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Mountaineering Literature Compendium

The 100 Greatest Climbing and Mountaineering Books

by Jon Barton

Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing Ltd

Paperback ISBN: 9781839810282 2 Jul 2020 128 x 199 x 7 (mm) 82g

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Here is a list. It contains 100 climbing and mountaineering books. Some are brilliant; some are not. Some have won awards; some of them should have. Some of them are only a year or two old; some were written over 100 years ago.

One of these books might make your top five; one of them might be the worst climbing book you've ever read – if you even finished it. Most of the big names are here – Harrer, Simpson, McDonald, Roberts, Krakauer, Bonatti, Kirkpatrick, Moffat (and Moffatt) – and some not-so-big names.

Have a read, see what you think. And remember: it's just a list.