing much of the impact and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e240 pages, with index and 40 photographs and illustrations throughout the book. I have several copies available - all in similar condition. There may be minor signs of age but overall very nice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44997588713608,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/2D261DB6-EDDE-4C40-914F-460CE2BF9DB9.jpg?v=1775588832"},{"product_id":"boardman-tasker-omnibus-1995","title":"Boardman-Tasker Omnibus (1995)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume compiles four books from two authors who were climbing partners. Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker were cutting-edge Himalayan alpinists who disappeared together on the North Ridge of Everest in 1982. Their names are now attached to the prestigious Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature, an ongoing prize named in honor of their contributions to climbing literature - compiled all together in this one large volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis omnibus includes \u003cem\u003eSavage Arena\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEverest the Cruel Way\u003c\/em\u003e by Joe Tasker; Peter Tasker contributes \u003cem\u003eThe Shining Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSacred Summits\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover book with dust jacket in vinyl; also features the cover image printed directly on the boards, a bit unusual. Each book is page numbered individually - adding up to some 880 pages of text. When counting photos, spacer pages, and the list of Boardman Tasker prize winners at the back, this book surely exceeds 900 pages. Excellent bang for your buck here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45007084257416,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/84018124-8586-4881-AE43-8C82CB631827.jpg?v=1775703033"},{"product_id":"feeding-the-rat-by-al-alvarez-1988-copy","title":"Feeding the Rat by Al Alvarez (2001)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Climber’s Life on the Edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a biography of Mo Anthoine, a Fred Beckey-type who climbed all over the world and didn't manage to make much of a name for himself, because he saw it as entirely besides the point. My introduction to this work came from a Swedish climber we met dirtbagging in Joshua Tree, who had painted \"Feed the rat!\" on the the side of the beat-up sedan she was living out of. That tells you a lot, I think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author has some literary cred too - publishing in \u003cem\u003ethe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e145 pages. Paperback reprint with a new epilogue by the author. Low-quality b\u0026amp;w photographs throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45011309592712,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/3584ABEE-6BDF-4B5D-AABC-965B819A8E35.jpg?v=1775686334"},{"product_id":"annapurna-by-maurice-herzog","title":"Annapurna by Maurice Herzog","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe epic account of a Himalayan conquest - and its harrowing aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the absolute classics of the mountaineering canon. This book describes the successful French expedition to Annapurna - the first 8,000-meter peak climbed by man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a paperback reprint - affordable, great for reading in the bath, knocking around the Creek, etc. 314 pages, black-and-white. In translation from French.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45022385012872,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/7055A111-8137-4349-8921-858815B97D95.jpg?v=1776018418"},{"product_id":"teewinot-climbing-and-contemplating-the-teton-range-by-jack-turner-2000","title":"Teewinot: Climbing and Contemplating the Teton Range by Jack Turner (2000)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback copy of Teewinot, a literary wander through the Teton Range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e247 pages, with a bibliography and small insert of color pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45041887674504,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/60B3512E-4597-4AF1-9BA6-4F64CF7C1798.jpg?v=1776384251"},{"product_id":"unknown-pleasures-by-andy-kirkpatrick-2018","title":"Unknown Pleasures by Andy Kirkpatrick (2018)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollected writing on life, death, climbing, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy Kirkpatrick's third narrative book, after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/psychovertical-by-andy-kirkpatrick-2008?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePsychovertical\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCold Wars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45056851968136,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/D38AE0EC-1E82-45AC-8CB0-9111BBDD3542.jpg?v=1776627736"},{"product_id":"solo-faces-by-james-salter-1979","title":"Solo Faces by James Salter (1979)","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsidered by many to be the best piece of climbing fiction ever written. That's not a very high bar, but we digress... Al Alvarez, who wrote \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/feeding-the-rat-by-al-alvarez-1988-copy?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeeding the Rat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (another very good climbing book), says this is \"One of the few novels I have read which captures the genuine feel of climbing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 218 pages - 1998 reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45057351876744,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/A6F320B8-9105-4AF2-8141-E1615E9000C8.jpg?v=1776627782"},{"product_id":"annapurna-1952-signed","title":"Annapurna by Maurice Herzog (1952) (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeroic conquest of the highest mountain - 26,493 ft - ever climbed by man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first ascent of an 8,000-meter peak. This was one of the most popular mountaineering books of all time; it sold double-digit millions of copies. It describes the 1950 French expedition to Annapurna, the first successful summit of an 8,000-meter peak. Author Maurice Herzog made the summit but lost most of his fingers to frostbite (making it all the more impressive he signed these books).