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Mark Not-circlehead
climber
Martinez, CA
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Dec 14, 2010 - 03:50pm PT
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Gorilla Monsoon by our very own Largo.
I have read it's collection of climbing / adventuring stories over and over.
It truly captures the real spirit and texture of adventure.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dec 14, 2010 - 04:00pm PT
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One Man's Mountains, Tom Patey
Downward Bound , Warren Harding
K2 The Savage Mountain, Houston & Bates
50 Years of Alpinism, Ricardo Cassin
Conquistadors of the Useless, Lionel Terray
The Stones Of Silence, George Schaller
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stilltrying
Trad climber
washington indiana
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Dec 14, 2010 - 04:38pm PT
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Into The Unknown Susan Schwartz
A Fine Kind Of Madness Guy and Laura Waterman
Solo Faces Forgot the author at the moment
Gervasuttis Climbs The last chapter has the best explanation of "Why
A Person Climbs" I have ever read.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2010 - 04:58pm PT
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How about "Enduring Patagonia" by Gregory Crouch and "Close Calls" by John Long. "Eiger Dreams" by Jon Krakauer
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2010 - 05:14pm PT
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Climbing Adventures - A Climbers Passion - Jim Bridwell
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Dec 14, 2010 - 05:24pm PT
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The Black Cliff by Soper, Crew, and Wilson is the climbing history of Clogwyn D'ur Arddu in northern Wales. It is captivating and informative. You will feel you have to visit Snowdonia and climb after reading this book.
In High Places by Dougal Haston. One of the best climbings books I have read, up there with The White Spider.
Everest The Hard Way by Chris Bonington. I have a autographed first audition from his slide show in Seattle back in the 70's but I can't loan it out to anyone thats not Scottish. Masterfully written and amazing full color glossy photos.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 14, 2010 - 05:35pm PT
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What, no love for Joe's The Hard Years? Sheesh!
It certainly must rank high on Tami's list for its famous "up your hooter, Bloodymir" line.
And nary a mention of Tilman? Yous guys are killin' me!
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2010 - 05:42pm PT
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The Hard Years made the list.
Here is the list. I count 46 so far. Some of them will drop off if we come up with enough. Because after we list them we have to rank them.
The White Spider - Heinrich Harrer
The Stone Masters - California Rock Climbers in the 70's - Long and Fidelman
The Mountains of My Life - Walter Bonatti
Savage Arena - Joe Tasker
The Magnificent Mountain Women - Janet Robertson
Mountain of My Fear - David Roberts
Escape Routes - David Roberts
Chomolungma Sings The Blues - Ed Douglas
Pushing The Limits - Chic Scott
The Hard Years - Joe Brown
One Man's Mountain - Tom Patey
Minus 148 Degrees: The First Winter Ascent of Mount McKinley - Art Davidson
Touching the Void - Joe Simpson
Conquistadors of the Useless - Lionel Terray
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
Caverns Measureless to Man - Sheck Exley
Deep Play -Paul Pritchard
The Totem Pole - Paul Pritchard
On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined - David Roberts
Ways to the Sky - Andy Selters
Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber - Mark Twight
Starlight and Storm - Gaston Rebuffat
Annapurna - Maurice Herzog
Rock Jocks, Wall Rats, and Hang Dogs - John Long
Everest Kangshung Face - Stephen Venables
Eiger Obsession - John Harlin III
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain - Ed Viesturs
Killing Dragons - Fergus Fleming
Escape from Khatmandu - Kim Stanley Robinson
Gorilla Monsoon - John Long
Downward Bound - Warren Harding
K2 The Savage Mountain - Houston & Bates
50 Years of Alpinism - Ricardo Cassin
The Stones Of Silence - George Schaller
The Games Climbers Play - Ken Wilson (Editor)
Into The Unknown - Susan Schwartz
A Fine Kind Of Madness - Guy and Laura Waterman
Solo Faces - James Salter
Gervasuttis Climbs - Giusti Gervasutti
Enduring Patagonia - Gregory Crouch
Close Calls - by John Long
Eiger Dreams - Jon Krakauer
Climbing Adventures - A Climbers Passion - Jim Bridwell
The Black Cliff - Soper, Crew, and Wilson
In High Places - Dougal Haston
Everest The Hard Way - Chris Bonington
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TMO
Trad climber
Puyallup, WA
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Dec 14, 2010 - 05:49pm PT
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I forgot one of my all time favorites The Savage Arena- Joe Tasker
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Winter
climber
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Dec 14, 2010 - 05:54pm PT
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Everest: The West Ridge. Tom Hornbein.
