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Climbing Books
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 208 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.26 — 578,630 ratings — published 1997
Alone on the Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 141 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.88 — 14,192 ratings — published 2015
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.23 — 65,656 ratings — published 1988
The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training for Climbers (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,371 ratings — published 2003
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes: Navigation Through the Maze of Advice for the Self-coached Climber (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,216 ratings — published 2009
The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.46 — 10,899 ratings — published 2017
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.04 — 26,050 ratings — published 1990
Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,470 ratings — published 2002
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.59 — 3,991 ratings — published 1960
Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Climbing Performance (How to Climb Series)
by (shelved 79 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.18 — 678 ratings — published 1997
Self-Coached Climber (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.22 — 566 ratings — published
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.99 — 18,627 ratings — published 1997
Climbing Anchors (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.35 — 413 ratings — published 1993
Annapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak: (26,493 Feet)
by (shelved 56 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.09 — 10,714 ratings — published 1951
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.14 — 11,616 ratings — published 2006
Vertical Mind: Psychological Approaches for Optimal Rock Climbing (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.97 — 354 ratings — published 2014
The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,561 ratings — published 1959
The Rock Climber's Training Manual | A Guide to Continuous Improvement (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.48 — 294 ratings — published 2014
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,063 ratings — published 2009
Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.53 — 1,401 ratings — published 2014
Make or Break: Don't Let Climbing Injuries Dictate Your Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.47 — 207 ratings — published 2015
The Beckoning Silence (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,752 ratings — published 2002
The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,469 ratings — published 2019
Espresso Lessons From The Rock Warrior's Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.20 — 288 ratings — published 2009
Conquistadors of the Useless (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,625 ratings — published 1961
How To Climb 5.12 (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.72 — 314 ratings — published 1994
Psychovertical (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.29 — 925 ratings — published 2008
Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,808 ratings — published 2003
High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,072 ratings — published 2007
Rock Climbing Technique: The Practical Guide to Movement Mastery (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.43 — 267 ratings — published
Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,156 ratings — published 2001
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.94 — 6,420 ratings — published 2008
Mastermind: Mental Training for Climbers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.21 — 179 ratings — published
How to Rock Climb! (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.93 — 282 ratings — published 1989
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.22 — 11,832 ratings — published 2012
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.98 — 8,079 ratings — published 2010
A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,116 ratings — published 2024
Better Bouldering (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.95 — 182 ratings — published 1997
Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (The Mountaineers Outdoor Experts Series)
by (shelved 24 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.32 — 231 ratings — published 2006
Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.23 — 116 ratings — published 2006
The Climbing Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.43 — 239 ratings — published 2018
Conditioning for Climbers: The Complete Exercise Guide (How To Climb Series)
by (shelved 23 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.82 — 196 ratings — published 2008
Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.61 — 8,354 ratings — published 2000
High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as climbing)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,749 ratings — published 1999
The Tower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.32 — 907 ratings — published 2014
This Game of Ghosts (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,482 ratings — published 1993
Annapurna: A Woman's Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,126 ratings — published 1980
Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
by (shelved 22 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.02 — 260 ratings — published 2004
Beastmaking: A fingers-first approach to becoming a better climber (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.39 — 413 ratings — published
Revelations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as climbing)
avg rating 4.36 — 459 ratings — published 2009
“OOoooOOoooowwwwwww, Aaaaaaaagghghghgh” he cried out suddenly. Stopped in midair and slowly spinning, the problem revealed itself. As he was descending, a big tuft of his large, fluffy red beard had been sucked into the ‘biner break. Ever so irrevocably, the rest of his face appeared to be sucking into it too.”
― Secret Plans: Vol. III: 40+ Years of Cartoons for Climbers
― Secret Plans: Vol. III: 40+ Years of Cartoons for Climbers
“Jumping from boulder to boulder and never falling, with a heavy pack, is easier than it sounds; you just can't fall when you get into the rhythm of the dance.”
― The Dharma Bums
― The Dharma Bums
