Rock And Mountain Survival Stories

Author : Liz Sonneborn
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock and Mountain Survival Stories written by Liz Sonneborn and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocky areas and mountains are breathtaking and attract hikers, rock climbers, cyclists, and other adventurers. But spending time in a rocky or mountainous area has potentially deadly risks. This title examines the experiences of people who have faced death in these areas and survived. Readers will learn about the unique features and dangers of rocky areas and mountains and discover how to prepare for and stay safe on an adventure in these regions. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Peter Potterfield
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898865684
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Zone written by Peter Potterfield and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountain climbers recount serious falls, avalanches, dangerous weather, injuries, and air rescues

Author : Clint Willis
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560252504
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climb written by Clint Willis and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1999-12-27 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climb focuses on the most exciting descriptions of climbing in the world, from the cliffs of Yosemite to the windswept towers of Patagonia to the high peaks of Alaska and the Himalayas. Stories include Jon Krakauer's first-person look at the risks of climbing Mt. McKinley's West Buttress route, which has killed scores of climbers in recent years; Chris Bonington's classic account of the Annapurna expedition, which introduced technical rock climbing at high altitude; Tom Patey's hilarious profile of the great climber and even greater misanthrope Don Whilans, describing an attempt the two made on the Eiger North Face; and Rob Taylor's experience breaking a leg high on Africa's Mount Kenya.

Author : Clint Willis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840184020
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climb written by Clint Willis and published by . This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLIMB: STORIES OF SURVIVAL FROM ROCK, SNOW AND ICE offers the world's best writing about mountaineering in all its forms - from the rigours and risks of high altitude climbing on Everest to the challenges of scaling E1 Captain's 3, 000 vertical feet. Like it's predecessors in the Adrenaline series, CLIMB examines its subject though the eyes of gifted writers with great stories to tell. Many of the selections in CLIMB are about danger and its consequences In it you can read about The three fatal mountaineering accidents David Roberts witnessed before he had turned 22 A crevasse fall that has haunted Jim Wickwire for 18 years The confusion and drama of an attempt to rescue climbers on the Grand Teton in a story by pete Sinclair These stories reveal climbing's allure as well as its terrible risks. Legendary Yosemite veteran John Long recalls the joys of climbing the world's hardest rock routes in the company of friends whose boldness scares even him. Scotsmen Hamish MacInnes, Tom Patey and Andrew Greig aal feature, too in stories from the Eiger's dreaded North face, Mustagh Tower in the Karakoram and the Alps.

Author : Tim O'Shei
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 9780736867788
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disaster in the Mountains! written by Tim O'Shei and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2007 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes how mountain climber Colby Coombs survived an avalanche in the Alaskan mountains"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Cecil Kuhne
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307793702
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Near Death in the Mountains written by Cecil Kuhne and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “He wrapped the rope around his body, got ready to rappel and leaned back. Standing about five feet from him, I heard a sharp scraping, Suddenly Ed was flying. I could see him fall, wordless, fifty feet free, then strike the steep ice below…he was sliding and bouncing down. He passed out of sight, but I heard his body bouncing. There wasn't a chance of his stopping for 4,000 feet.” —From David Robert's The Mountain of My Fear In these thrillingly true tales of narrow brushes with death, Cecil Kuhne has amassed a wide range of stories that show the awesome power of the mountains. Spanning five continents, from the frosty tip of Mount McKinley in the dead of the winter, to the unexplored vastness of the Himalayas and beyond, this is a pulse-pounding collection of disaster and survival at the top of the world. Also featuring: • Joe Simpson's Touching the Void—An inspiring story of a climber who topples into a icy crevasse and, though crippled, starving and frostbitten, still manages to crawl to rescue. • Jon Krakauer's Eiger Dreams—Reaching the limits of his own climbing skills, the author makes a crucial decision whether to brave the treacherous higher altitudes or return to base. • Nando Parrado's Miracle in the Andes—The stunning first-person account of a Peruvian rugby team's airplane crash in the Chilean Andes and their harrowing journey down the mountain for help.

Author : Peter Potterfield
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594853576
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Zone written by Peter Potterfield and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True-life accounts of three climbers who faced the ultimate challenge in passionate pursuit of their sport

Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Raintree
ISBN 13 : 1406286370
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can You Survive Extreme Mountain Climbing? written by Matt Doeden and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are an experienced mountain climber. Your goal is to reach the top of the world's highest and most dangerous mountains. Will you attempt to: scale Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro? Climb the Matterhorn in Europe? Reach the top of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest? YOU CHOOSE what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety - or to doom.

Author : Charles Houston
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493050257
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book K2, The Savage Mountain written by Charles Houston and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When eleven climbers died on K2 on August 1, 2008, it was a stark reminder that the world's second-highest mountain has, for more than a century, been regarded as the most difficult and dangerous of all—for every four people who reach the top, one dies in the attempt. K2, The Savage Mountain tells the dramatic story of the 1953 American expedition, led by Charles S. Houston, when a combination of terrible storms and illness stopped the team short of the 28,251-foot summit. Then on the descent, tragedy struck, and how the climbers made it back to safety is renowned in the annals of climbing. K2, The Savage Mountain captures this sensational tale with an unmatched power that has earned this book its place as one of the classics of mountaineering literature.

Author : Tony Howard
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1911342843
Total Pages : 805 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quest into the Unknown written by Tony Howard and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are all climbing where we are and with the gear we use in no small part due to Tony Howard's quest for adventure. Tony Howard rose to fame in 1965 as a member of a group of young climbers from northern England who made the first British ascent of Norway's Troll Wall; a climb described by Joe Brown as, 'One of the greatest ever achievements by British rock climbers'. Tony went on to design the modern sit harness, now used worldwide by most climbers. He founded the company Troll Climbing Equipment but never stopped exploring. Quest into the Unknown is his story. Tony has dedicated his life to travelling the world in search of unclimbed rock faces and remote trekking adventures. The scale of his travels is vast: he has visited all of the North African countries, much of the Arab land of the Middle East, the mountainous regions of Scandinavia, Canada and the rocky spine of the Americas, the Himalaya, remote Indian provinces, South East Asia, Madagascar, South Georgia and Antarctica. This book, the last word in adventure travel, takes the reader from Tony's youth spent developing the crags of the English Peak District, via whaling ships in the Southern Ocean, thousand-mile canoe trips in the Canadian Arctic, living amongst the Bedouin in the rocky mountains of Jordan, to the isolated opium tribes of Thailand. Tony Howard's Quest into the Unknown is the jaw-dropping account of a life of adventure that is the very definition of true exploration.