Mountain Climbing Adventures

A romantic wilderness cabin becomes a dream-box of catastrophe and survival, in this true adventure with a paranormal twist. Will, a treeplanter, hikes with a companion to meet his wife and 3-year-old daughter in BC's remote Jumbo Pass. An overnight storm pushes them to the brink of deadly choices, at fate's mercy. Caught in the strands of a deadly time-loop, Will must navigate a series of doorways to survival. Each choice means a different outcome, a different life… or even death. The story’s mystery plays out against the backdrop of vast natural beauty in the Purcell Mountains of ...

In the late 1960s, MacInnes led the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team and together they developed innovative techniques and equipment in order to save lives - often risking their own in the process - whether night or day, and always at a moment’s notice. He was a central figure in the rescue during the 1963 New Year tragedy in the Cuillins on the Isle of Skye, and led groundbreaking rescues on Buichaille Etive Mor, Ben Nevis, Bidean nam Bian and many other legendary Scottish mountains.

In Time on Rock Anna Fleming charts two parallel journeys: learning the craft of traditional rock climbing, and the new developing appreciation of the natural world it brings her. Through the story of her progress from terrified beginner to confident lead climber she shows us how placing hand and foot on rock becomes a profound new way into the landscape. Anna takes us from the gritstone rocks of the Peak District and Yorkshire to the gabbro pinnacles of the Cullin, the slate of North Wales and the high plateau of the Cairngorms.

His cheeks are as tender as raw meat on a butcher's block. And those are just the cheeks of his face. As he slumps in the saddle, watching the road disappear into the distance, he aches in parts of his body that he's only just discovering he has. When Mark travels to Ecuador to go hiking and climbing, he discovers a land of dramatic volcanoes rising through the clouds and wide-open horizons rich in history.

Mountains, Missteps, and Mending Bonds… During his junior year, high school track star and mountain climber Jack embarks on a climb with his famous but demanding father on Mount Tecumseh in the Oregon Cascades. What begins as a bonding adventure turns into a disaster, nearly costing Jack his life and threatening to destroy his family. As Jack recovers from the traumatic experience, he must find the courage to confront his emotionally distant father and build a deeper relationship with him. This heart-wrenching yet uplifting story delves into the complexity and fragility of families, ...

Beauty and the Brain—the adventure begins. When rough-edged handywoman Charley Jensen stops to help a stranded motorist with a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, she writes the preppy biologist off as too soft to survive in her isolated and unforgiving wilderness. But Drake Carver is more than just a brain in a pretty package, he’s resourceful and, much to Charley’s surprise, fun to be around. However, only when their lives are on the line does she learn he’s tougher than he looks. Suddenly, her secret, burning question, ‘Are you strong enough to be my man?’ becomes 'Am I ...

Original stories of mountain men between 1833 and 1837 traveling from the Missouri River, through the plains and Rocky Mountains, to the Pacific and back, with all the different Indians and Indian wars they observed from the opposite point of view - from Indians themselves, like Zitkala-Sa, in American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends.

A DARING RESCUE MISSION Climb a frozen waterfall Rappel down a dark mine shaft Outwit a ruthless kidnapper Preventing his mother from going blind is foremost in Tak's life, but his family can't afford the ridiculously expensive experimental treatment. When Tak's world-famous alpinist dad is offered a spot in a dangerous climbing race for a million dollar prize, it seems like the miracle the family's been looking for. All his dad has to do is guide a team of kids up Mount Everest. Dad's corrupt ex-climbing partner is also competing and will do anything to win, including kidnapping Tak's ...