Steve Backshall has been climbing since his teens & has a genuine love affair with the mountains, & with an environment that has the power to make a human being feel very small, very vulnerable & very alive. MOUNTAIN
- A LIFE ON THE ROCKS is the dramatic account of a life of daring, a narrative peppered with memorable anecdotes. In 2008 Steve broke his back climbing in Wales. It gave him the motivation to contend with his devils & seek new challenges. His gripping memoir flashes back to his advanced Himalayan mountaineer qualification with the Indian army, surrounded by soaring lammergeiers (which the Tibetans use to crunch down the bones of their dead & bear their spirits skywards), chough & ravens. It also describes the first ascent of Mount Kuli in the Bornean rainforest in search of new species of animals, & tells of the traumas & near-death experiences Steve went through summiting this menacing peak. He tells of Karakoram, & the foothills around K2, the world`s second-highest mountain, & the other Himalayan challenges of Lhotse & Cho Oyu, & of his climbing companion`s fall into a crevasse on the trail of a snow leopard. Another marvellous episode is the first ascent of the Venezuelan sandstone massif, Tepuis, & sleeping out on the rockface for five days. MOUNTAIN
- A LIFE ON THE ROCKS is both a quest & a wonderfully absorbing autobiography by one of Britain`s most intrepid climbers.

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Steve Backshall`s love affair with the mountains has taken him to some of the world`s wildest places, environments that have the power to make a human being feel very small, very vulnerable & very alive. MOUNTAIN: A LIFE OF THE ROCKS is an account of his most breathtaking expeditions: heading into the ` Death Zone` on the roof of the world in the Himalayas, & picking a precarious route up hundreds of metres of rock in the Arctic & Alps. There are expeditions of exploration, as Steve makes the first ascent of jungle peaks & scales the tabletop mountains of the ` Lost World`, Venezuela`s Gran Sabana, in search of undiscovered animal species on their summits. Steve recalls his apprenticeship in the art of mountaineering with the Indian army, & the terror & near-disaster of some of his more ill-fated adventures, including the aftermath of the fall that should have ended his life. This is a tale of terror & ecstasy, a book that tries to get to the heart of why we risk our lives to climb & conquer. But most of all, MOUNTAIN is a love letter to the wilderness, from one of the world`s most adventurous spirits. ...

Mountaincraft & Leadership was first published in 1969 & went through three editions, with numerous reprints, before this fourth edition. It has become established as one of the authoritative texts in the field of UK mountaineering & hillwalking, both for the recreational participant & those leading others in the hills. It is now published by The Mountain Training Boards of England & Scotl&. With the death of Eric Langmuir this new edition has been thoroughly rewritten by a team of experts & specialists to bring it up to date & incorporate latest thinking & developments in equipment & access legislation. New illustrations & diagrams have been commissioned to support the revised text to enhance this fully comprehensive text. ...

Mountaineering is aimed at anyone interested in outdoor pursuits on hills & mountains
- including hill walkers, climbers mountaineers
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With more than 600, 000 copies sold, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is the acclaimed bible for climbers all over the world, & the new edition marks the 50th anniversary of this seminal title. Since the publication of the first edition in 1960, Freedom, as the book is known, has endured as a classic mountaineering text. From choosing equipment to tying a climbing knot, & from basic rappelling techniques to planning an expedition
- it`s all here in this essential mountaineering reference. Major updates include a significant new chapter on conditioning, plus detailed & extensive revisions to rescue & first-response, aid climbing, & waterfall
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This illustrated book is the first to introduce the reader
- climbers & non-climbers alike
- to the numerous mountain ranges,

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Rucksack Guide
- Mountaineering in Remote Areas of the World is your essential handbook for planning & undertaking mountaineering
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This selection of over 80 tours, from relatively easy medium-altitude trips & walks to serious high-mountain tours & traverses has been written by one of the authorities of the Julian Alps
- Tine Mihelic. The Julian Alps hold a central position in this guide, being the mightiest mountain range in Slovenia, nevertheless the author has added ascents to the most important sumits of the Karavanke & the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
- which though smaller in extent, are not less interesting for the attractiveness of their destinations. This selection of tours represents the most beautiful that the mountains of Slovenia can offer & at the sae time invites you to discover this eaternmost part of the Alpine chain.

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Mountaineering in the Ecrins Massif showcases the Ecrins` most beautiful summits through a selection of the area`s best lower grade snow, rock & mixed climbs. Authors Frederic Chevaillot, Paul Grobel & Jean-Rene Minelli have chosen 25 classic Ecrins routes
- graded between F & AD
- that have come to be regarded as classics due to their quality, their altitude or, simply, their easy access. These routes provide the essential pleasures of mountaineering: getting off the beaten track, enjoying the pure mountain air & delighting in the charms of the high mountains. Most of these routes are at the boundary between hiking & technical alpinism & should be within the capabilities of any fit hiker-mountaineer. Routes & peaks featured include: the Aiguille du Goleon; the north ridge of the Aiguille Dibona; the south ridge of Pic Coolidge; the north-east face of the Meije Orientale; & the traverse of the Barre des Ecrins ridge, plus many more. Each route features a detailed & comprehensive route description, a sketch map & a route summary detailing the start point, difficulty, timings, height gain, best time of year & the gear required.A conscious decision was made to limit the selection to relatively easy climbs, & so the routes described in this book
- a mere fraction of the climbs in the magnificent Ecrins Massif
- should be within the capabilities of almost all mountaineers.



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Mountaineering in the Mont Blanc Range showcases the most beautiful lower grade snow, ice & mixed climbs (F to AD+) in the seemingly inexhaustible Mont Blanc Range. The routes described in this book should be within the capabilities of almost all mountaineers. Reflecting all recent changed topographical conditions due to the steady glacial retreat created by climate change, authors Jean-Louis Laroche & Florence Lelong have selected 36 climbs from across the range, which are easily accessible from well appointed mountain huts, useful telepheriques & mountain railways. The routes described are an ideal introduction to the climbing in this magnificent area. They are on snow or mixed ground &, distributed among the main glacier basins, they will enable you to visit a representative selection of summits along the full length of the range. Among them are some of the finest classics, including: the North Face of the Tete Blanche; the Whymper Route on the Aiguille d` Argentiere; the Cosmiques Ridge of the Aiguille du Midi; the Normal Route, Contamine-Grisolle, & Chere Couloir on the Mont Blanc du Tacul; & of course a choice of routes on Mont Blanc itself. Each route features a detailed & comprehensive route description, a sketch map & a route summary detailing the start point, difficulty, timings, height gain, best time of year & the gear required. Beautifully illustrated with photos that show both the lie of the land & also the haunting beauty of the fabulous peaks of the Mont Blanc Range, this guide clearly indicates alpinism`s continued popularity to climbers of all ages. ...