The Ascent of Rum Doodle. W.E. Bowman.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2010 - 06:03pm PT
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Added these two books also
No Shortcuts to the Top - Ed Viesturs
On Belay: The Life of Legendary Mountaineer Paul Petzodt - Raye C. Ringholz
Climbing Free - Lynn Hill
The Burgess Book of Lies - Adrian and Alan Burgess
The new list with additions
The White Spider - Heinrich Harrer
The Stone Masters - California Rock Climbers in the 70's - Long and Fidelman
The Mountains of My Life - Walter Bonatti
Savage Arena - Joe Tasker
The Magnificent Mountain Women - Janet Robertson
Mountain of My Fear - David Roberts
Escape Routes - David Roberts
Chomolungma Sings The Blues - Ed Douglas
Pushing The Limits - Chic Scott
The Hard Years - Joe Brown
One Man's Mountain - Tom Patey
Minus 148 Degrees: The First Winter Ascent of Mount McKinley - Art Davidson
Touching the Void - Joe Simpson
Conquistadors of the Useless - Lionel Terray
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
Caverns Measureless to Man - Sheck Exley
Deep Play -Paul Pritchard
The Totem Pole - Paul Pritchard
On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined - David Roberts
Ways to the Sky - Andy Selters
Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber - Mark Twight
Starlight and Storm - Gaston Rebuffat
Annapurna - Maurice Herzog
Rock Jocks, Wall Rats, and Hang Dogs - John Long
Everest Kangshung Face - Stephen Venables
Eiger Obsession - John Harlin III
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain - Ed Viesturs
Killing Dragons - Fergus Fleming
Escape from Khatmandu - Kim Stanley Robinson
Gorilla Monsoon - John Long
Downward Bound - Warren Harding
K2 The Savage Mountain - Houston & Bates
50 Years of Alpinism - Ricardo Cassin
The Stones Of Silence - George Schaller
The Games Climbers Play - Ken Wilson (Editor)
Into The Unknown - Susan Schwartz
A Fine Kind Of Madness Guy and Laura Waterman
Solo Faces - James Salter
Gervasuttis Climbs - Giusti Gervasutti
Enduring Patagonia - Gregory Crouch
Close Calls - by John Long
Eiger Dreams - Jon Krakauer
Climbing Adventures - A Climbers Passion - Jim Bridwell
The Black Cliff - Soper, Crew, and Wilson
In High Places - Dougal Haston
Everest The Hard Way - Chris Bonington
Everest: The West Ridge - Tom Hornbein
The Ascent of Rum Doodle - W.E. Bowman
No Shortcuts to the Top - Ed Viesturs
On Belay: The Life of Legendary Mountaineer Paul Petzodt - Raye C. Ringholz
Climbing Free - Lynn Hill
The Burgess Book of Lies - Adrian and Alan Burgess
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2010 - 06:14pm PT
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52 on the list now.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2010 - 06:19pm PT
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Additions:
The Climb Up To Hell - Jack Olsen
No Way Down - Live and Death on K2 - Graham Bowley
The list is now 54 books:
The White Spider - Heinrich Harrer
The Stone Masters - California Rock Climbers in the 70's - Long and Fidelman
The Mountains of My Life - Walter Bonatti
Savage Arena - Joe Tasker
The Magnificent Mountain Women - Janet Robertson
Mountain of My Fear - David Roberts
Escape Routes - David Roberts
Chomolungma Sings The Blues - Ed Douglas
Pushing The Limits - Chic Scott
The Hard Years - Joe Brown
One Man's Mountain - Tom Patey
Minus 148 Degrees: The First Winter Ascent of Mount McKinley - Art Davidson
Touching the Void - Joe Simpson
Conquistadors of the Useless - Lionel Terray
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
Caverns Measureless to Man - Sheck Exley
Deep Play -Paul Pritchard
The Totem Pole - Paul Pritchard
On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined - David Roberts
Ways to the Sky - Andy Selters
Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber - Mark Twight
Starlight and Storm - Gaston Rebuffat
Annapurna - Maurice Herzog
Rock Jocks, Wall Rats, and Hang Dogs - John Long
Everest Kangshung Face - Stephen Venables
Eiger Obsession - John Harlin III
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain - Ed Viesturs
Killing Dragons - Fergus Fleming
Escape from Khatmandu - Kim Stanley Robinson
Gorilla Monsoon - John Long
Downward Bound - Warren Harding
K2 The Savage Mountain - Houston & Bates
50 Years of Alpinism - Ricardo Cassin
The Stones Of Silence - George Schaller
The Games Climbers Play - Ken Wilson (Editor)
Into The Unknown - Susan Schwartz
A Fine Kind Of Madness Guy and Laura Waterman
Solo Faces - James Salter
Gervasuttis Climbs - Giusti Gervasutti
Enduring Patagonia - Gregory Crouch
Close Calls - by John Long
Eiger Dreams - Jon Krakauer
Climbing Adventures - A Climbers Passion - Jim Bridwell
The Black Cliff - Soper, Crew, and Wilson
In High Places - Dougal Haston
Everest The Hard Way - Chris Bonington
Everest: The West Ridge - Tom Hornbein
The Ascent of Rum Doodle - W.E. Bowman
No Shortcuts to the Top - Ed Viesturs
On Belay: The Life of Legendary Mountaineer Paul Petzodt - Raye C. Ringholz
Climbing Free - Lynn Hill
The Burgess Book of Lies - Adrian and Alan Burgess
The Climb Up To Hell - Jack Olsen
No Way Down - Live and Death on K2 - Graham Bowley
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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Dec 14, 2010 - 06:34pm PT
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Ascent of the Matterhorn
Edward Whymper.
