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Aconcagua Map
• Cordee
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A topographic map at a scale of 1:50,000.
(AND41, $13.95)
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Aconcagua, A Climbing Guide
• R.J. Secor
• Uma Kukathas
• Crystal Thomas
• Ralph Hopkins
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guidebook to South America's tallest mountain, highlighting 27 different routes to the summit.
(AND40, $16.95)
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Aconcagua: Summit of the Americas
• Ed Darack
• GUIDEBOOK
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A sturdy series of maps at various scales with topographic detail, countour lines, and routes.
(AND42, $15.00)
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The Adirondack Book, A Complete Guide
• Elizabeth Folwell
• Annie Stoltie
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent, locally-produced travel guide mixing history, nature and anecdote with a shipload of practical information. It features extensive listings and descriptions of attractions and activities for the outdoor enthusiast.
(NYS19, $18.95)
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The Adirondacks, A History of America's First Wilderness
• Paul Schneider
• HISTORY
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A breezy and entertaining portrait of the forests, rivers, mountains and lakes that make up a good portion of upstate New York.
(NYS16, $17.00)
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Alive, The Story of the Andes Survivors
• Piers Paul Read
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The gripping tale of survival against all odds: a plane crashes in the Andes, all passengers presumed dead. Read tells the story of terrible hardship, bravery and horror with admirable restraint.
(AND38, $7.99)
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Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude
• Stephen Bezruchka
• REFERENCE
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This useful reference book provides essential information concerning the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness.
(REF02, $8.95)
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Annapurna, A Woman's Place
• Arlene Blum
• EXPLORATION
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This account of the historic 1978 climb celebrates the first American ascent of Annapurna by a team of 13 women. The climbers were also, notably, the first women to scale any of the world's 8,000 meter-peaks.
(HML30, $16.00)
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Annapurna, The Epic Account of a Himalayan Conquest and its Harrowing Aftermath
• Maurice Herzog
• EXPLORATION
• FAVORITE
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This classic account of the first ascent of an 8,000-meter peak -- and their extraordinary rescue -- was dictated by expedition leader Herzog from his hospital bed in Paris.
(HML07, $16.95)
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The Canadian Rockies
• Douglas Leighton
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This beautiful portrait of the landscapes, wildlife and nature of Banff, Jasper and other parks in the region, featuring 200 oversize color photographs, showcases the best of Douglas Leighton, a naturalist and photographer from the Canadian Rockies.
(CND149, $29.95)
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The Canadian Rockies Superguide
• Graeme Pole
• GUIDEBOOK
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This essential handbook for travelers combines color photographs, excellent maps and solid information on places and attractions throughout the Canadian Rockies. It also includes a section on the geological formation of the Rockies and fascinating sidebars on wildlife and historical figures.
(CND28, $29.95)
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The Climb, Tragic Ambitions on Everest
• Anatoli Boukreev
• EXPLORATION
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An eyewitness account of the 1996 tragedy by Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev.
(HML29, $7.99)
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Climbing Everest, Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Mountain
• Audrey Salkeld
• Jennifer Emmett
• EXPLORATION
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Six true tales of mountaineering on Everest, for kids 10 and older.
(HML56, $21.00)
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The Compact Guide to the Wildflowers of the Rockies
• Dana Bush
• FIELD GUIDE
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100 species of wildflowers commonly encountered in the Rocky Mountains.
(USW10, $7.95)
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The Cordillera del Condor Region of Ecuador and Peru
• Thomas Schulenberg
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The biological resources of the Andean lower mountain forests.
(AND16, $17.00)
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Crater Lake National Park, A History
• Rick Harmon
• HISTORY
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A short, readable history of Crater Lake by the editor of the Oregon Historical Quarterly, published in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the park's formation.
(PNW156, $19.95)
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Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains
• Jon Krakauer
• EXPLORATION
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A collection of some of Krakauer's (Into Thin Air) best journalism, these stories and essays focus on the mindset and determination of world-class mountaineers, including Alpine and Himalayan climbers.
(ALP10, $13.95)
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Eight Feet in the Andes
• Dervla Murphy
• EXPLORATION
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The indomitable Murphy treks 1,300 miles through the Andes (with a mule) on the trail of the conquistadors in this spirited account.
(AND07, $15.95)
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Eric Shipton, The Six Mountain Travel Books
• Eric Shipton
• EXPLORATION
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Shipton's extraordinary adventures in the mountains of the Himalayas, East Africa, Central Asia and Patagonia.
(EXP12, $38.00)
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Everest, A Mountaineering History
• Walter Unsworth
• EXPLORATION
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A classic history of mountaineering, updated through 1998 for this third edition.
(NPL38, $45.00)
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Everest, Mountain Without Mercy
• Broughton Coburn
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Spectacularly photographed, this book is an account of the making of the IMAX film on Everest, including an account of the 1996 disaster.
(HML20, $24.00)
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Everest, the West Ridge
• Thomas F. Hornbein
• EXPLORATION
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A vivid, moving personal account of the American expedition to Everest in 1963.
