Winning books, shortlisted books and other entries

 
 
 
 
   
1983    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
No award made    
Entries    
Lundy's War Brian Carter Dent
Beyond Endurance Glen Bennet Secker and Warburg
Expeditions and Exploration Nigel Gifford Macmillan
High Level David Bell Gollancz
Himalayan Kingdoms Bob Gibbons &
Bob Asford
Batsford
First Across the Roof of the World Graeme Dingle & Peter Hillary Hodder, Auckland
Memorable Munros Richard Gilbert Diadem
Lakeland's Greatest Pioneers Bill Birkett Robert Hale
     
   
   
1984    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Joint winners    
Living High Linda Gill Hodder, Auckland
The Shishapangma Expedition Doug Scott &
Alex Macintyre
Granada
Other entries    
Mountain Lakeland Tom Bowker Hale
Passage of the Alps Edward Pyatt Hale
Summits of Snowdonia Terry Marsh Hale
Everest - The Ultimate Challenge Alan Burgess &
Jim Palmer
Hodder, Toronto
Two Generations Sir Edmund &
Peter Hillary
Hodder, Auckland
West Highlands Walk Hamish MacInnes Hodder
Fell Walking with Wainwright A Wainwright Hodder
East of Everest Bob Langley Michael Joseph
Mountains of the Middle Kingdom Galen Rowell Sierra Club Books, San Francisco
A Man and His Mountains Norman Croucher Kaye and Ward
The Alternative Adventure Colin Mortlock Cicerone Press, Milnthorpe
The Ridiculous Mountains G J F Dutton Diadem
     
   
   
1985    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
Menlove Jim Perrin Gollancz
Shortlist    
Summit Fever Andrew Greig Hutchinson
Journey After Dawn William Peascod Cicerone Press, Milnthorpe
Other entries    
Smythe's Mountains Harry Calvert Gollancz
Rock Climbing in Great Britain David Jones Collins
Mountains of Wales Terry Marsh Hodder
Wainwright on the Pennine Way A Wainwright Michael Joseph
     
   
   
1986    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
Painted Mountains Stephen Venables Hodder
Shortlist    
Kingdoms of Experience Andrew Greig Hutchinson
On and Off the Rocks Jim Perrin Gollancz
Savage Snows Walt Unsworth Hodder
Other entries    
Welsh Rock Trevor Jones
Geoff Milburn
Pic Publications, Glossop
The Young Geographer Investigates Mountains Terry Jennings Oxford University Press
The Two Year Mountain Phil Deutschle Bradt Publications
Bicycles up Kilimanjaro Nicholas & Richard Crane Oxford Illustrated Press
The Great Walking Adventure Hamish Brown Oxford Illustrated Press
A Pennine Journey A Wainwright Michael Joseph
Sweep Search Hamish MacInnes Hodder
Clouds from Both Sides Julie Tullis Grafton
The Munros in Winter Martin Moran David and Charles, Newton Abbot
The Windhorse Elaine Brook &
Julie Donnelly
Michael Joseph
Everest Grand Circle Ned Gillette &
Jan Reynolds
The Mountaineers, Seattle
     
   
   
1987    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
In the Footsteps of Scott Roger Mear &
Robert Swan
Jonathan Cape
Shortlist    
K2, Savage Mountain,
Savage Summer
John Barry Oxford Illustrated Press
Native Stones David Craig Secker and Warburg
Other entries    
Journey to the Centre of the Earth Nicholas &
Richard Crane
Bantam Press
The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine Tom Holzel &
Audrey Salkeld
Jonathan Cape
Land of the Snow Lion Elaine Brook Jonathan Cape
Living on the Edge Cherie Bremer Kamp Mead and Becket, Sydney
Hearth Stones in the Hills Stowers Johnson Robert Hale
Beneath the Mountains David Rose &
Richard Gregson
Hodder
The Price of Adventure Hamish MacInnes Hodder
Norman Collie - A Life in Two Worlds Christine Mill Aberdeeen University Press
The Stone Spiral Terry Gifford Giant Steps
A Dream of White Horses Edwin Drummond Diadem
     
   
   
