Climbing and Mountaineering
1. 
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by:
Jon Krakauer
4.26 avg rating — 551,022 ratings 2. 
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
by:
Joe Simpson
4.23 avg rating — 63,075 ratings 3. 
Annapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak: (26,493 Feet)
by:
Maurice Herzog
4.09 avg rating — 10,300 ratings 
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No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
by:
Ed Viesturs
4.14 avg rating — 11,212 ratings 7. 
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
by:
Ed Viesturs
4.01 avg rating — 6,764 ratings 8. 
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
by:
Peter Zuckerman
4.22 avg rating — 10,954 ratings 
11. 
The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger
by:
Heinrich Harrer
4.11 avg rating — 4,425 ratings 
13. 
The Crystal Horizon: Everest-The First Solo Ascent
by:
Reinhold Messner
4.02 avg rating — 989 ratings 
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Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
by:
Nick Heil
3.94 avg rating — 6,147 ratings 
18. 
High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest
by:
Edmund Hillary
4.15 avg rating — 1,539 ratings 
20. 
Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff
by:
Johanna Garton
4.27 avg rating — 554 ratings 
22. 
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest
by:
Wade Davis
4.27 avg rating — 4,653 ratings 
24. 
High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places
by:
David Breashears
3.93 avg rating — 3,706 ratings 
26. 
The Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna--the World's Deadliest Peak
by:
Ed Viesturs
4.02 avg rating — 1,351 ratings 27. 
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Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow: The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure
by:
Maria Coffey
3.93 avg rating — 635 ratings 
30. 
The Mountain of My Fear / Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative
by:
David Roberts
4.37 avg rating — 519 ratings 
32. 
The Time Has Come: Ger McDonnell - His Life & His Death on K2
by:
Damien O'brien
4.10 avg rating — 31 ratings 
35. 
The Endless Knot: K2 Mountain of Dreams and Destiny
by:
Kurt Diemberger
4.17 avg rating — 366 ratings 
39. 
The shining mountain: Two men on Changabang's west wall
by:
Peter Boardman
4.31 avg rating — 719 ratings 40. 
The Ghosts of K2: The Epic Saga of the First Ascent
by:
Mick Conefrey
4.24 avg rating — 1,045 ratings 40. 
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
by:
Donnie Eichar
3.99 avg rating — 25,501 ratings 42. 
One Day as a Tiger: Alex MacIntyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism
by:
John Porter
3.97 avg rating — 138 ratings 43. 
The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
by:
Tommy Caldwell
4.47 avg rating — 10,174 ratings 44. 
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster
by:
Jon Krakauer
4.26 avg rating — 551,022 ratings 45. 
Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
by:
Andy Hall
3.88 avg rating — 4,098 ratings 46. 
The Edge of Never: A Skier's Story of Life, Death, and Dreams in the World's Most Dangerous Mountains
by:
William A. Kerig
4.24 avg rating — 108 ratings 47. 
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Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
by:
Anatoli Boukreev
4.26 avg rating — 1,016 ratings 
54. 
Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine
by:
Jochen Hemmleb
4.08 avg rating — 1,547 ratings 55. 
Last Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory
by:
David Breashears
4.07 avg rating — 306 ratings 56. 
Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide To Improving Your Performance (How To Climb Series)
by:
Eric J. Horst
4.18 avg rating — 668 ratings 56. 
Minus 148 Degrees: The First Winter Ascent of Mount McKinley
by:
Art Davidson
4.32 avg rating — 2,055 ratings 
59. 
Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete
by:
Steve House
4.53 avg rating — 1,323 ratings 
60. 
No Picnic on Mount Kenya: The Story of Three POWs' Escape to Adventure
by:
Felice Benuzzi
4.03 avg rating — 2,429 ratings 62. 
High Crimes: the Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
by:
Michael Kodas
3.74 avg rating — 3,407 ratings 63. 
The Bold and Cold: A History of 25 Classic Climbs in the Canadian Rockies
by:
Brandon Pullan
4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings 64. 
My Life: Eiger North Face, Grandes Jorasses and Other Adventures
by:
Anderl Heckmair
4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings 
66. 
Savage Arena: K2, Changabang and the North Face of the Eiger
by:
Joe Tasker
4.44 avg rating — 611 ratings 
69. 
Everest the Cruel Way: The audacious winter attempt of the West Ridge
by:
Joe Tasker
3.95 avg rating — 414 ratings 70. 
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True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent on Annapurna
by:
David Roberts
3.86 avg rating — 437 ratings 
83. 
In Search of Peaks, Passes & Glaciers: Irish Alpin Pioneers
by:
Frank Nugent
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 83. 
Snow Tales and Powder Trails: Adventures on Skis
by:
Steve Baldwin
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings 
83. 
No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon
by:
Erik Weihenmayer
4.10 avg rating — 851 ratings 83. 
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The Bond: Two Epic Climbs in Alaska and a Lifetime's Connection Between Climbers
by:
Simon McCartney
4.59 avg rating — 269 ratings 
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The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering after the Enlightenment
by:
Peter H. Hansen
3.38 avg rating — 24 ratings 