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Power, Edward Dragons in the Snow: Avalanche Detectives and the Race to Beat Death in the Mountains 2020 US 1st, 8vo, pp.285, wraps; new #27802 $19.95
In January 2017, nine snowboarders made their way into the backcountry in Utah’s Uinta Range for a day of intense adventure in the midst of a blizzard that was depositing epic levels of fresh snow. But as they were made their first turns, expert avalanche forecaster Craig Gordon was tracking the sto[read more]
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Powter, Geoff Inner Ranges: An Anthology of Mountain Thoughts and Mountain People 2018 US 1st, 8vo, pp.359, wraps w/ French flaps; new #27925 $21.95
This collection of original and previously published pieces includes provocative editorial and opinion work about the state of adventure, personal tales from a life of exploration and risk-taking, some touches of humour, and award-winning profiles of some of Canada’s mountaineering greats. Stories i[read more]
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Powter, Geoff Strange and Dangerous Dreams: The Fine Line Between Adventure and Madness 2006 US 1st, 8vo, pp.245, 24 bw photos, 4 maps, tan cloth; dj & cloth new. #24391 $22.95
Powter explores the darker psychological drama behind the exploits of eleven adventurers, famous and lesser-known, using previously unpublished information provided by witnesses, friends, and family. The stories of the troubled adventurers are divided into three categories (The Burdened, The Bent, [read more]
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Powter, Geoff Survival is Not Assured: The Life of Climber Jim Donini 2024 US 1st, 8vo, pp.269, photo frontis, 14 bw photos, wraps; new #27946 $22.95
Torre Egger, Latok I, The Kichatna Spires, El Capitan – for more than a century, Jim Donini has been at the forefront of alpine ascents, leaving an enduring mark on climbing culture worldwide. From his trailblazing role in 1970s Yosemite to pioneering feats in the remote ranges of Alaska, the Karako[read more]
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Prince, Cathryn J. Queen of the Mountaineers: The Trailblazing Life of Fanny Bullock Workman 2019 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xi, 304, 19 bw photos, black cloth; dj & cloth new #27673 $28.95
Fanny Bullock Workman was a complicated and restless woman who defied the rigid Victorian morals she found as restrictive as a corset. With her frizzy brown hair tucked under a helmet, Workman was a force on the mountain and off. Instrumental in breaking the British stranglehold on Himalayan mountai[read more]
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Pritchard, Paul Deep Play: A Climber’s Odyssey from Llanberis to the Big Walls 1998 UK rep, 8vo, pp.192, 38 color photos, black cloth; dj & cloth new #8765 $33.95 $30.00
Pritchard describes many climbs, from the Peak District and North Wales, to Yosemite, Trango, Patagonia, and more. Winner of the 1997 Boardman Tasker Mountaineering Literature Award.[read more]
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Pritchard, Paul Deep Play: A Climber’s Odyssey from Llanberis to the Big Walls 1998 US 1st, 8vo, pp.192, 38 color photos, black cloth; dj w/ sticker remnant on back, near fine, cloth near fine #23799 $9.00 $7.20
Pritchard describes many climbs, from the Peak District and North Wales, to Yosemite, Trango, Patagonia, and more. Winner of the 1997 Boardman Tasker Mountaineering Literature Award.
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Pritchard, Paul Deep Play: A Climber’s Odyssey from Llanberis to the Big Walls 1997 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.192, 38 color photos, black cloth; signed Simon Yates, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #18543 $35.00
Pritchard describes many climbs, from the Peak District and North Wales, to Yosemite, Trango, Patagonia, and more.
Winner of the 1997 Boardman Tasker Mountaineering Literature Award.[read more]
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Pritchard, Paul Deep Play: A Climber’s Odyssey from Llanberis to the Big Walls 1997 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.192, 38 color photos, black cloth; inscribed by Pritchard, dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #11411 $49.00
Pritchard describes many climbs, from the Peak District and North Wales, to Yosemite, Trango, Patagonia, and more. Winner of the 1997 Boardman Tasker Mountaineering Literature Award.[read more]
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Pritchard, Paul Deep Play: A Climber’s Odyssey from Llanberis to the Big Walls 1997 Mountaineers Seattle 2nd prtg, 8vo, pp.192, 38 color photos, black cloth; signed, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth tight, very fine #27718 $49.00
Pritchard describes many climbs, from the Peak District and North Wales, to Yosemite, Trango, Patagonia, and more.
