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Rock Climbing & Mountaineering Booklist

Page Modified: June 19, 2009

Fiction (all genres) and nonfiction related to rock climbing and climbers.

Fiction

• High Country
  Author: Barr, Nevada
  Publisher: Putnam $ 24.95 ISBN: 0399151443 Date: 2004
  Booklist
  It's fall in the Sierra Mountains, and Anna Pigeon is investigating the disappearance of four seasonal park employees in Yosemite National Park. She follows the scent of evil, taking a solo hike up a snowy trail to the high country, seeking answers. What waits for her is a nightmare of death and greed--and perhaps her final adventure.
  Suggested Reading: Adult Books for Teens
  Updated 11.25.03
• Looking for Mo
  Author: Duane, Daniel
  Publisher: Washington Square Press $12 ISBN: 0671034839 Date: 1998
  From the San Francisco performance-art world to a psychedelic vision at a Grateful Dead show, Ray's quest for self-discovery is both hilarious and emotionally fraught, climaxing in two men's true-to-life climb up the sheer slope of "The Captain." Looking For Mo is a moving, resonant exploration of the tenuous foundations of friendship and an investigation of the explosive power of storytelling. - Publisher Marketing
  Updated 1.13.06
• Angels of Light
  Author: Long, Jeff
  Publisher: Beech Tree $ 18.95 ISBN: 0688072518 Date: 1987
  A compelling and suspenseful story of drugs, greed, and murder among the mountain climbers of the West, capturing both the adventure and the vivid subculture of mountain climbers.
  Updated 1.13.06
• The Wall
  Author: Long, Jeff
  Publisher: Atria $ 24 ISBN: 0743266161 Date: 2006
  PW
  When Hugh Glass sets off into the vertical wilderness of El Capitan with his former climbing partner, the two become entangled in a deadly rescue attempt where the rescuers become victims hounded by their demons.
  Suggested Reading: Thrillers | Wild Life
  Updated 11.7.05
• The Edge of Justice
  Author: McKinzie, Clinton
  Publisher: Delcorte $ 21.95 ISBN: 038533625X Date: 2002
  This riveting debut thriller delivers an adrenaline-powered ride combining the high-stakes adventure of rock climbing and the chill of suspense.
  Updated 1.13.06
• Point of Law
  Author: McKinzie, Clinton
  Publisher: Dell $ 6.99 ISBN: 0440240808 Date: 2003
  Special Agent Antonio Burns, the acclaimed hero of The Edge of Justice, returns in this spellbinding prequel. Joining his father and brother for rock climbing in Colorado, Burns becomes ensnared in a bitter--and deadly--dispute between activists and local developers.
  Updated 1.13.06
• Trial by Ice and Fire
  Author: McKinzie, Clinton
  Publisher: Delacorte $ 21.95 ISBN: 0385337353 Date: 2003
  The third Antonio Burns novel, a sequel to The Edge of Justice, takes readers from the courtroom to the cliffs, from the basest criminal acts to Wyoming's pristine alpine heights, on a ride both exciting and satisfying.
  Updated 1.13.06
• Free Fall
  Author: Mills, Kyle
  Publisher: HarperCollins $ 25 ISBN: 0060193336Date: 2000
  Mark Beamon, the FBI's brilliant maverick agent, is back in a new thriller by the nationally bestselling author of Rising Phoenix and Storming Heaven. This time he's tracking a female, world-class rock climber who can drop out of sight anywhere in the world.
  Updated 1.13.06
• Spurred Ambition: Pinnacle Peak
  Author: Phelan, Twist
  Publisher: Poisoned Pen $ 24.95 ISBN: 1590581474 Date: 2006
  From the moment Tony Soto saves business attorney Hanna Dain from a climbing mishap, Hannah is beguiled by the Native American/Latino. What becomes a near-fatal attraction enmeshes her in a kidnapping tied to a complex securities fraud.
  Updated 1.13.06
• Ice Soldier
  Author: Watkins, Paul
  Publisher: Holt $ 25 ISBN: 0805078673 Date: 2005
  One man's quiet life is shattered when he's forced to confront terrifying secrets he'd thought buried high in the Italian Alps. The little-known role of the army's mountaineer corps comes brilliantly to life in this story of men pushed to the limits of endurance and survival, and haunted by the ghosts of war.
  Updated 1.13.06
• Prayer for the Dead
  Author: Wiltse, David
  Publisher: Putnam $ 19.95 ISBN: 039913607X Date:1991
  A gripping cat-and-mouse tale of wide-eyed terror concerning a diabolical psychopath who's found the will to kill and a detective who's lost the will to win. A chilling thriller in the tradition of Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs.
  Updated 1.13.06

Nonfiction

• Climbing Free
  Author: Hill, Lynn
  Publisher: Norton $ 24.95 ISBN: 0393049817Date: 2002
  LJ
  In Climbing Free Hill describes her famous climb and meditates on how she harnesses the strength and courage to push herself to such extremes. She tells of her near-fatal eight-foot fall, her friendships with climbing's most colorful personalities, and the tragedies and triumphs of her life in the vertical world. This book stands out as a genuine, singular account of a life of adventure richly and boldly lived. - Publisher Marketing.
  Updated 1.13.06
• Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome
  Author: Madgic, Bob
  Publisher: Buford $ 24.95 ISBN: 1580801307 Date: 2005
  The compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage, and rescue, this book's sobering depiction of Nature's danger is tempered by unforgettable portraits of the triumphant human spirit.
  Updated 1.13.06
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place
  Author: Ralston, Aron
  Publisher: Atria $ 26 ISBN: 0743492811 Date: 2004
  Booklist
  Icebound meets Into Thin Air in this astonishing, day-by-day account of Ralston's terrible accident, self-amputation, and subsequent rescue and recovery.
  Suggested Reading: Adult Books for Teens
  Updated 8.13.04
• On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined
  Author: Roberts, David
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster $ 26 ISBN: 0743255186 Date: 2005
  PW
  One of the world's best-known writers on mountaineering recounts the exhilarating highs and desperate lows of his climbing career and reconsiders the costs of this most perilous sport.
  Updated 1.13.06