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Together on Top of the World: The Remarkable Story of the First Couple to Climb the Fabled Seven Summits.
by Phil and Susan Ershler with Robin Simons
To order an autographed copy, please contact IMG:
360-569-2609 • office@mountainguides.com
Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine
by Eric Simonson, et al
(also in Paperback)
To order an autographed copy, please contact IMG:
360-569-2609 • office@mountainguides.com
Video on Demand: Everest Beyond the Limit, Season Three
Purchase single episodes or the entire third season featuring Eric Simonson and the IMG 2009 Everest Expedition
Mt. Everest: Confessions of a Peak Bagger
by IMG climber and Seven Summiter, Kevin Flynn
General Mountaineering Skills and How-To
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
by Don Graydon
Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue
by Andy Selters
Surviving Denali
by Jonathan Waterman
Ice World: Techniques and Experiences of Modern Ice Climbing
by Jeff Lowe
(also in Paperback)
Classic Mountaineering Adventures
Annapurna, First Conquest of an 8000 Meter Peak
by Maurice Herzog
Seven Summits
by Dick Bass, Frank Wells, Rick Ridgeway
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
by Jon Krakauer
(also on Audio Tape)
To Everest Via Antarctica: Climbing Solo on the Highest Peak on Each of the Worlds Seven Continents
by Robert Mads Anderson
All Fourteen 8,000ers
by Reinhold Messner
Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains
by Richard Sale, John Cleare
Mt. Rainier
DVD Video: Ascend Mt. Rainier
Starring: Eric Simonson; Director: Kirk Burpee, 2002
The Challenge of Rainier
by Dee Molenaar, 1979
Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide
by Mike Gauthier, Bruce Barcott, 1999
Climbing Mt. Rainier: The Essential Guide
by Fred Beckey, Alex Van Steen, 1999
The Big Fact Book About Mount Rainier: Fascinating Facts Records Lists Topics Characters & Stories
by Bette E. Filley, 1996
The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier
by Bruce Barcott, revised 2007
A Year in Paradise: A Personal Experience of Living on Mount Rainier in the Early 1900's
by Floyd Schmoe, reprint 1999
Himalayas
The Mountain: My Time on Everest
by Ed Viesturs (Author), David Roberts (Contributor)
Includes a chaper on Eric Simonson and George Dunn's 1987 Everest climb.
Video on Demand: Everest Beyond the Limit, Season Three
Purchase single episodes or the entire third season featuring Eric Simonson and the IMG 2009 Everest Expedition
Trekking in the Everest Region: Includes Kathmandu City Guide
by Jamie McGuinness
Trekking in Tibet: A Traveler's Guide
by Gary McCue
Lonely Planet Tibet
by Bradley Mayhew
Trekking and Climbing in Nepal
by Steve Razzetti
Beyond the Summit
by Linda J. LeBlanc
Lonely Planet: Bhutan
by Stan Armington
Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan
by Jamie Zeppa
Everest: The History of the Himalayan Giant
by Roberto Mantovani, et al
The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm
by Matt Dickinson, Philip Turner
The Shishapangma Expedition
by Doug K. Scott, Alex MacIntyre
North America
Alaska: A Climbing Guide
by Mike Wood, Colby Coombs
Rainy Pass to Fraser River (Cascade Alpine Guide; Climbing and High Routes)
by Fred Beckey
Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Vol 1 - Columbia River to Stevens Pass (3rd Ed.)
by Fred Beckey
Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass
by Fred Beckey
Mount Whitney: The Complete Trailhead-To-Summit Hiking Guide
by Paul Richins Jr., Steve Roper
Mount Whitney: Mountain Lore...
by Doug Thompson, Elisabeth Newbold
See above for books on Mt. Rainier
Latin America
Aconcagua: A Climbing Guide
by R. J. Secor, et al
Ecuador: A Climbing Guide
by Yossi Brain
Mexico's Volcanoes: A Climbing Guide
by R. J. Secor
Bolivia: A Climbing Guide
by Yossi Brain, Paula Thurman
Lonely Planet Peru
by Rob Rachowiecki
Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
by Richard Burger
The Inca Trail, Cusco & Machu Picchu
by Richard Danbury
Lost City of the Incas
by Hiram Bingham
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
by Mark Adams
VHS: Searching for Lost Worlds: Machu Picchu: Secrets of the Incan Empire
PHOTO, National Geographic, 8 x 10: The Inca ruins of Machu Picchu
by Jason Edwards
Europe
The Alpine 4000m Peaks by the Classic Routes: A Guide for Mountaineers
by Richard Goedeke, Hill Neate
The High Mountains of the Alps
by Helmut Dumler
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
by Jon Krakauer
(also on Audio Tape)
Trekking in the Dolomites
by Henry Stedman
Africa
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
by Stephen Carmichael, Susan Stoddard, Rick Ridgeway, Neville Shulman, and Robert M. Moore
The Shadow of Kilimanjaro
by Rick Ridgeway
Kilimanjaro & Mount Kenya: A Climbing and Trekking Guide
by Cameron M. Burns
Australasia — Carstensz Pyramid
I Come From the Stone Age
by Heinrich Harrer
Under the Mountain Wall
by Peter Matthiessen