Men and the Matterhorn Gaston Rebuffat.
Tiger of the Snows Tenzing Norgay by Liesl Clark
Stories of a Young Climber : an autobiography
Pat Ament
We Aspired: The Last Innocent Americans Pete Sinclair
Royal Robbins - Spirit of the Age Pat Ament
Wizards of Rock: A History of Free Climbing in America. Pat Ament
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Dolomite
climber
Anchorage
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Dec 14, 2010 - 06:40pm PT
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Deborah by David Roberts may well be his best book, Unsoeld thought so, which reminds me: Tom Hornmbein's Everst the West Ridge HAS to be on this list.
I like Dan Duane's Lighting Out, and Looking for Mo. They're two books, but easily read as one.
Edit: Whoops, see you have Hornbein on there.
Steve House's Beyond the Mountain is definitely one of the best books by an American about pushing the envelope.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Dec 14, 2010 - 06:40pm PT
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History of North American Mounteneering by I believe Chris Jones is a good read.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2010 - 06:54pm PT
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Added Feeding The Rat - Al Alvarez
65 now.
The White Spider - Heinrich Harrer
The Stone Masters - California Rock Climbers in the 70's - Long and Fidelman
The Mountains of My Life - Walter Bonatti
Savage Arena - Joe Tasker
The Magnificent Mountain Women - Janet Robertson
Mountain of My Fear - David Roberts
Escape Routes - David Roberts
Chomolungma Sings The Blues - Ed Douglas
Pushing The Limits - Chic Scott
The Hard Years - Joe Brown
One Man's Mountain - Tom Patey
Minus 148 Degrees: The First Winter Ascent of Mount McKinley - Art Davidson
Touching the Void - Joe Simpson
Conquistadors of the Useless - Lionel Terray
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
Caverns Measureless to Man - Sheck Exley
Deep Play -Paul Pritchard
The Totem Pole - Paul Pritchard
On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined - David Roberts
Ways to the Sky - Andy Selters
Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber - Mark Twight
Starlight and Storm - Gaston Rebuffat
Annapurna - Maurice Herzog
Rock Jocks, Wall Rats, and Hang Dogs - John Long
Everest Kangshung Face - Stephen Venables
Eiger Obsession - John Harlin III
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain - Ed Viesturs
Killing Dragons - Fergus Fleming
Escape from Khatmandu - Kim Stanley Robinson
Gorilla Monsoon - John Long
Downward Bound - Warren Harding
K2 The Savage Mountain - Houston & Bates
50 Years of Alpinism - Ricardo Cassin
The Stones Of Silence - George Schaller
The Games Climbers Play - Ken Wilson (Editor)
Into The Unknown - Susan Schwartz
A Fine Kind Of Madness Guy and Laura Waterman
Solo Faces - James Salter
Gervasuttis Climbs - Giusti Gervasutti
Enduring Patagonia - Gregory Crouch
Close Calls - by John Long
Eiger Dreams - Jon Krakauer
Climbing Adventures - A Climbers Passion - Jim Bridwell
The Black Cliff - Soper, Crew, and Wilson
In High Places - Dougal Haston
Everest The Hard Way - Chris Bonington
Everest: The West Ridge - Tom Hornbein
The Ascent of Rum Doodle - W.E. Bowman
No Shortcuts to the Top - Ed Viesturs
On Belay: The Life of Legendary Mountaineer Paul Petzodt - Raye C. Ringholz
Climbing Free - Lynn Hill
The Burgess Book of Lies - Adrian and Alan Burgess
The Climb Up To Hell - Jack Olsen
No Way Down - Live and Death on K2 - Graham Bowley
Ascent of the Matterhorn - Edward Whymper.
Men and the Matterhorn - Gaston Rebuffat.
Tiger of the Snows Tenzing Norgay - Liesl Clark
Stories of a young climber : an autobiography - Pat Ament
We Aspired: The Last Innocent Americans - Pete Sinclair
Deborah - David Roberts
Lighting Out - Daniel Duane
Looking for Mo - Daniel Duane
Beyond the Mountain - Steve House
Ways to the Sky: A Historical Guide to North American Mountaineering - Andy Selters
Feeding The Rat - Al Alvarez
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Winter
climber
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Dec 14, 2010 - 06:57pm PT
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No Picnic on Mt. Kenya. Felize Benuzzi.
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Buju
Big Wall climber
the range of light
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Dec 14, 2010 - 06:59pm PT
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I 2nd that! No Picnic on Mt Kenya is AWESOME!
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