(HML10, $19.95)
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Falcon Guide, Hiking Mount Rainier National Park
• Heidi Schneider
• GUIDEBOOK
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In addition to useful trail descriptions, maps and safety techniques, this practical hiking guide to Mount Rainier National Park gives an overview of wildlife, and advice on navigating the area's terrain.
(PNW154, $15.95)
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Falcon Guide, Hiking the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
• Bill Schneider
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical hiking guide to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
(RKY08, $17.95)
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Ghosts of Everest, The Search for Mallory & Irvine
• Jochen Hemmleb
• Eric Simonson
• Larry Johnson
• EXPLORATION
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You may have seen the pictures. This is the illustrated, comprehensive account of the successful expedition to determine the fate of George Mallory, who disappeared on Mt. Everest in 1924.
(HML39, $24.95)
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Guide to Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro
• Iain Allan
• GUIDEBOOK
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A pocket guide to mountaineering produced by the Mountain Club of Kenya. It's a comprehensive overview, covering mountain medicine, geology, flora and fauna, and other topics in detail. With climbing routes, and a fold-out topo maps of the two mountains.
(EAF68, $33.95)
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H.W. Tilman, The Eight Sailing/Mountain-Exploration Books
• H. W. Tilman
• EXPLORATION
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An omnibus featuring Tilman's adventures aboard the Mischief, his base for exploring the mountains of the Southern Ocean archipelagos, Patagonia and the Arctic; a wry, cantankerous and entertaining writer.
(EXP13, $38.00)
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Hawaii Volcano Watch, A Pictorial History, 1779-1991
• J. D. Griggs
• Taeko Jane Takahashi
• Thomas L. Wright
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A colorful and comprehensive introduction to Hawaii's legendary volcanoes.
(HWI180, $24.95)
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High Adventure
• Sir Edmund Hillary
• EXPLORATION
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A classic of 20th-century mountaineering, this 50th anniversary edition of young Hillary's personal account of his historic ascent of Everest, written the heady days after the celebrated climb, includes a new preface by the author. With black-and-white photos. Hillary modestly attributes his success to "a goodly share of imagination and plenty of energy."
(NPL48, $19.95)
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Himalayan Enchantment, An Anthology
• Frank Kingdon-Ward
• EXPLORATION
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An anthology by the great Himalayan explorer and plant-collector Frank Kingdon-Ward.
(HML03, $19.95)
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Himalayan Passage, Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan
• Jeremy Schmidt
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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National Geographic Expert, Jeremy Schmidt, and photographer Patrick Morrow, recount their circumnavigation of the Himalayas, accompanied by their wives. Their journey by bike, truck and foot across Tibet, Nepal, China, India and Pakistan is illustrated with 32 pages of color photographs.
(HML05, $18.95)
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In Denali: A Photographic Essay of Denali National Park and Preserve
• Kim Heacox
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This handsome portrait of Denali, by a well-known writer, photographer and naturalist, features color photographs along with an overview of the wildlife, habitats, human history and conservation.
(ALA26, $22.95)
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Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
• Jon Krakauer
• EXPLORATION
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A best-selling, minute-by-minute account of the 1996 disaster on Everest.
(HML08, $26.95)
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Into Thin Air, A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
• Jon Krakauer
• EXPLORATION
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In this bestseller, climber and journalist Krakauer reconstructs a minute-by-minute account of what went wrong on the great mountain in 1996.
(HML13, $14.95)
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K2, Triumph and Tragedy
• Jim Curran
• EXPLORATION
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This is a tense account of disaster on the world's second highest mountain in 1986. The author was on the mountain when 13 climbers in 9 different expeditions died.
(PKN05, $15.00)
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Kilimanjaro & East Africa, A Climbing and Trekking Guide
• Cameron Burns
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact planning guide to Kilimanjaro's forest and moorland routes, neighboring Mount Meru, Mount Kenya and the Rwenzoris.
(EAF63, $19.95)
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Killing Dragons, The Conquest of the Alps
• Fergus Fleming
• EXPLORATION
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Fleming spins lively tales of man against nature in this entertaining history of the eccentrics, adventurers and publicity-hounds who sought to conquer the Alps, including Whymper and his first ascent of the Matterhorn (where four of the seven-man team perished).
(ALP16, $14.00)
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Life and Death on Mt. Everest, Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering
• Sherry B. Ortner
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A vividly written, scholarly study of the relationship between the Sherpas and the mountaineers who come to "conquer" the Himalayas.
(TBT33, $27.95)
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Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya
• Stan Armington
• GUIDEBOOK
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This classic guide, now in its eighth edition, is great for both practical trail information and general information on the region.
(NPL23, $19.99)
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The Magnificent Mountain Women, Adventures in the Colorado Rockies
• Janet Robertson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A collection of biographical stories based on the adventures of Colorado's pioneering explorers, sportswomen, lady botanists and modern climbers, quite a colorful group.
(USW199, $15.95)
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Mount Rainier, A Visitor's Companion
• George Wuerthner
• Douglas W. Moore
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, illustrated guide.
(PNW155, $19.95)
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Mountain Light, In Search of the Dynamic Landscape
• Galen Rowell
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Rowell presents 80 of his most spectacular mountain images, divided according to visual content. Each chapter illustrates a theme or technique, supplemented by a short personal essay.
