Fiction, poetry, photographs, and factual accounts portray the spirit and tradition of climbing

Ascent (1989)

Sports & Outdoors

Roper, Steve

Steck, Allen

Hunting & Fishing

Random House, Inc.

Detailed narratives profile fifty challenging climbs in premier mountaineering areas, describing the physical features and surroundings of the Alaskan ranges, the Rockies, the Bugaboos, the Washington Cascade, and the Sierra Nevada

Fifty Classic Climbs of North America

Mountaineering

Sierra Club Books

A collection of prose, poetry, fiction, and b&amp;w photos and illustrations on spectacular rock climbing and mountaineering adventures. Contributors are bound by few constraints about length, content, political correctness, or advertising considerations. Lacks a subject index. Distributed by The Mountaineers Books. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ascent: The Climbing Experience in Word and Image

Harris, David

MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS+

Tales of the Trail from a Living Legend, The Slim Fox Sixteen-year-old Allen Steck made his initial climb, a first ascent of Mount Maclure in the Sierras, with no hardware, no ropes, no experience. But the event turned his into a mountaineer’s life. Over 70 years later, Steck, also known as The Slim Fox, has had a prolific climbing career, including a 1954 expedition to Makalu, a 1963 first ascent of the south face of the Clyde Minaret, and a 1965 first ascent of the Hummingbird Ridge on Mount Logan. In 1967, with Steve Roper, he co-founded and edited Ascent magazine. Two years later, his interest in the far reaches of the world led him to partner in Mountain Travel, America’s first true adventure travel company. These are stories from the days when mountain climbing was discovery, when men like Steck forged new routes, both literal or literary. With dry humor and detailed recall, he captures the excitement and intrigue of a time when there were few rules and no guidelines. As he says, “We do not deceive ourselves that we are engaging in an activity that is anything but debilitating, dangerous, euphoric, kinesthetic, expensive, frivolously essential, economically useless and totally without redeeming social significance. One should not probe for deeper meanings.” With amazing photographs, many published for the first time, this memoir is a treasure, an inspiration, and an anchor to the foundation of the life-changing sport of alpine climbing.

A Mountaineer's Life

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Patagonia

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