Anthony King – a dedicated climber himself – traces the sport’s evolution through decades of rebellion, innovation and achievement to its place today as a vibrant, diverse culture.
Expansive, immediate and deeply engaging, Ascent is both cultural sport history and lived experience.
Called by the Hills by Anuradha Roy
Novelist Anuradha Roy stumbles upon a derelict cottage in a remote Himalayan village and decides to make a home there. Over twenty-five years, she cultivates a wild garden and witnesses profound transformations in the landscape of her chosen home.
4 Stamps - 4 Lives by Khatuna Khundadze & Ivane Japardze
The book is about four Georgian alpinists who lived in different periods and left an important mark on world alpinism.
In 2025, I had the idea to issue four postage stamps dedicated to them. This idea was realized with the support of the Georgian Ministry of Economy and the Georgian Post, as alpinism—and especially these four alpinists—has played a significant role in Georgian sports history.
Original stamps are placed on the cover of the book, which makes it a collector’s item.
Borrowed Land by Kapka Kassabova
Borrowed Land tells the epic and urgent stories of the last true Scottish Highlanders fighting to preserve their home during a time when energy projects are transforming the land on a scale never seen before
Climbing Through by Melissa Strong
In Climbing Through, rock climber and restaurateur Melissa Strong unveils her remarkable journey of survival and resilience in the face of mortality after being horrifically injured by electricity. Here is an inspiring testament to the triumph of the human spirit.
Northumberland – The Story of Climbing in the County by Mark Savage, Steve Blake & John Spencer
Known to climbers simply as ‘The County’, Northumberland is one of Britain’s wildest and most quietly compelling landscapes. Through stunning photography and evocative writing, this book brings to life more than a century of climbing history.
Notions of Grace by Jason Kolaczkowski
Notions of Grace is a reflective mountain memoir exploring climbing, friendship, loss, and the search for meaning through Colorado’s rugged landscapes. Jason Kolaczkowski offers a deeply personal story of resilience, memory, and the grace found in difficult terrain.
North To The Future by Ben Weissenbach
Ben Weissenbach —a digital native with little prior wilderness experience—embarks on a series of scientific adventures across the wilds of Alaska with some of the state’s most distinguished and audacious researchers.
The Stone Clock by Nigel Holmes
As a climbing life draws to a conclusion, the author reflects on rocks, loss and friendship in an often moving, sometimes bruising collection of short stories that capture ‘the beauty of small things and wide views.’
First On Everest by Graham Hoyland
Climb Mount Everest with Howard Somervell, in this long-overdue biography of a pioneering mountaineer. Written by Everester and Somervell’s cousin, Graham Hoyland, this fascinating new book gives insights into the spirit, ambition and endurance of the early climbing pioneers.
My Body Is A Meadow by Bethany Handley
When Bethany Handley became a wheel-chair user, she found herself locked out of the Welsh landscapes she once belonged to. Passionate, political and lyrical, My Body is a Meadow is Handley’s rallying cry to make nature accessible for everyone.
Painting the Trail - Cape Wrath by Stephen Passmore
This gorgeous memoir follows Stephen on his 370 km trek through breathtaking Scottish landscapes, as he paints a watercolour each day. This book is a celebration of slow travel, creativity, and the deep peace that comes from walking with intention.
Cruz by Gabriel Tallent
Two dirt-poor teenagers from dysfunctional homes dream of becoming legendary rock climbers. Climbing is what forges their friendship and gives them hope, but it just might threaten to unravel everything. Crux is a heart-stopping story of thrill-seeking and defying expectations.
Mapping The Mountains by Andrew Davies
Author Andrew Davies pieces together a history of mountain cartography and poses the question: were high-altitude surveyors among the first true mountaineers? These tales of heroism and endeavour are accompanied by a rich array of maps, photographs and illustrations.
The Icarus Ascent by Mike Lewis
July 14, 1865: Seven men stand atop the Matterhorn, Switzerland's most famous peak. Led by Englishman Edward Whymper, they have beaten a rival Italian party to attain the summit, only for triumph to turn to disaster on the descent.
Mountaineering Women by Joanna Croston
The first illustrated book to celebrate the remarkable stories and achievements of twenty of the most daring women mountaineers from around the globe.
Dirtbag Dreams by Carl Morris
Dirtbag Dreams offers the first complete history of mountain, ultra and trail running in North America and Britain. From its Victorian origins, he traces its development up to the present day.
Essays From The Edge by Dennis Gray
Essays from the Edge gathers fifty years of selected writing by Dennis Gray, one of British climbing’s most influential voices. These twenty-one essays, spanning one of British mountaineering’s most exciting periods, provide a compelling narrative of a life studying the art of climbing and of living it first-hand on the cliffs and mountains of the world in the company of some of the sport’s most colourful characters of the last century.
A Year On The Ethels, A Life In The Hills by Andy Christopher Miller
Traversing the Peak District’s 95 ‘Ethels’, poet Andy Miller reflects on 60 years of rock climbing, hillwalking and mountaineering. His tales are dramatic, humorous and occasionally tragic, with reflections on ageing and adapting ambitions to maintain deep enjoyment of wild places.
A Place Among Giants by Lisa Roderick
Twenty two years of love, triumph, and tragedy on North America’s tallest mountain –more than two decades on denali and the climbers, pilots, and park service rescuers with whom Lisa Roderick shared her adventures during her historic and remarkable tenure.