Mountaineering

1953. Chronicles the history of the British expeditions and attempts to climb the mountain from 1921 to 1951.

1952. Annapurna is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent of frostbite, snow blindness, and near death.

1950. 1st edition. In its ninety-seven large plates this book brings together an unusual selection of New Zealand mountain, forest and coastal scenes from the camera of John Pascoe.

1958. 1st edition. In its ninety-seven large plates this book brings together an unusual selection of New Zealand mountain, forest and coastal scenes from the camera of John Pascoe.

1980. Vintage New Zealand mountaineering handbook.

Circa 1980. Vintage book on New Zealand mountaineering safety.

1976. The New Zealand Expedition's goal to climb Jannu for the first time by its northern face.

1953. 1st edition. A detailed account of the 1953 ascent to the Everest summit.

1979. Vintage climbing guide to the Mount Aspiring Region.

1953. 1st edition. Climbing exploits of the highest order in every part of the world are told in the most readable fashion. This volume features Mt. Everest.

1965. 1st edition. An account of a 1963 difficult first ascent in the Cordillera Huayhuash (Peru) in which two of the eight members perished while retracing the summit ridge.

1964. 1st edition. An account of the 1960 Makalu expedition under the leadership of Edmund Hillary.

1954. History and many photographs of various expeditions up to, and including the 1953 conquest of Mount Everest.

1949. A collection of 33 articles by various climbing experts.

1995. 1st edition. The story of a New Zealander who has conquered the mountains and unexplored regions of the world.

1999. This is a first-rate detective story, through forensic analysis, at last told the true story of Mallory & Irvine's attempt at Everest in 1924.

1973. 1st edition. A stimulating account of New Zealand's superb mountain land and the people who go there.

1953. 1st edition. Climbs in the Lofoten district by a well-known Scottish climber and broadcaster.

2011. With an introduction by Joe Simpson, this is the illustrated and enthralling story of the first conquest of Annapurna

1997. In 1992, an Indian climber was left to die on the South Col of Mount Everest. Why did onlookers not hold the dying mans hand and comfort him?

2011. 1st edition. Biography of Jack Clarke, who from 1893 to 1914 climbed, guided, explored and organised trips into the mountains.

2008. The story of a band of climbers who reinvented mountaineering during the three decades after Everest’s first ascent.

1986. An exciting account of a major Himalayan expedition and a tribute to the team's climbing skills and courage.

1983. 1st edition. A comprehensive account of the 1981 New Zealand Molamenqing Expedition in Tibet.

2009. An autobiographical account of mountain exploration in every continent, with a focus on, not the risks, but the joys of exploring the vertical.

2000. A story on the sacred mountain of Panch Chuli of an arduous and almost miraculous survival, and of the brilliant, committed teamwork.