1988    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
Touching the Void Joe Simpson Jonathan Cape
Shortlist    
Feeling the Rat Al Alvarez Bloomsbury
Thin Air Greg Child Patrick Stephens
K2, Triumph and Tragedy Jim Curran Hodder
Other entries    
Thunder Dragon Kingdom Stephen K Berry Crowood Press
Window on to Annapurna Joy Stephens Gollancz
Trekking from Sikkim to Pakistan Ann Mitcalfe &
Doug Wilson
Hodder, Auckland
Nanda Devi John Roskelly Stackpole Books, Pennsylvania
At the Sharp End Paul Nunn Unwin Hyman
     
   
   
1989    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
Climbers M John Harrison Gollancz
Shortlist    
Everest - Kangshung Face

Stephen Venables

Hodder
Other entries    
Great VS Climbs in the Lake District Tim Noble David and Charles
Soldiers and Sherpas Brummie Stokes Michael Joseph
Wainwright on the Lakeland Mountain Passes A Wainwright Michael Joseph
Wild Trails to Far Horizons Mike Cudahy Unwin Hyman
A History of Women Climbing Shirley Angell Pinnacle Club
On the Big Hill Mark Anderson Faber
Scotland's Winter Mountains Martin Moran David and Charles
     
   
   
1990    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
Elusive Summits Victor Saunders Hodder
Shortlist    
Vortex David Harris Diadem
Footloose in the Himalayas Mike Harding Michael Joseph
Mountains and Other Ghosts Dermot Somers Diadem
Other entries    
Exploring the Hidden Himalaya Soli Mehta &
Harish Kapardia
Hodder
Mountains of Heaven C Howard-Bury Hodder
10 Letters to John Muir Terry Gifford Burbage
Braver than the Ghurkhas Sikhar Word Publishing
Escape from Katmandu Kim Stanley Robinson Tor Books, New York
High Asia Jill Neate Unwin Hyman
Rescue Paul Beqver &
Paul Berriff
Patrick Stevens
Everest (2nd Edition) Walt Unsworth Oxford Illustrated Press
The Condition of Ice Christopher Burns Secker and Warburg
Forest and Crag Jon and Laura Waterman Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston
Icewalk Robert Swan Jonathan Cape
The Mountains of Europe Kev Reynolds Oxford Illustrated Press
The Loneliest Mountain Lincoln Hall Simon and Schuster, Sydney
Gabe's fall Peter Lars Sandberg Birchfield Books, New Hampshire
The Handbook of Climbing Allen Fyffe &
Iain Peter
Pelham Books
     
   
   
1991    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
Mer de Glace Alison Fell Methuen
A View from the Ridge Dave Brown &
Ian Mitchell
The Ernest Press
Shortlist    
The Endless Knot Kurt Diemburger Grafton
Suspended Sentences Jim Curran Hodder
Other entries    
The Secret Life of Snowdonia Michael Leach Chatto and Windus
Eyes to the Hills Gordon Stainforth Constable
Passionate Quests Sonia Melchett Heinemann
Coming Through Andy Forshaw Hodder
Free Spirit Reinhold Messner Hodder
Uphill all the Way John Hawridge Michael Joseph
Wainwright's Favourite Lakeland Mountains A Wainwright Michael Joseph
Yes to Dance Jim Perrin Oxford Illustrated Press
     
   
   
1992    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
In Monte Viso's Horizon Will McLewin The Ernest Press
Shortlist    
My Vertical World Jerzy Kukuczka Hodder
Flammes de Pierre Anne Sauvy Diadem
Spirit of the Age - Royal Robbins Pat Ament Adventure's Meaning Press, Nebraska
The Water People Joe Simpson Jonathan Cape
Other entries    
Master of Rock Pat Ament Adventure's Meaning Press, Nebraska
The Great Blue Dream Robert Leonard Reid Hutchnson
The Social Climbers Chris Darwin &
John Amy
Mainstream
Second Man on the Rope Ian R Mitchell Mercat Press
People in High Places Audrey Salkeld Jonathan Cape
K2 - The 1939 Tragedy Andrew Kauffmann &
William L Putnam
Diadem
Last Days John Roskelly Hodder
The Golden Peak Kathleen Jamie Virago
Lakeland Gordon Stainforth Constable
Mount McKinley - The Conquest of Denali Bradford Washburn &
David Roberts
Harry N Abrams, New York
     
