Biographies & Other Books

This booklet tells the history of the round and has a map showing the peaks.

Biography of Adam Ondra, one of the best rock climbers of all time.

Autobiography of Mark Radkte, a leading British climber of the 1980s and early '90s.

An entertaining collection of Sarah-Jane Dobner's writings.

Beautifully illustrated history of mountain rescue in the Lake District.

Every British climber know Eric's Cafe at Tremadog in North Wales...

Renowned American rock climber Beth Rodden's inspiring memoir.

Stephen Venables recounts a gripping tale of near disaster on Panch Chuli V.

Autobiography of old-school adventurer the Reverend Bob Shepton.

Story of the ascent of one of the world's largest vertical rock-faces, the 4,000-foot Central Tower of Paine.

The life story of Billy Bland, fell runner extraordinaire.

Biography of Alex Honnold, one of the world's one of the world's most renowned soloists.

This book showcases the finest 50 of the 4000m peaks. Superb photography.

A guide to guides! Probably only of interest to those who collect climbing guidebooks rather than climbs, but a painstaking work detailing every single guidebook published in English to climbing in Europe and the Alps. 

By Anderl Heckmair, one of the successful team to make the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger.

Biography of Voytek Kurtyka, one of the greatest alpinists of all time.

Sir Chris Bonington's - a glimpse of the man behind the mountains.

Comprehensive biography of Britain's highest mountain. Superbly illustrated.

Heinrich Harrer's full autobiography, published just a few years before his death.

Autobiography of Steve House, renowned American high altitude exponent of fast and light philosophy.

Autobiography of Layton Kor, one of the most outstanding mountaineers the USA has produced.

Gary Gibson has made the first ascents of more than 4,750 rock routes. This is his story.

A guide to guides! A painstaking work detailing every single edition, reprint and minor variation of every guidebook to climbing in Great Britain ever published. Possible monotony is relieved by numerous colour illustrations of... guidebooks!