Winner of the 1997 Boardman Tasker Mountaineering Literature Award.[read more]
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Pritchard, Paul The Mountain Path: A Climber’s Journey Through Life and Death 2021 UK Ltd Signed ed n/200, 8vo, pp.xiii, 177, 11 color & 1 bw photos, black cloth; signed on limitation page, dj & cloth new #27803 $75.00
Limited, Signed, & Numbered Edition of 200
In 1998, Pritchard was struck on the head by a falling rock as he climbed a sea stack in Tasmania called the Totem Pole. Close to death, waiting for hours for rescue, Pritchard kept himself going with a promise that given the chance, he would ‘at least a[read more]
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Pritchard, Paul The Totem Pole and A Whole New Adventure 1999 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.xiii, 208, 12 bw photos, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #19009 $75.00
Upon winning the Boardman-Tasker award in 1997 for ‘Deep Play’, Pritchard went climbing in Tasmania where he ended up being seriously injured by rockfall while climbing the Totem Pole. This is his story of previous climbs and the long road to recovering from his injuries.
Winner 1999 Boardman/Tas[read more]
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Pritchard, Paul The Totem Pole and A Whole New Adventure 1999 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.xiii, 208, 12 bw photos, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #27843 $85.00
Upon winning the Boardman-Tasker award in 1997 for ‘Deep Play’, Pritchard went climbing in Tasmania where he ended up being seriously injured by rockfall while climbing the Totem Pole. This is his story of previous climbs and the long road to recovering from his injuries.
Winner 1999 Boardman/Tas[read more]
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Pritzker, Yury See It from the Top: How to Climb Everest Without Quitting Your Day Job 2012 US 1st, 8vo, pp.210, 41 bw photos, wraps; signed, new #25969 $14.99
Pritzker summitted Everest in 2009 via the South East Ridge as a member of the Eco Everest Expedition 2009 led by Asian Trekking. Prior to this expedition he had trips to his native Caucasus, the Cascades, Grand Teton, Rainier, Peru, Mount Hunter, Mount Shasta, Denali, the Alps, and other peaks. P[read more]
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Pujante, Josep A. Alcanzar La Cumbre de Cristal [Reaching the Crystal Summit] 2007 Spain 1st, 8vo, pp.249, 22 color & 4 bw photos, color map, black cloth; dj & cloth new #25103 $39.00
Pujante, a Spanish neurosurgeon, has climbed Cho Oyu, Everest, as well as the Seven Summits and has written numerous books on climbing. Following his ascent of Cho Oyu he proposed a dual expedition to Aconcagua and Mount Vinson for 1991. On Aconcagua he became lost for three days at 7000m, resulti[read more]
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Pullan, Brandon The Bold and Cold: A History of 25 Classic Climbs in the Canadian Rockies 2016 Canada 1st, 8vo, pp.280, 116 color & 2 bw photos, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #27170 $44.95
Pullan’s book is not a guidebook, rather, it is a narrative history and illustrated tribute told by the people who risked life and limb to establish these long, difficult, and sometimes scary climbs. Through interviews, articles, journals, and photographs this monumental work takes the reader on a c[read more]
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Pullan, Brandon To Be a Warrior: The Adventurous Life and Mysterious Death of Billy Davidson 2021 Canada 1st, 8vo, pp.242, 4 color & 8 bw photos, 12 color illus, 2 maps, wraps w/ French flaps; new #27780 $27.95
Billy Davidson (1947–2003) was born in Calgary, Alberta, and grew up in an orphanage in the 1950s. Living close to the Rockies, he was introduced to mountaineering at an early age and climbed his first mountain at 12 years old, eventually becoming one of Canada’s most prolific big wall climbers, wit[read more]
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Purandare, Nandini & Deepa Balsavar Headstrap: Legends and Lore from the Climbing Sherpas of Darjeeling 2024 US 1st, 8vo, pp.319, 41 bw photos, 3 bw maps, appendices, wraps; new #27944 $29.95
In the twenty-first century, it is generally understood that Sherpas, synonymous with mountain climbing, come from Nepal and live in the Everest region. Less well known is that during the nineteenth century Sherpas and other local climbers seeking work started traversing mountain passes from Nepal t[read more]
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Purja, Nimsdai Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime 2022 US 1st thus, 8vo, pp.319, 27 color photos, appendices, black cloth; dj & cloth new #27826 $29.95
Fourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the brain and body withers and dies. Until recently, the world record for climbing them all stood at nearly eight years.
So I announced I was summiting them in under seven months.
People laughed. They told m[read more]
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Purja, Nimsdai Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks – My Life in the Death Zone 2020 UK 3rd prtg, 8vo, pp.x, 305, 38 color photos, red cloth; signed on bp, dj & cloth new #27743 $125.00
Fourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the brain and body withers and dies. Until recently, the world record for climbing them all stood at nearly eight years.
So I announced I was summiting them in under seven months.
People laughed. They told m[read more]
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