   
   
1993    
 Work  Author  Publisher
 
Winner    
The Ascent Jeff Long Headline
Shortlist    
The Undiscovered Country Phil Bartlett Ernest Press
This Game of Ghosts Joe Simpson Jonathan Cape
Other entries    
The Autonomous Region Kathleen Jamie &
Sean Mayne-Smith
Bloodaxe
Electric Brae Andrew Greig Canongate
Ballooning Over Everest Leo Dickinson Jonathan Cape
Shadows on the Wasteland Mike Stroud Jonathan Cape
Nothing So Simple as Climbing G J F Dutton Diadem
In the High Mountains Emil Zsigmondy Ernest Press
Breaking Loose Dave Cook Ernest Press
Hands of a Climber (Colin Kirkus) Steve Dean Ernest press
My Ascent of Mont Blanc Henriette d'Angeville Harper Collins
On Foot in Snowdonia Bob Allen Michael Joseph
Mount McKinley Fred Beckey The Mountaineers, Seattle
Stories off the Wall John Roskelley The Mountaineers, Seattle
Mixed Emotions Greg Child The Mountaineers, Seattle
Exploring the Lakeland Fells Tom Lawton Ward Lock
Zen in the Art of Climbing Mountains Neville Schulman Element Books
A Race Against Time David Hempleman-Adams Self Publishing
     
   
   
1994    
 Work  Author  Publisher
 
Winner    
At The Rising of the Moon Dermot Somers Bâton Wicks
Shortlist    
Amoung Mountains Jim Crumley Mainstream
Alps 4000 Martin Moran David & Charles, Newton Abbot
No Place to Fall Victor Saunders Hodder
We Aspired Pete Sinclair Utah State Univ. Press
Other entries    
A Dry Ship to the Mountains Daniel Farson Michael Joseph
Beyond the Limits Stacey Allison with
Peter Carlin
Little Brown
Highest Peaks Jeremy Ashcrof David & Charles, Newton Abbot
On Top of the World Rebecca Stephens Macmillan
Walking the Lakeland Tom Lawton Ward Lock
Hold the Heights Walt Unsworth Hodder
On the Edge of Europe Audrey Salkeld &
Jose Bermudez
Hodder
Beyond Risk Nicholas O'Connell Diadem, The Mountaineers
The Cuillin Gordon Stainforth Constable
Blind Corners Geoff Tabin ICS Books, Merrillville, Ind
Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber Steve Roper Bâton Wicks
Memoirs of a Mountain Guide Lou Whittaker &
Andrea Gabbard
The Mountaineers
Spirits of the Air Kurt Diemberger Hodder
In Search of Limits Mark Bles Hodder
Walking the Watershed Dave Hewitt Tacit Press
Arka Tagh: The Mysterious Mountains William Holgate Ernest Press
In the Shadow of Denali Jonathan Waterman Delta, New York
Munros Fables Grant Hutchison &
Chris Tyler
Tacit Press
     
   
   
1995    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     

Winner

   
Geoffrey Winthrop Young Alan Hankinson Hodder
Shortlist    
K2 The Story of the Savage Mountain Jim Curran Hodder
Vertical Pleasure Mick Fowler Hodder
Everest Calling Lorna Siggins Mainstream
The Burgess Book of Lies Adrian & Alan Burgess Cloud Cap, Seattle
Other entries    
On Top of Africa Neville Schulman Element Books
One for Sorrow John Lister Kaye Balnain Books, Nairn
Weir's Wood Tom Weir Canongate
The Last Hero -Bill Tilman Tim Madge Hodder
The Game of Mountain and Chance Anne Sauvy Bâton Wicks
6194 Denali Solo Ed Darack Darack, Davis, California
The Last Hundred Hamish Brown Mainstream
     
   
   
