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English
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No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest work from such magazines as Outside and Smithsonian, he explores the subject from the unique and memorable perspective of one who has battled peaks like K2, Denali, Everest, and, of course, the Eiger. Always with a keen eye, an open heart, and a hunger for the
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
The author relates his experience of climbing Mount Everest during its deadliest season and examines what it is about the mountain that makes people willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense.
4) Breathless
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Journalist Cecily Wong is in over her head. She's come to Mount Manaslu, the eighth highest peak in the world, to interview internationally famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a record-breaking series of summits. She's given up everything for this story--her boyfriend, her life savings, the peace she's made with her climbing failures in the past--but it's a career-making opportunity. It could finally put her life back on track....
Author
Series
Global Search and Rescue volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Jenny Calhoun climbs mountains to forget what she's done, who she was. But this time, when an excursion up Denali turns deadly, she is forced to accept the help of the one man she hoped she'd never see again--the man she nearly killed"--Provided by publisher.
6) The climb
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006], c2002
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Two hotshot climbers forge an uneasy friendship in order to reach their ultimate summit. Flamboyant Derrick Williams earns the climb of a lifetime, but 'Safety Man' Michael Harris never takes unnecessary risks.
Author
Publisher
Random House Inc
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Having had no chance to save his friend, Davidson had to save himself by climbing out of the crevasse, and the odds against him were long. Davidson was injured, exhausted, and probably in shock. He lacked both the requisite technical aid-climbing experience and most of the proper gear. But he drew strength from recollections of Joe Simpson's against-all-odds self-rescue in Touching the Void. After many hours of struggle, Davidson finally climbed back...
8) Mysterium
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
"The story of a dangerous expedition up Mount Sarasvati in India that tests all of the climb's members"--
10) Infinite storm
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When a climber encounters a stranded stranger on Mt. Washington, she must get them both down the mountain before nightfall when an oncoming blizzard is due to hit.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mountains have a harsh climate that is a deadly challenge for even the hardiest of humans. This dramatically illustrated book presents true stories of survival in the extreme conditions of the peaks, including terrain, temperatures, and altitudes.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
David Breashears, the first American to scale Everest twice, was a veteran of nine previous Himalayan filmmaking expeditions when he agreed to lead what became his most challenging filmmaking experience. The expedition was organized by large-format motion picture producer MacGillivray Freeman Films and comprised an international team of climbers. Their goal was to carry a specially modified forty-eight-pound IMAX motion picture camera to the summit...
15) The contest
Author
Series
Everest volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Many people have tried to conquer Mt. Everest, but they've all been adults. Now a group of kids take on the challenge to become the youngest person to climb the deadly but intriguing mountain.
16) The summit
Author
Series
Everest volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Many people have tried to conquer Mt. Everest, but they've all been adults. Now a group of kids take on the challenge to become the youngest people to climb the deadly but intriguing mountain.
18) A life ascending
Publisher
Passion River Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Follows acclaimed mountaineer Ruedi Beglinger, who lives with his wife and two young daughters on a remote glacier in the mountains of British Columbia. Beglinger has built a reputation as one of the top ski mountaineering guides in the world. Viewers follow his family's unique life off the grid and their journey in the years following a devastating avalanche that killed seven people.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed Writing Team Pair Up Again for Gripping Historical Romance! Cassidy Ivanoff and her father, John, work at the new and prestigious Curry Hotel outside Mt. McKinley. While John will be expedition and wilderness exploration guide for the wealthy tourists, Cassidy has signed on as a cook's assistant. Both are busy as the hotel prepares to welcome the president of the United States on his way to drive in the golden spike to officially complete...
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