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31 voters
Listopia > Jon Barton's votes on the list Climbing and Mountaineering (25 Books)
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Conquistadors of the Useless
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"An all time classic."
Jon
rated it 5 stars
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The Everest Years: A Climbers Life
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The Endless Knot: K2 Mountain of Dreams and Destiny
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"Acclaimed as one of the most powerful accounts of mountain adventure and tragedy ever written, The Endless Knot is a harrowing account of the 1986 K2 disaster.
Jon
rated it 5 stars
A rare first-hand account from a survivor at the very epicentre of the drama, as the drama unfolds in the second half of the book you are left turning page after page. I will never be the same again after reading this book." See Review |
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The shining mountain: Two men on Changabang's west wall
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"Pete Boardman, one of the most iconic British mountaineers, his book is simply superb."
Jon
rated it 5 stars
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One Day as a Tiger: Alex MacIntyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism
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"Possibly the best mountaineers biography ever written, multi award winning account of the life of Alex MacIntyre"
Jon
rated it 5 stars
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The Tower
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"Well written"
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My Life: Eiger North Face, Grandes Jorasses and Other Adventures
by See Review |
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Freedom Climbers
by See Review |
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Savage Arena: K2, Changabang and the North Face of the Eiger
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"One of the best five books ever written about mountaineering."
Jon
rated it 5 stars
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Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: The Lonely Challenge
by See Review |
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Everest the Cruel Way: The audacious winter attempt of the West Ridge
by See Review |
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Feeding the Rat: A Climber's Life on the Edge
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"A strong biography."
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Classic Rock
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"If you only buy one coffee table climbing book..."
Jon
rated it 5 stars
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Extreme Scotland
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Waymaking: An anthology of women's adventure writing, poetry and art
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"A absolute game changer in mountain and outdoor publishing, now it is okay to write about the experience over the summit."
Jon
rated it 5 stars
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1001 Climbing Tips: The Essential Climbers' Guide: From Rock, Ice and Big-Wall Climbing to Diet, Training and Mountain Survival
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"Funny, informative, probably the single most useful book for anybody wanting to climb harder or more importantly safer."
Jon
rated it 5 stars
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Troll Wall: The Untold Story of the British First Ascent of Europe's Tallest Rock Face
by See Review |
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Painted Mountains: Two Expeditions to Kashmir
by See Review |
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Beyond the Mountain
by See Review |
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Deep Play: Climbing the World's Most Dangerous Routes
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"A Boardman Tasker winning book from a rare writing talent, very raw descriptions of some climbing at the very edge of existence."
Jon
rated it 5 stars
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Mountaineer: A Lifetime of Climbing the Great Mountains of the World
by See Review |
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The Magician's Glass: Character and fate: eight essays on climbing and the mountain life
by See Review |
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Unknown Pleasures
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"For sheer quality of writing this is the best book I have ever read - period."
Jon
rated it 5 stars
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The Ogre: Biography of a mountain and the dramatic story of the first ascent
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Call-out: A climber's tales of mountain rescue in Scotland
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