1996    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
A Portrait of Leni Riefenstahl Audrey Salkeld Jonathan Cape
Shortlist    
The Return of John Macnab Andrew Greig Headline
Storms of Silence Joe Simpson Jonathan Cape
A Spy on the Roof of the World Sydney Wignall Canongate
Other entries    
November Jon Barton, Paul Evans & Simon Norris Vertebrate Graphics

The Highland Highway

Heather Connon & Paul Roper Mainstream
Magic Mountains Rennie McOwan Mainstream
Himalaya Alpine Style Stephen Venables & Andy Fanshawe Hodder
Teton Tales Paul K Petzolt ICS Books, Merriville, Ind
The Lost Tribe Edward Marriott Macmillan
Where Warriors Met Edward Paice Tasker Publications
Mountain Footfalls Ian R Mitchell Mercat Press
Ice World Jeff Lowe

Cordee, Leicester, The Mountaineers, Seattle

The Rope Terry Gifford Redbeck Press
In the Zone Peter Potterfield The Mountaineers, Seattle
Walking to the Mountain Wendy Teasdill Asia 2000, Hong Kong
Walking More Ridges of Lakeland Bob Allen Michael Joseph
May the Fire be Always Lit Ian Thomson Ernest Press
Over the Hills and Far Away Rob Collister Ernest Press
Gary Hemming: The Beatnik of the Alps Mirella Tenderini Ernest Press
     
   
   
1997    
 Work  Author  Publisher
     
Winner    
Deep Play Paul Pritchard Bâton Wicks
Shortlist    
Against the Wall Simon Yates Jonathan Cape
Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer Macmillan
Icefields Thomas Wharton Jonathan Cape
Spirits of Place Jim Perrin Gomer Press
Dark Shadows Falling Joe Simpson Jonathan Cape
Other entries    
Tree of Crows Lewis Davis Parthian
The Mountain Weeps Ian R Mitchell Stobcross
Escape Routes David Roberts The Mountaineers, Seattle
Cook and Peary Robert M Bryce Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, Penn
Giovanni's Gift Bradford Morrow Flamingo
Above the Horizon Rosemary Cohen Alison & Busby
The Heart of the Cairngorms Jim Crumley Colin Baxter
The Duke of the Abruzzi Mirella Tenderini & Mike Shandrick Bâton Wicks
The Ordinary Route Harold Drasdo Ernest Press
Zen Explorations in Remotest New Guinea Neville Schulman Summersdale
First Ascent Lincoln Hall Simon & Schuster
Sacred Mountains Adrian Cooper Floris
Chasing Charlie Richard Henderson Black Raven
Do White Whales Sing at the Edge of the World Paul Wilson Granta
The First Descent of the Matterhorn Alan Lyall Gomer Press
Annapuma Circuit Andrew Stevenson Constable
Mont Blanc Stefano Ardito Swan Hill
Risking Adventure Jim Haberl

Swan Hill

The Death Zone Matt Dickinson Constable
     
   
   

1998

   
 Work  Author  Publisher
 
Winner    
Eric Shipton, Everest and Beyond Peter Steele Constable
Shortlist    
A Deathful Ridge J A Wainwright Drake
The Peak: Past and Present Gordon Stainforth Constable
Sacred Mountains of the World Edwin Bernbaum Univ. of California Press
Postcards from the Edge Greg Child Cordee
Other entries    
Eiger Dreams Jon Krakauer Pan Books
Walking in the Alps Kev Reynolds Cicerone, Milnthorpe
Survival of the Fittest Mike Stroud Jonathan Cape
Macc and the Art of Long Distance Walking Graham Wilson Millrac, Disley
Whalewatching with a Boy and a Boat Terry Gifford Redbeck Press
Ulrich Inderbinen Heidi Lanz & Lilianne de Meester Cordee
Hall and Ball, Kiwi Mountaineers Colin Monteath Cordee
Everest, Free to Decide Cathy O'Dowd &
Ian Woodhall
New Holland, Zebra Press, South Africa
The Climber's Handbook Garth Hattingh New Holland
Into the Wild Jon Krakauer Macmillan
The Face Richard Else &
Brian Hall
BBC
Fall of the Phantom Lord Andrew Todhunter Random House