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The Measure of a Mountain : Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier
Bruce Barcott
Paperback - $26.95
Mount Rainier is the largest and most dangerous volcano in the country, both an awesome natural monument and a formidable presence of peril. In The Measure of a Mountain, Barcott sets out to grasp the spirit of Rainier through a journey along its mas ...
The Rockies : A Natural History
Richard Cannings
Hardcover - $62.95
< div> The Rockies are familiar to everyone in North America, yet few appreciate the true diversity of these mountains. This book covers the Rockies from sagebrush flats to icy tundra, and explores the range& #8217; s geological formation; ...
Everest : Mountain Without Mercy
Broughton Coburn
Paperback - $36.95
A filmmaker and veteran climber, David Breashears led the May 1996 expedition that captured Everest in a large-format IMAX motion picture. "Everest" is the breathtaking chronicle of a filmmaking expedition turned rescue mission. 125 stunning, full-co ...
Blue Ridge Nature Notes : Selections from Blue Ridge Nature Journal
George Ellison
Paperback - $23.95
Homage to the Himalayas
Olivier Follmi
Hardcover - $59.95
Those who believe an unfathomable experiential chasm exists between the West and the East would do well to consult Olivier Fvllmi's photographs. In this remarkable collection, Fvllmi demonstrates that the distance between cultures, no matter how grea ...
Snowstruck : In the Grip of Avalanches
Jill Fredston
Paperback - $21.95
Jill Fredston stalks avalanches. She predicts where and when they will strike, deliberately triggers them with explosives, teaches potential victims how to stay alive, and leads rescue efforts when tragedy strikes. Reaching deep into this trove of pe ...
Santa Monica Mountains : Range of Majesty from the Sea to the City
Tom Gamache
Hardcover - $59.95
No mountain range spans such diverse geological and cultural worlds as the magnificent Santa Monica Mountains. Stretching forty-six miles from Griffith Park in the heart of Los Angeles to the sands of the blue Pacific, they rise to separate the city ...
Where the Silence Rings : A Literary Companion to Mountains
Wayne Grady
Hardcover - $34.95
From Edward Whymper's ascent of the Matterhorn in the 1860s to Jon Krakauer's vivid profiles of modern mountaineers, this collection offers indelible impressions from writers who experienced the mystery and the grandeur of the mountains -- and who li ...
Montana's Mountain Ranges
Rick Graetz
Paperback - $25.95
An extensive look at the numerous mountain ranges that give texture to the state.