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThese are first edition US hardcover copies of Annapurna signed by author Maurice Herzog. I have many; your copy may not exactly match the photo. But I can guarantee it'll be a first US edition (could be a later printing), with a dust jacket in a vinyl brodart. All copies are signed by Herzog on the title page in pen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e316 pages, photographic plates throughout (mostly b\u0026amp;w, a few colorized), and a fold-out panorama and map in the back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45059934257288,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/B3C64F32-19FE-4C44-A141-102299849ADF.jpg?v=1776722055"},{"product_id":"nanda-devi-the-tragic-expedition-by-john-roskelley-1987","title":"Nanda Devi: The Tragic Expedition by John Roskelley (1987)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Roskelley's account of the 1976 Indian\/American expedition to climb Nanda Devi (7,816 meters). It is considered \"The Tragic Expedition\" because Willi Unsoeld's daughter, 22-year-old Nanda Devi Unsoeld, died on the mountain which was her namesake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is considered a little controversial, as some expedition members claim that it only present's Roskelley's point-of-view on the events which unfolded, and doesn't offer an objective, grounded telling. Nonetheless, the book is considered one of the classics of the American mountaineering canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover book, 239 pages with one insert of black and white photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45069135741064,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/5ADF560E-3065-4A79-A205-C5CBE469F3E3.jpg?v=1776980601"},{"product_id":"last-days-by-john-roskelley-1991","title":"Last Days by John Roskelley (1991)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA world-famous climber challenges the Himalayas' Tawoche and Menlungtse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTawoche lies across the valley from Ama Dablam, and Menlungtse is in Tibet. This book describes two expeditions which Roskelley \"Thought would be my last days in the Himalaya.\" Roskelley and Jeff Lowe had success of the climb of Tawoche, while a new route on Menglutse's southeast ridge turned back the four-man team, of Roskelley, Jeff Duenwald, Jim Wickwire, and Greg Childs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e211 pages with pencil sketches of both routes and a photographic insert.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45069245710472,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/848BFD2A-A2A8-4503-992E-1EFB4AEE594B.jpg?v=1776989979"},{"product_id":"the-villain-the-life-of-don-whillans-by-jim-perrin-2005","title":"The Villain: The Life of Don Whillans by Jim Perrin (2005)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDon Whillans was part of the Joe Brown generation of British climbers - working class lads who turned climbing in England from an aristocratic pursuit to an everyman's. Whillans became known for his temper and his attitude as much as his climbing ability - which was prodigious, including great ascents at home and in the Himalaya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis biography of Whillans is highly-regarded, and frequently cited as one of the best climbing books, both due to the complex subject and the author's literary skills. It won the Boardman-Tasker Prize in 2005 for best mountain book of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHardcover book, 354 pages with two photographic inserts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45069446381704,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/25CA9159-CB79-4089-AF53-16D70BC39A97.jpg?v=1776992309"},{"product_id":"rock-jocks-wall-rats-and-hang-dogs-by-john-long-1994","title":"Rock Jocks, Wall Rats, and Hang Dogs by John Long (1994)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRock Climbing on the edge of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45071735652488,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/1C031D2D-A1C2-4027-8322-A9927DEB6FC9.jpg?v=1777147688"},{"product_id":"camp-4-by-steve-roper-signed","title":"Camp 4 by Steve Roper (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteve Roper was an early and frequent visitor to Yosemite Valley - he wrote the very first 1964 guidebook! This memoir tells his perspective on those early days, living and climbing amidst the many names we all know: Chouinard, Robbins, Harding, Steck...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent-condition first-edition hardcover. 255 pages, with black and white photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy dated and inscribed to Alan Lamb with a short letter also tucked inside the cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46141130735752,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/010F9545-9881-4D02-B57D-E370CEB98A5F.jpg?v=1782493691"},{"product_id":"storm-and-sorrow-in-the-high-pamirs-by-robert-craig-1980","title":"Storm and Sorrow in the High Pamirs by Robert Craig (1980)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the all-time classics in the mountaineering canon (the American one, at least).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book describes the American perspective on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1974\/08\/16\/archives\/a-mountaineers-journal-how-us-team-in-soviet-battled-storms-and.html\"\u003e1974 International Climbers Camp established by the USSR\u003c\/a\u003e - a sprawling gesture of international friendship designed to invite climbers from many countries to experience the terrain in the USSR, and establish cultural connections across the Iron Curtain. Soviet climbers were invited to the USA in return, where they sampled several climbing areas, including the Gunks and the Tetons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately for the Soviet hosts and many of the visiting climbers, the summer of 1974 was a cursed one in the Pamirs. Normally blessed with a dry, sunny summer similar to Colorado, heavy snows and perturbed weather beset the range. Then, an earthquake triggered an avalanche which killed American Gary Ullin, and buried author Bob Craig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tragedy continued, as later in the season, an entire eight-person team of Soviet women died while attempting to make a traverse of Peak Lenin. The description of this event in this book brought me to tears - not a frequent occurrence for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore death would follow. This is a sad book, as you might infer from the title, but in some way holds a quiet beauty and a real honesty that is missing from the all-too-common and entirely disposable triumphant expedition reports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover second edition (in this case the first edition was the paperback). Ex-library copy, with stamps, glue residue, and ~1\" water damage to bottom outside corner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46177315356808,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/E1DE2144-D4D1-4F65-B32B-7BE082ED1A3D.jpg?v=1783630381"},{"product_id":"the-villain-a-portrait-of-don-whillans-by-jim-perrin-2005","title":"The Villain: A Portrait of Don Whillans by Jim Perrin (2005)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDon Whillans was part of the Joe Brown generation of British climbers - working class lads who turned climbing in England from an aristocratic pursuit to an everyman's. 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