(PHT06, $29.95)
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Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills
• The Mountaineers
• GUIDEBOOK
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The essential handbook for mountaineers, in a seventh revised edition. With chapters on outdoor fundamentals, rock, snow, ice, and alpine climbing, emergency prevention and response, the mountain environment, and gear.
(GEN267, $29.95)
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The Mountains of My Life
• Walter Bonatti
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The candid memoir of the great Italian climber and his adventures in the Alps, the Himalayas, and South America, including Bonatti's account of what happened on the summit of K2 in 1954.
(ALP25, $16.95)
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Mt. Everest
• National Geographic
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A gloriously detailed, birds-eye view of Everest by the cartographers at National Geographic.
(NPL36, $19.99)
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No Picnic on Mount Kenya
• Felice Benuzzi
• Rick Ridgeway
• EXPLORATION
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A daring tale of the author's escape from a prisoner of war camp to climb the great mountain. Among the many pleasures of this book are Benuzzi's accounts of landscapes, animals and habitats on the way to the top.
(EAF59, $14.95)
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Rising from the Plains
• John McPhee
• NATURAL HISTORY
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McPhee's elegant and accessible essays show the geology the Rockies though his travels with U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love.
(USW18, $15.00)
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Scrambles Amongst the Alps: In the Years 1860-69
• Edward Whymper
• EXPLORATION
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This classic, first-person account of the first ascent of the Matterhorn and other peaks by the intrepid Whymper is not just a vivid account of Victorian-era mountaineering; it also captures the geography, beauty and allure of the Alps.
(ALP02, $14.00)
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Seven Summits
• Dick Bass
• Frank Wells
• Rick Ridgeway
• EXPLORATION
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Count-down: Aconcagua, McKinley, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Kosciusko, Vinson and Everest.
(EXP48, $15.99)
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
• Ernest Hemingway
• LITERATURE
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Set in Africa, this collection of 10 prime Hemingway stories includes not just the famous title story but also "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," a chilling masterpiece about an American couple on a big-game safari.
(EAF26, $13.00)
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So Close to Heaven, The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas
• Barbara Crossette
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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Asia correspondent for the New York Times, Crossette portrays Bhutan and neighboring Ladakh and Sikkim as strongholds of Tantric Buddhism in an increasingly homogenized world.
(NPL04, $16.00)
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Something Hidden Behind the Ranges, A Himalayan Quest
• Daniel Taylor-Ide
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The author takes us on a journey through the mountain kingdoms.
(HML22, $14.95)
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Touching the Void
• Joe Simpson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The harrowing tale of a climb gone badly wrong and Simpson's near miraculous survival in the Andes.
(AND37, $14.95)
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Tour of Mont Blanc, Complete Trekking Guide
• Kev Reynolds
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to the classic Mont Blanc circuit, which includes a detailed guide to each section of the tour, as well as the author's own personable, encouraging remarks.
(ALP24, $19.95)
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Trekking in East Africa
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya and the Rwenzori mountains and lesser-known treks in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. This book is both a practical guide to preparing for your trip and a good introduction to the history, culture and wildlife of the region.
(EAF67, $19.99)
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Trekking in Nepal, A Traveler's Guide
• Sir Edmund Hillary
• Stephen Bezruchka
• GUIDEBOOK
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A respected guide covering, in detail, route planning for trekkers, national parks, health, where to go and what to do in Nepal. With an overview of the geography, history, religion and culture of the region.
(NPL10, $16.95)
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Trekking in the Annapurna Region
• Bryn Thomas
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to trekking in the region with route maps, village plans and concise information on preparations, what to see and do.
(NPL29, $19.95)
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Vulcan's Fury, Man against the Volcano
• Alwyn Scarth
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Eyewitness acounts, science, sociology and folklore in this page-turning account of 15 dramatic volcanic events from Vesuvius to Krakatau, Mt. St. Helens and Pinatubo.
(GEO10, $48.00)
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A Walk in the Woods
• Bill Bryson
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The entertaining account of Bryon's hike up the Appalachian trail, combining biting satire with a certain warmth. A fond memoir and a very entertaining read.
(USE01, $14.95)
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Walking in the Dolomites
• Gillian Price
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive walker's guide to the Dolomites geared to a wide variety of difficulty levels. Illustrated with photographs and maps.
(ITL289, $19.95)
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White Spider, The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger
• Heinrich Harrer
• EXPLORATION
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The classic tale of a young climber and the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1938. This edition includes photographs, maps, and a chronology of attempts on the North Face.
(ALP09, $15.95)
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Windows into the Earth, The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
• Robert B. Smith
• Lee J. Siegel
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A geologic history and tour of the northern Rockies, particularly Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. With an outstanding overview of the geologic formation of the region and 50 color photographs.
(USW356, $29.95)
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Young Men & Fire
• Norman MacLean
• HISTORY
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A lyrical and finely wrought story of the famous Mann Gulch, Montana firestorm, which took the lives of 13 of the elite Smokejumpers of the U.S. Forest Service in August 1949.
(USW95, $16.00)
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