WINNER OF THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARD FOR NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR 2016 Two Hours by Ed Caesar - the quest to run the impossible marathon, by the acclaimed writer with inside access to Nike's #Breaking2 project 'The marathon tethers runners to their own personal narratives. It is a question of how you grow. Nothing but your own body will sustain...Read more
WINNER OF THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARD FOR NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR 2016 Two Hours by Ed Caesar - the quest to run the impossible marathon, by the acclaimed writer with inside access to Nike's #Breaking2 project 'The marathon tethers runners to their own personal narratives. It is a question of how you grow. Nothing but your own body will sustain...Read more
Dare to Dream is the account of Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton and his journey to the top of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, in May 2012. The ascent was world record breaking, and the three members of the expedition, including Matthew, became the youngest ever team to successfully summit and descend the mountain. The climb was...Read more
Dare to Dream is the account of Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton and his journey to the top of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, in May 2012. The ascent was world record breaking, and the three members of the expedition, including Matthew, became the youngest ever team to successfully summit and descend the mountain. The climb was...Read more
If there is one mountain that is known across the whole world, it must be the highest - Everest. To the people who live at its feet she is Chomolungma, Goddess Mother of the World. The disappearance of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine close to the summit in 1924 lent the mountain a tragic romanticism, of young men risking everything for a...Read more
If there is one mountain that is known across the whole world, it must be the highest - Everest. To the people who live at its feet she is Chomolungma, Goddess Mother of the World. The disappearance of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine close to the summit in 1924 lent the mountain a tragic romanticism, of young men risking everything for a...Read more
A new edition of the Rough Guide to Nepal, ranging from the easternmost tea hills of Ilam to the grasslands of the Far West, from Tibet to the Indian Border and from Everest to Kathmandu Valley.There are in-depth accounts of all the attractions,from Hindu temples and Buddhist stupas to wildlife reserves and spectacular mountain viewpoints. For...Read more
A new edition of the Rough Guide to Nepal, ranging from the easternmost tea hills of Ilam to the grasslands of the Far West, from Tibet to the Indian Border and from Everest to Kathmandu Valley.There are in-depth accounts of all the attractions,from Hindu temples and Buddhist stupas to wildlife reserves and spectacular mountain viewpoints. For...Read more
David Lien began fishing in northern Minnesota at the age of four, shot his first squirrel when he was eight, and his first deer when he was thirteen. These early hunting experiences laid the foundation for David's later climbing and trekking in some of the world's most remote and rugged regions, including South America's Patagonia, Asia's...Read more
David Lien began fishing in northern Minnesota at the age of four, shot his first squirrel when he was eight, and his first deer when he was thirteen. These early hunting experiences laid the foundation for David's later climbing and trekking in some of the world's most remote and rugged regions, including South America's Patagonia, Asia's...Read more
Documents, over a period of four years, treks through the Himalaya region to Mount Everest, capturing images of nature, and of the daily life and culture of local villagersRead more
Documents, over a period of four years, treks through the Himalaya region to Mount Everest, capturing images of nature, and of the daily life and culture of local villagersRead more
Near the top of Mount Everest, on 10 May 1996, eight climbers died. It was the worst tragedy in the mountain's history. Lou Kasischke was there. After the Wind tells the harrowing story of what went wrong, as it has never been told before - including why the climbers were so desperately out of time as the rogue storm struck. His personal story,...Read more
Near the top of Mount Everest, on 10 May 1996, eight climbers died. It was the worst tragedy in the mountain's history. Lou Kasischke was there. After the Wind tells the harrowing story of what went wrong, as it has never been told before - including why the climbers were so desperately out of time as the rogue storm struck. His personal story,...Read more
The bestselling author of No Shortcuts to the Top and K2 chronicles his three attempts to climb the world's tenth-highest and statistically deadliest peak, Annapurna in the Himalaya, while exploring the dramatic and tragic history of others who have made -- or attempted the ascent, and what these exploits teach us about facing life's greatest...Read more
The bestselling author of No Shortcuts to the Top and K2 chronicles his three attempts to climb the world's tenth-highest and statistically deadliest peak, Annapurna in the Himalaya, while exploring the dramatic and tragic history of others who have made -- or attempted the ascent, and what these exploits teach us about facing life's greatest...Read more
Mountain Climbing Do's and Don'tsHow to Have Fun and Stay SafeImagine this. Your buddy is explaining just how much fun hes having learning how to climb. The more he talks about it, the more youre your interest is piqued. Maybe youve been considering more exercise than your getting at your favorite gym. Just the idea of being outdoors and...Read more
Mountain Climbing Do's and Don'tsHow to Have Fun and Stay SafeImagine this. Your buddy is explaining just how much fun hes having learning how to climb. The more he talks about it, the more youre your interest is piqued. Maybe youve been considering more exercise than your getting at your favorite gym. Just the idea of being outdoors and...Read more
Starting in Yunnan Province of southern China, Matthew bicycled alone, unsupported, and without the necessary permits, into the mountains of Tibet. Cycling roads that varied from smooth pavement to rough rocks and cobbles, he climbed high snow covered passes, crossed through deep arid canyons, and cycled past police checkpoints at night to...Read more
Starting in Yunnan Province of southern China, Matthew bicycled alone, unsupported, and without the necessary permits, into the mountains of Tibet. Cycling roads that varied from smooth pavement to rough rocks and cobbles, he climbed high snow covered passes, crossed through deep arid canyons, and cycled past police checkpoints at night to...Read more
The Longest Journey Begins With A Single Step. . . "David Lien grew up in the small northern Minnesota town of Grand Rapids and started fishing at the age of four. He shot his first squirrel when he was eight, was hunting ruffed grouse at age eleven and started deer hunting the next fall. At thirteen David killed his first deer with a Ruger .44...Read more
The Longest Journey Begins With A Single Step. . . "David Lien grew up in the small northern Minnesota town of Grand Rapids and started fishing at the age of four. He shot his first squirrel when he was eight, was hunting ruffed grouse at age eleven and started deer hunting the next fall. At thirteen David killed his first deer with a Ruger .44...Read more
From Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holiest mountain, known locally as the 'Reek' to 'John Lennon's Island' of Dorinish, to Clare Island, home of the 'Pirate Queen', the wild Atlantic splendour of Clew Bay and its surroundings draws visitors from around the world to this remote area on the western edge of Europe.Croagh Patrick and the Islands of...Read more
From Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holiest mountain, known locally as the 'Reek' to 'John Lennon's Island' of Dorinish, to Clare Island, home of the 'Pirate Queen', the wild Atlantic splendour of Clew Bay and its surroundings draws visitors from around the world to this remote area on the western edge of Europe.Croagh Patrick and the Islands of...Read more
Starting in Yunnan Province of southern China, Matthew bicycled alone, unsupported, and without the necessary permits, into the mountains of Tibet. Cycling roads that varied from smooth pavement to rough rocks and cobbles, he climbed high snow covered passes, crossed through deep arid canyons, and cycled past police checkpoints at night to...Read more
Starting in Yunnan Province of southern China, Matthew bicycled alone, unsupported, and without the necessary permits, into the mountains of Tibet. Cycling roads that varied from smooth pavement to rough rocks and cobbles, he climbed high snow covered passes, crossed through deep arid canyons, and cycled past police checkpoints at night to...Read more
