Great Mountaineering Books

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Touching The Void
1.  Touching The Void by Joe Simpson
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  "Joe Simpson's incredible account of a climbing trip to the Peruvian Andes which went horribly wrong"
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Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster
2.  Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
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  "A first-hand account of the tragedy which unfolded on Mount Everest in 1996"
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Picador Books)
3.  A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Picador Books) by Eric Newby
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  "The hugely enjoyable tale of Eric Newby's carefree escapade in the Hindu Kush"
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Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps
4.  Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps by Fergus Fleming
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  "A potted history of the Golden Age of mountaineering from a very good writer"
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Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8000- Metre Peak
5.  Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8000- Metre Peak by Maurice Herzog
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  "Reads like a boy's own adventure, but Herzog's feat was both remarkable and courageous"
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The White Spider: The story of the North Face of the Eiger
6.  The White Spider: The story of the North Face of the Eiger by Heinrich Harrer
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  "A detailed history of early expeditions on the Eiger's North Face, by one of the men who first climbed it"
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The Beckoning Silence
7.  The Beckoning Silence by Joe Simpson
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  "Joe Simpson makes the painful decision to give up climbing, but not before a crack at the north face of the Eiger"
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Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69
8.  Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69 by Edward Whymper
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  "The alpine career of Edward Whymper included the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1864"
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Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
9.  Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination by Robert Macfarlane
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  "An absorbing and erudite study of what attracts men to climb mountains"
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Nanda Devi: A Journey to the Last Sanctuary
10.  Nanda Devi: A Journey to the Last Sanctuary by Hugh Thomson
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  "Not a climbing book in truth, but Hugh Thomson is a gifted writer - read 'The White Rock' too"
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All 14 Eight-thousanders
11.  All 14 Eight-thousanders by Reinhold Messner
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  "He stunned the mountaineering world when he climbed Everest solo without oxygen. Respect."
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The Ascent Of Rum Doodle
12.  The Ascent Of Rum Doodle by W E Bowman
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  "Another classic, this time a brilliant spoof about Binder and his team's expedition to a 40,000-and-a-half foot peak"
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