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Quando nel 1961 pubblica Le mie montagne, il suo primo libro, Walter Bonatti ha da rac- contare oltre un decennio di imprese impossibili, trionfi e sofferenze: dalla scalata sullo sperone Walker (a 19 anni) all’odissea sul Pilone Centrale, passando per il Grand Capucin, il Dru e la fatidica notte all’addiaccio sul K2. Se questo libro segnerà una svolta nella sua vita, sarà anche per il riaccendersi delle braci che covavano proprio sotto la memoria di quell’episodio.

In Crisis on Mount Hood, author and emergency room doctor Christopher Van Tilburg looks at the history of America's oldest all-volunteer mountain rescue team, the Hood River Crag Rats, and his own three-decade commitment to search and rescue. Centered on Oregon's iconic 11,249-foot-high Mount Hood, considered by many to be the world's most-climbed glaciated peak, this dramatic narrative leads listeners through a century of life-and-death challenges.

Brought to you by Penguin. An unforgettable memoir about a life of adventure in the great outdoors and the power of a dog's transformative love A tiny ad in a local newspaper catches Cédric Sapin-Defour’s eye: a litter of Bernese Mountain Dog puppies need homes. A lonely, single, sports...

‘Will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland’ Cameron McNeish, The Herald Rising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland’s Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines...

My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest. Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life. In April 2018, seasoned adventurer...

At 27, professional rugby player Ed Jackson was told he would never walk again. A freak accident, involving a swimming pool and a miscalculated dive, broke his neck and crushed his spinal cord. Jackson had to be resuscitated three times and spent weeks in intensive care—for the first of those, he couldn’t so much as twitch a muscle. But three years on from the accident, Jackson’s recovery is nothing short of miraculous. 

I ghiacciai e le vette del Monte Bianco, le sue pareti di granito e le sue creste di neve dove s’incontrano Italia, Francia e Svizzera, formano paesaggi di straordinario fascino. La prima ascensione ai 4810 metri della cima è stata compiuta nel 1786 da Jacques Balmat e Michel-Gabriel Paccard. Da allora, uomini e donne d’avventura come Edward Whymper e Albert Frederick Mummery, Giusto Gervasutti e Walter Bonatti, Christophe Profit, Catherine Destivelle e tanti altri hanno compiuto imprese straordinarie. Il libro racconta le loro speranze, i loro trionfi, le tragedie che hanno segnato questi due secoli e mezzo.

Con técnicas esenciales para triunfar en la naturaleza salvaje y estrategias probadas por élites de supervivencia y exploradores legendarios, "Bushcraft" es tu manual indispensable para reconectar con la naturaleza y transformarte en un experto en supervivencia. Este libro no solo te preparará para enfrentar emergencias críticas, sino que también te permitirá forjar una conexión inquebrantable con el entorno natural.