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Western Grit
ISBN: 9781873341223 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a climbing guidebook for those interested in the huge variety of cliffs that are scattered up the western side of the Peak District and the Pennines.
This is a climbing guidebook for those interested in the huge variety of cliffs that are scattered up the western side of the Peak District and the Pe...
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113,84 zł |
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In the Shadow of Denali: Life And Death On Alaska's Mt. Mckinley, First Edition
ISBN: 9781599217949 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A classic in the genre of mountain literature--with a new preface by the author Rising more than 20,000 feet into the Alaskan sky is Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. In this collection of exhilarating and stunning narratives, Jonathan Waterman paints a startlingly intimate portrait of the white leviathan and brings to vivid life men and women whose fates have entwined on its sheer icy peak.
A classic in the genre of mountain literature--with a new preface by the author Rising more than 20,000 feet into the Alaskan sky is Denali, the talle...
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71,88 zł |
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The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mount Everest
ISBN: 9781841192116 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An account of the day that Conrad Anker found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest. Anker and Roberts assess the clues provided by the body, its position and the possibility that Mallory had successfully climbed the immensely difficult Second Step.
An account of the day that Conrad Anker found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest. Anker and Roberts assess the clues provided by the body, it...
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57,00 zł |
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Halfway to Heaven: My White-Knuckled--And Knuckleheaded--Quest for the Rocky Mountain High
ISBN: 9781416567004 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fat, forty-four, father of three sons, and facing a vasectomy, Mark Obmascik would never have guessed that his next move would be up a 14,000-foot mountain. But when his twelve-year-old son gets bitten by the climbing bug at summer camp, Obmascik can't resist the opportunity for some high-altitude father-son bonding by hiking a peak together. After their first joint climb, Obmascik, addled by the thin air, decides to keep his head in the clouds and try to scale all fifty-four of Colorado's 14,000-foot mountains, known as the Fourteeners--and to do it in less than one year. The...
Fat, forty-four, father of three sons, and facing a vasectomy, Mark Obmascik would never have guessed that his next move would be up a 14,000-foot mou...
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83,15 zł |
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Maximum Climbing: Mental Training For Peak Performance And Optimal Experience, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762755325 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The definitive resource to brain-training for climbing by an internationally recognized expert As physical as climbing is, it is even more mental. Ultimately, people climb with their minds hands and feet are merely extensions of their thoughts and will. Becoming a master climber requires that you first master your mind. In Maximum Climbing, America's best-selling author on climbing performance presents a climber's guide to the software of the brain one that will prove invaluable whether one's preference is bouldering, sport climbing, traditional climbing, alpine climbing, or mountaineering....
The definitive resource to brain-training for climbing by an internationally recognized expert As physical as climbing is, it is even more mental. Ult...
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99,55 zł |
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The Carolina Mountains
ISBN: 9781117511894 / Angielski / Miękka / 458 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Shelf2Life Mountaineering Collection provides a unique glimpse into the history and evolution of mountaineering through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From historical maps, first-hand accounts of early summits, descriptions of peaks and wilderness areas to detailed mountaineering proofs, enthusiasts can now experience the thrill of the greatest peaks as they were in the early part of the century. Further, in-depth discussions of traditional equipment, technique and routes are a fascinating study in the evolution of the sport. Given the recent explosion of interest in...
The Shelf2Life Mountaineering Collection provides a unique glimpse into the history and evolution of mountaineering through the late 19th and early 20...
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175,32 zł |
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Below the Snow Line
ISBN: 9781116307207 / Angielski / Twarda / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Shelf2Life Mountaineering Collection provides a unique glimpse into the history and evolution of mountaineering through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From historical maps, first-hand accounts of early summits, descriptions of peaks and wilderness areas to detailed mountaineering proofs, enthusiasts can now experience the thrill of the greatest peaks as they were in the early part of the century. Further, in-depth discussions of traditional equipment, technique and routes are a fascinating study in the evolution of the sport. Given the recent explosion of interest in...
The Shelf2Life Mountaineering Collection provides a unique glimpse into the history and evolution of mountaineering through the late 19th and early 20...
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193,03 zł |
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9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes: Navigation Through the Maze of Advice for the Self-coached Climber
ISBN: 9780956428103 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 9 out of 10 climbers make the same mistakes - navigation through the maze of advice for the self-coached climber
9 out of 10 climbers are stuck. They are stuck on the same things. Some of the things that hold climbers back from improving their climbing standard are the same as they were twenty years ago: motivation, managing time, and not being able to analyse and correct their own basic technical or tactical errors. But they are also stuck for a new set of reasons. Twenty years ago, the problem was that no one knew how to train for climbing. Information was scarce and couldnt travel fast... 9 out of 10 climbers make the same mistakes - navigation through the maze of advice for the self-coached climber
9 out of 10 climbers are stu... |
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122,60 zł |
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Reaching New Heights
ISBN: 9781628390339 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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78,41 zł |
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Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There
ISBN: 9781444334869 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of intellectually stimulating new essays that address the philosophical issues relating to risk, ethics, and other aspects of climbing that are of interest to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers.
Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of intellectually stimulating new essays that address the philosophical issues relatin...
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77,20 zł |
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Early Days in the Range of Light: Encounters with Legendary Mountaineers
ISBN: 9781582436166 / Angielski / Miękka / 421 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's 1873. Modern climbing gear and Gore-Tex shells are a century away, but the high mountains still demand your attention. Imagine the stone in your hands and thousands of feet of open air below you, with only a wool jacket to weather a storm and no rope to catch a fall. Daniel Arnold did more than imagine--he spent four years retracing the precarious steps of his climbing forefathers and lived to tell their tales here. From 1864 to 1931, the Sierra Nevada witnessed some of the most audacious climbing of all time. In the spirit of his predecessors, Arnold carried only rudimentary...
