Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the Emperor's royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous Empire and spying on its enemies. She knows she could be the best in the world, if only someone would give her a chance.

Reveals the behind-the-scene story of more than a dozen rescues executed by Mountain Rescue-Aspen, a team of men and women who risk their own lives to save injured climbers, lost hikers, missing airplanes, and other victims of nature.

"Once upon a time, thirty-five years ago, Hugh and Lewis were Yosemite legends. El Capitan was their holy grail, and their destiny seemed written on its big walls. Here they met the women who married, then left them. Hugh's wife mysteriously disappeared in the desert. Lewis's wife is divorcing him. Now, the old friends reunite to climb El Cap one last time and make a fresh start." "But "The Captain" seems cursed this time around. Even before the aging...

"A celebration of feminine beauty, athleticism, wisdom, and skill--Women Who Dare profiles twenty of America's most inspiring women climbers ranging from legends like Lynn Hill to the rising stars of today. The book is both inspirational and aspirational -- as each climber tells her story in her own words, highlighting her personal challenges, accomplishments, and philosophy, as well as providing readers with practical how-to suggestions on maximizing...

"In 1913, four men made a months-long journey by dog sled to the base of the tallest mountain in North America. Several groups had already tried but failed to reach the top of a mountain whose size--occupying 120 square miles of the earth's surface --and position as the Earth's northernmost peak of more than 6,000 meters elevation make it one of the world's deadliest mountains. Although its height from base to top is actually greater than Everest's,...

"Lionel Terray was the central figure in postwar climbing in France - an early repeater of the alpine north faces, and an innovative expeditioner who played a key role during the first ascents of Annapurna (1950) and Makalu (1955)." "Terray, born in Grenoble in 1921, made his first climbs in 1933. During the war he lived in Chamonix, married the ski instructor Marianne Perrollaz, bought a farm and formed a climbing partnership with Gaston Rebuffat....

Introduces Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, describing its ancient beginnings, the first human settlers, and historic climbs.

"The legendary story of three gold miners who claimed to have summited Denali in a single day in 1920. Was the expedition a success or a hoax? Denali climber Jon Waterman brings this colorful mountaineering mystery to life."--Provided by publisher.

In 1992 friends Jim Davidson and Mike Price stood triumphantly atop Washington's Mount Rainier. But their conquest gave way to catastrophe when a cave-in plunged them deep inside a glacial crevasse -- the pitch-black, ice-walled hell that every climber's nightmares are made of -- Book jacket.