This is a facsimile edition of Whymper’s "Guide" of 1897, 32 years after his famous but tragic first ascent of the Matterhorn. Guidebooks were a good money-spinner for Whymper, who was well-known for his "Scrambles Amongst the Alps" and "Travels … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Main was one of the early pioneers of Alpine mountaineering, and especially, it follows, of women’s mountaineering. She was also an accomplished self-taught photographer. This book is based on a collection of her early photographs now housed in the … Continue reading →
I guess this book was produced to support the National Mountaineering Exhibition at Rheged, near Penrith (there’s no price on it and no ISBN), and it came free when I renewed my subscription to the BMC! It’s a soft-back coffee-table … Continue reading →
Subtitled “The triumph of Sepu Kangri”, the book chronicles Bonington and Clarke’s reconnaissance of this mountain and their attempt to climb it in 1998. The climbing content is limited – the book is more a travel book about the remote … Continue reading →
A recently-published revised edition of a classic text – an academic view of the whole range of glaciation phenomena, with each aspect clearly illustrated with superb black-and-white photographs.
Continue reading →An interesting and well-written account of one of the great siege-style mountaineering achievements – Bonington’s 1975 expedition which made the first ascent of the SW face of Everest. If you want to appreciate the planning and management that goes into … Continue reading →
Accounts from his unpublished diaries of his travels through SW Asia (present-day Pakistan, Afghanistan) in the 1950’s. Includes many black & white photographs.
Continue reading →Despite the quote from Chris Bonington on the front cover – “a wonderful, gritty expedition book” – Summit Fever is a very different expedition book. Successfully different, and an excellent read. Joe Simpson introduces the book – In Summit Fever, … Continue reading →
This is a mountaineering book that not only has great photos but is also enjoyable to read. It starts off with a nice little spat – competing forewords from Dick "I did the seven first" Bass and Pat "But I … Continue reading →
Yes, it’s the John Muir. Not great literature, but worth a quick skip-read it for its curiosity value.
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