Great Climbs by Bonington,C Ed
$35.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration
This introduction to the history of mountaineering charts the development of climbing in all the great mountain regions of the world, each of which is mapped in detail, and includes contributions from 30 of the foremost living mountaineers giving accounts of their own experiences.
The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal by Robert D. Ballard
$30.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration
An underwater exploration of the ships lost during the Second World War in Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. In fact more Americans died in Guadalcanal waters than on land.
On Top of the World: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains by Richard Sale
$25.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration
Messner was the first person to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains and it took him 16 years to do it. Since Messner's completion in 1986, only four more names have been added to the list. This guide looks at the quest to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains.
Top Climbs of the World by Garth Hattingh
$30.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration | Series: Top S.
This guide sets out to cover the full spectrum of the experiences available in the various categories of climbing. It takes the reader to the mountain peak via photographs and history, allowing them to follow the first ascent by means of topos, diagrams and pictures. Concepts, techniques and equipment a ...Show more
The Spirit of Mountaineering: Volume 1 by Mary Hobbs
$20.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration | Reading Level: Very Good
Jack Adamson was New Zealand's first-born mountain guide and an exceptional photographer of the late 1800's who left a legacy of priceless photos of early explorers, pioneers and alpine scenery from 1889 to 1897. The images reflect Jack's spirit of adventure, his passion for the mountains and his unerri ...Show more
Antarctica: Exploring a Fragile Eden by Jonathan Scott
$40.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration
A beautiful large-format history of a surprisingly fragile Eden.'A journey to Antarctica changes your life. It forces you to take a long hard look at the state of our planet and its last wild places!Antarctica promises man the chance to do something that he has never done before - commit to the preserva ...Show more
Ice Trek: The Bitter Journey to the South Pole by Peter Hillary, Jon Muir & Eric Philips by Eric Philips
$14.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration | Reading Level: good
In the summer of 1998-1999, Eric Philips, Jon Muir and Peter Hillary set out to complete the 3000 kilometre return journey from Ross Island to the South Pole. This is Eric's account of the physical and emotional journey across the pristine wilderness of Antarctica.
Mixed Emotions - Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child by Greg Child
$12.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration | Series: Mountaineers Bks.
* Includes five previously unpublished essays* Powerful prose sparked with Child's unique witWell-known for his Himalayan expeditions and first ascents on rock walls in Australia and the United States, Greg Child freely admits his mixed feelings about climbing. Overwhelming are the loss of friends, the ...Show more
Black Saturday: Stories of Love, Loss and Courage from the Victorian Bush Fires by John McGourty
$12.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration
The Victorian Bushfires, Australia's greatest ever disaster, have touched the nation. Now as a tribute and a fundraiser, comes a book that every family will want to own. Black Saturday tells of human emotion in the face of fire; the tragedy of loss and the triumph of the human spirit. All proceeds to Au ...Show more
Yacht Called Erewhon by Stuart Vaughan
$14.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration
In a wonderful flight of fancy designed to catch the imagination of blokes and blokesses who love boats and the whole mystique of the America's Cup, Stuart Vaughan has written a book to answer the following questions. What if a wealthy contemporary of Sir Thomas Lipton decided to build a J class racing ...Show more
The Ice Beneath My Feet: My Year in Antarctica by Diana Patterson
$12.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration
Antarctica is windy and achingly cold, incredibly isolated and inhospitable - yet its overwhelming stark white beauty speaks to our imagination. Bright and passionate, Diana Patterson was searching for her path in life when she was bitten by the Antarctic bug in her late twenties. She nursed her secret ...Show more
Piercing the Clouds - Tom Fyfe: First to Climb Mt Cook by John Haynes
$12.00 NZD
Category: Adventure & Exploration
By modern standards New Zealand mountaineers of last century were ill-equipped- no lightweight windproof clothing, sleeping bags or tents, no convenient food or cooking gear, no pitons, no crampons, no helmets. But those who tackled the peaks of Southern Alps under those conditions were fascinated by th ...Show more