It's 1873. Modern climbing gear and Gore-Tex shells are a century away, but the high mountains still demand your attention. Imagine the stone in your ...
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109,24 zł |
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Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete
ISBN: 9781938340239 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Training for the New Alpinism, Steve House, world-class climber and Patagonia ambassador, and Scott Johnston, coach of U.S. National Champions and World Cup Nordic Skiers, translate training theory into practice to allow you to coach yourself to any mountaineering goal. Applying training practices from other endurance sports, House and Johnston demonstrate that following a carefully designed regimen is as effective for alpinism as it is for any other endurance sport and leads to better performance. They deliver detailed instruction on how to plan and execute training tailored to...
In Training for the New Alpinism, Steve House, world-class climber and Patagonia ambassador, and Scott Johnston, coach of U.S. National Champio...
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153,25 zł |
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Pilgrims of the Vertical
ISBN: 9780674052871 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few things suggest rugged individualism as powerfully as the solitary mountaineer testing his or her mettle in the rough country. Yet the long history of wilderness sport complicates this image. In this surprising story of the premier rock-climbing venue in the United States, "Pilgrims of the Vertical" offers insight into the nature of wilderness adventure. From the founding era of mountain climbing in Victorian Europe to present-day climbing gyms, Pilgrims of the Vertical shows how ever-changing alignments of nature, technology, gender, sport, and consumer culture have shaped... Few things suggest rugged individualism as powerfully as the solitary mountaineer testing his or her mettle in the rough country. Yet the long his... |
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198,93 zł |
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Self-Rescue
ISBN: 9780762755332 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The must-have handbook on rescue techniques for serious climbers Whether you need to assist your partner past a difficult section of a climb or rappel down a multipitch route with an injured climber, you owe it to yourself and your fellow climbers to be prepared. How to Climb: Self-Rescue fully describes and illustrates a variety of techniques that every climber needs to know for safety and self-reliance. The first edition of this book was the authority on rescue techniques for rock climbers. Now completely updated and revised with the latest techniques and accompanied by Mike Clelland's...
The must-have handbook on rescue techniques for serious climbers Whether you need to assist your partner past a difficult section of a climb or rappel...
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71,88 zł |
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The Adventurer's Handbook: From Surviving an Anaconda Attack to Finding Your Way Out of a Desert
ISBN: 9780230105577 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What makes a good explorer? Adaptability, ambition, stamina, self-confidence, curiosity, optimism, authority--and fund-raising ability. Though few of us will ever have to face a charging elephant, or survive solely on penguin stew, when it comes to project management, crisis aversion, or any number of everyday problems, there is much we can learn from the larger-than-life tales of the world's most famous adventurers. Here, award-winning documentarian Mick Conefrey pulls practical advice from their original diaries and logs, like how to survive an anaconda attack (wait until it has... What makes a good explorer? Adaptability, ambition, stamina, self-confidence, curiosity, optimism, authority--and fund-raising ability. Though few ... |
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78,77 zł |
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No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
ISBN: 9780061834790 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "No Way Down is both a gripping read and a clear-eyed investigation of the hubris, politics, and bad luck that brought on one of the worst disasters in modern mountaineering history." -- Michael Kodas, author of High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed "Graham Bowley's No Way Down does a great job of putting you on the mountain. It is a refreshingly unadorned account of the true brutality of climbing K2, where heroes emerge and egos are stripped down, and the only thing achieving immortality is the cold ruthless mountain." -- Norman Ollestad,... "No Way Down is both a gripping read and a clear-eyed investigation of the hubris, politics, and bad luck that brought on one of the worst... |
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83,15 zł |
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Lessons from Everest
ISBN: 9781453676714 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -Lessons From Everest: 7 Powerful Steps to the Top of Your World- is -Into Thin Air- meets -The Secret- with a sprinkle of humor. After a devastating failed attempt to climb Mt.Everest and a brief period of mourning, the author became focused on learning the lessons that had been revealed to him while hiking alone in the Khumbu Valley of Nepal. After testing those lessons to within an inch of his life on the worlds highest mountain he realized those same lessons were universal to people seeking to overcome difficulties in life or simply to edge a little closer to their human potential. This...
-Lessons From Everest: 7 Powerful Steps to the Top of Your World- is -Into Thin Air- meets -The Secret- with a sprinkle of humor. After a devastating ...
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68,91 zł |
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Eastern Edges: North - Burbage, Millstone and Beyond: The Definitive Gritstone Guide. All the Routes - All the Bouldering
ISBN: 9780903908771 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A gritstone rock-climbing and bouldering guide from the British Mountaineering Council, this work covers various crags in the Burbage, Rivelin, Millstone, Bamford, and Wharncliffe areas. It features: over 2,200 routes from Diff to E10 and over 750 boulder problems from V0 to V11; and, over 120 full-colour action shots and over 290 photo-topos.
A gritstone rock-climbing and bouldering guide from the British Mountaineering Council, this work covers various crags in the Burbage, Rivelin, Millst...
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145,20 zł |
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Flying Off Everest: A Journey from the Summit to the Sea
ISBN: 9780762789665 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Perched impossibly on a ridge overlooking a 10,000-foot drop into Tibet, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa wait. Heel to toe, connected at the waist by a pair of carabineers that s connected to nothing else, they stare down the North Face of Mount"
Perched impossibly on a ridge overlooking a 10,000-foot drop into Tibet, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa wait. Heel to toe, connected at the...
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82,95 zł |
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Climbing Nanga Parbat - The History of Mountaineering Expeditions to One of the Highest Peaks in the Himalayas
ISBN: 9781447408796 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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156,88 zł |
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