Biographies & Other Books

Autobiographical and biographical climbing memoirs arranged in alphabetical order by title, along with histories, coffee-table books, humour and fiction.

Moving the Needle
Moving the Needle
£29.95
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How can an average climber do the hardest route in the world?

My Life in Climbing
My Life in Climbing
£16.95
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By Ueli Steck, the holder of six amazing speed-climbing records.

No Easy Way
No Easy Way
£14.95
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Third volume of memoirs from Mick Fowler, the master of the small, remote Himalayan expedition.

Nowt but a Fleein' Thing - A History of Climbing on Scafell
Nowt but a Fleein' Thing
£35.00
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Magnificently illustrated volume of immense depth (not to mention size!) and a must for a Lake District aficionado!

On Thin Ice
On Thin Ice
£18.99
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Second volume of adventures of climbing tax-man and all round superhero Mick Fowler.

One Day as a Tiger
One Day as a Tiger
£14.95
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Biography of Alex MacIntyre, one of the leading figures of British mountaineering's most successful era.

One Man's Legacy: Tom Patey
One Man's Legacy: Tom Patey
£30.00
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Biography of Dr Tom Patey: bard, musician, and one of Scotland's foremost climbers and mountaineers.

Peak Rock
Peak Rock
£37.95
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The history, the routes, the climbers involved in the development of rock climbing in the Peak District.
Psychovertical
Psychovertical
£10.99
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Lunatic ice (and big wall) climber, Andy Kirkpatrick, takes to print with his amazing adventures to date.

Punk in the Gym
Punk in the Gym
£24.00
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Autobiography of Andy Pollitt, legendary climber, magazine star and climbing enigma of the 1980s and1990s.

Quest into the Unknown
Quest into the Unknown
£14.95
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Autobiography of Tony Howard who made the first British ascent of Norway's Troll Wall.

Rock 'n' Roll on the Wall
Rock 'n' Roll on the Wall
£24.95
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Long-awaited autobiography of Sivo Karo.

Rock Queen
Rock Queen
£12.00
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Autobiography of famous French climber and general heart throb Catherine Destivelle.

runninghard
Running Hard
£9.99
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In the 1983 Fell Running Championship season, two very different runners at the top of their game battled for first place...
Running the Red Line
Running the Red Line
£12.00
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Book about running and competing, about the beauty of the fells, and above all about human emotion.

Seven Climbs
Seven Climbs
£14.95
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A very well written and readable account of climbing the "best" routes on each continent.

Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
£9.99
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Heinrich Harrer's incredible tale of his escape from war time India and flight into Tibet.

Slatehead
Slatehead
£11.99
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Tales of denizens of the Llanberis slate quarries in the noughties.

Statement - The Ben Moon Story
Statement - The Ben Moon Story
£20.00
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Biography of Ben Moon who made rock-climbing history with the first ascent of Hubble.

Storms of Silence
Storms Of Silence
£10.99
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Joe Simpson recalls various mountaineering epics (as only he can)!

Structured Chaos
Structured Chaos
£14.95
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Biography of well known British mountaineer Victor Saunders.

Tears of the Dawn
Tears of the Dawn
£25.00
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Autobiography of Jules Lines, Britain's most accomplished free solo climber.

The Ascent of Rum Doodle
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
£9.99
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WE Bowman's brilliant spoof account of the first ascent of Rum Doodle (4000½ feet).

The Black Ridge: Amongst the Cuillin of Skye
The Black Ridge: Amongst the Cuillin of Skye
£20.00
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Homage to the Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye.

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