Books about mountains

398 books in our catalogue · showing 1–48

Writing on mountains

50 Things to Know About Being a Ski Instructor

50 Things to Know About Being a Ski Instructor

Timo Holmquist

A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains

A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains

Isabella L. Bird

A Life on the Edge

A Life on the Edge

Jim Whittaker

A Mountain In Tibet : The Search for Mount Kailas and the Sources of the Great Rivers of Asia

A Mountain In Tibet : The Search for Mount Kailas and the Sources of the Great Rivers of Asia

Charles Allen

A Walk in the Clouds : 75 short stories of adventures among the mountains of the world

A Walk in the Clouds : 75 short stories of adventures among the mountains of the world

Kev Reynolds

A Walk In The Woods : The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike

A Walk In The Woods : The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike

Bill Bryson

Above the Clouds : How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World

Above the Clouds : How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World

Kilian Jornet

Adventures in Cryptozoology: Hunting for Yetis, Mongolian Deathworms and Other Not-So-Mythical Monsters

Adventures in Cryptozoology: Hunting for Yetis, Mongolian Deathworms and Other Not-So-Mythical Monsters

Richard Freeman

Against a Peacock Sky : Two Years in the Life of a Nepalese Village

Against a Peacock Sky : Two Years in the Life of a Nepalese Village

Monica Connell

Among Flowers

Among Flowers

Jamaica Kincaid

Among the Mountains : Travels Through Asia

Among the Mountains : Travels Through Asia

Wilfred Thesiger

Among The Summer Snows : In Search of Scotland's Last Snows

Among The Summer Snows : In Search of Scotland's Last Snows

Christopher Nicholson

Anima : A Wild Pastoral

Anima : A Wild Pastoral

Kapka Kassabova

Annapurna : The First Conquest of an 8000-Metre Peak

Annapurna : The First Conquest of an 8000-Metre Peak

Maurice Herzog, Joe Simpson

Ascent

Ascent

Sir Chris Bonington

Atlas of a Lost World

Atlas of a Lost World

Craig Childs

Becoming a Mountain

Becoming a Mountain

Stephen Alter

Between the Sunset and the Sea : A View of 16 British Mountains

Between the Sunset and the Sea : A View of 16 British Mountains

Simon Ingram

Beyond Possible : '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' Now On Netflix

Beyond Possible : '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' Now On Netflix

Nimsdai Purja

Beyond the Mountain

Beyond the Mountain

Steve House

Guides and practical books

Alpe-Adria Trail

Alpe-Adria Trail

Rudolf Abraham

Annapurna : A Trekker's Guide

Annapurna : A Trekker's Guide

Sian Pritchard-Jones, Bob Gibbons

Armenia 6 : and Nagorno Karabagh

Armenia 6 : and Nagorno Karabagh

Deirdre Holding, Tom Allen

Climbing and mountaineering

4000m : Climbing the Highest Mountains of the Alps

4000m : Climbing the Highest Mountains of the Alps

Dave Wynne-Jones

7 Summits: a Nurse's Quest to Conquer Mountaineering and Life : A Nurse's Quest to Conquer Mountaineering and Life

7 Summits: a Nurse's Quest to Conquer Mountaineering and Life : A Nurse's Quest to Conquer Mountaineering and Life

Patrick Hickey

A Dream of White Horses : Recollections of a Life on the Rocks

A Dream of White Horses : Recollections of a Life on the Rocks

Edwin Drummond

A Long Way from Clent

A Long Way from Clent

Brian Drew, Sir Chris Bonington

A Place Among Giants : 22 Seasons at Denali Basecamp

A Place Among Giants : 22 Seasons at Denali Basecamp

Lisa Roderick, Conrad Anker

A Slender Thread : Escaping Disaster in the Himalaya

A Slender Thread : Escaping Disaster in the Himalaya

Stephen Venables

A Walk Around the Horizon : Discovering New Mexico's Mountains of the Four Directions

A Walk Around the Horizon : Discovering New Mexico's Mountains of the Four Directions

Tom Harmer

A Window to Heaven : The Daring First Ascent of Denali: America's Wildest Peak

A Window to Heaven : The Daring First Ascent of Denali: America's Wildest Peak

Patrick Dean

Aconcagua and the Southern Andes

Aconcagua and the Southern Andes

Jim Ryan

Aconcagua and the Southern Andes : Horcones Valley (Normal) and Vacas Valley (Polish Glacier) ascent routes

Aconcagua and the Southern Andes : Horcones Valley (Normal) and Vacas Valley (Polish Glacier) ascent routes

Jim Ryan

Addicted to Danger : Affirming Life in the Face of Death

Addicted to Danger : Affirming Life in the Face of Death

Jim Wickwire, Dorothy Bullitt

Alaska Ascents : World-Class Mountaineers Tell Thei

Alaska Ascents : World-Class Mountaineers Tell Thei

Fred Beckey

Altitude Illness : Prevention and Treatment

Altitude Illness : Prevention and Treatment

Steven Bezruchka

Annapurna

Annapurna

M Herzog

Annapurna : The First Conquest Of An 8,000-Meter Peak

Annapurna : The First Conquest Of An 8,000-Meter Peak

Maurice Herzog, Conrad Anker

Apostles of the Alps : Mountaineering and Nation Building in Germany and Austria, 1860-1939

Apostles of the Alps : Mountaineering and Nation Building in Germany and Austria, 1860-1939

Tait Keller

Avalanche Aware

Avalanche Aware

John Moynier

Backpacker Magazine's Peak Bagging

Backpacker Magazine's Peak Bagging

Brendan Leonard

Because It's There : A Celebration of Mountaineering from 200 B.C. to Today

Because It's There : A Celebration of Mountaineering from 200 B.C. to Today

Alan Weber

Best Climbs Cascade Volcanoes

Best Climbs Cascade Volcanoes

Jeff Smoot

Best Climbs Grand Teton National Park

Best Climbs Grand Teton National Park

Richard Rossiter

Best Summit Hikes Denver to Vail : Hikes and Scrambles Along the I-70 Corridor

Best Summit Hikes Denver to Vail : Hikes and Scrambles Along the I-70 Corridor

James Dziezynski

Beyond Limits : A life through climbing

Beyond Limits : A life through climbing

Steve McClure

Beyond the Mountain : By the author of Training for the Uphill Athlete

Beyond the Mountain : By the author of Training for the Uphill Athlete

Steve House, Reinhold Messner

Blank on the Map : Pioneering Exploration in the Shaksgam Valley and Karakoram Mountains

Blank on the Map : Pioneering Exploration in the Shaksgam Valley and Karakoram Mountains

Eric Shipton, T.G. Longstaff, Jim Perrin