Amazon.co.uk: The Top 20 mountaineering and climbing books

The Top 20 mountaineering and climbing books
A Listmania! list by Alexander H. Hofmann

1. The White Spider: The story of the North Face of the Eiger by Heinrich Harrer

The list author says:
	"Superb description of the first successful climb of the North Face of the Eiger in 1936. Possibly the most dramatic description of a climb I have ever read."

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2. Touching The Void by Joe Simpson

The list author says:
	"Still immensely powerful 21 years after the event. I read this book 10 years ago and it inspired me to walk the Huayhuash Circuit last year"

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3. Deep Play: A Climber's Odyssey from Llanberis to the Big Walls by Paul Pritchard

The list author says:
	"A real connoisseur's climbing book. Written in a breathless, grammar-free style, it really evokes the way Pritchard climbed. Stick with it - some of the routes he pioneered were amazing."

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4. Regions of the Heart: The Triumph and Tragedy of Alison Hargreaves by David Rose

The list author says:
	"I loved this book! If you want to learn about: K2, mountaineering, family life and the media, read this book."

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5. Hamish's Mountain Walk And Climbing The Corbetts by Hamish M. Brown

The list author says:
	"A great wee book about Scotland, Munros and the Thatcher government. Brown has a passion for the hills and is able to convey his passion with a beautiful prose style. Highly recommended"

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6. Mountaineering in Scotland and Undiscovered Scotland (2 vols in 1) by W. H. Murray

The list author says:
	"One of the best books about the Scottish mountains by an early pioneer. Written in a wonderfully understated stiff upper lip style, supposedly on toilet paper in a POW camp from memory."

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7. The Big Walks: Challenging Mountain Walks and Scrambles in the British Isles (Teach Yourself) by Ken Wilson

The list author says:
	"An inspirational book which will get you heading up the A9 at every opportunity. Superb photography, lively prose and some really arduous routes."

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8. Dougal Haston: The Philosophy of Risk by Jeff Connor

The list author says:
	"Dougal Haston was possibly the best high-altitude climber of his generation. He also had a wild and shambolic private life. This biography does not pull any punches. Great for the armchair climber."

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9. 100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains by Ralph Storer

The list author says:
	"I am not doing the Munros - I am doing the Storers! Now completed 42 of these routes. Beware the star grades, Storer's routes are normally pretty tough."

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10. Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

The list author says:
	"A gripping account of summit fever. Hopefully the days of extreme tourism and queues at the Hilary Step are long gone. But I doubt it."

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11. Flame Of Adventure by Simon Yates

The list author says:
	"Enjoyable account of the grungey heyday of dole-list climbers. If you've ever worked in Broadgate, pause and think about who helped build it. Loved the description of catching hepatitis. Yeurch!"

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12. The Life and Death of St. Kilda: The moving story of a vanished island community by Tom Steel

The list author says:
	"Not strictly a mountaineering book, but still a great insight into the brutality of living on the edge of the world"

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13. My Vertical World: Climbing the 8000-Metre Peaks by Jerzy Kukuczka

The list author says:
	"Jerzy Kukuczka was a legendary climber, possibly the best ever. His descriptions of new routes in the Himalaya is simply stupendous. Highly recommended"

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14. Against The Wall by Simon Yates

The list author says:
	"Classic armchair mountaineering. If you've been to Patagonia you will know that you will never be able to set foot on these mountains."

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15. Annapurna by Maurice Herzog

The list author says:
	"A thoroughly gripping account of the first ever ascent of an 8000m mountain. Highly controversial in its day, written in a breathless fashion, totally inspiring."

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16. The Hard Years: His Autobiography by Joe Brown

The list author says:
	"The original hardman of mountaineering."

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17. Always a Little Further by A. Borthwick

The list author says:
	"A true boys' own account of climbing in Scotland between the Wars. His style has not aged well but he writes with verve and insight."

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18. Cold Climbs: Great Snow and Ice Climbs of the British Isles (Teach Yourself) by Ken Wilson

The list author says:
	"The perfect coffee table book. I wonder if we will ever see conditions like those again."

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19. Psychovertical by Andy Kirkpatrick

The list author says:
	"Worthy winner of the Boardman Tasker award (Nov 2008), this book will become a classic. The author overcame many hurdles (undiagnosed dyslexia, family trauma etc) to write this book. Recommended"

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