| Date |
Author and work |
Publisher |
Judges |
| 
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| 2011 |
Bernadette McDonald
Freedom Climbers |
Rocky Mountain Books |
Barry Imeson
Bernard Newman
Lindsay Griffin |
 |
| 2010 |
Ron Fawcett with Ed Douglas
Ron Fawcett,
Rock Athlete |
Vertebrate Publishing |
Ian Smith
Kym Martindale
Barry Imeson |
|
| 2009 |
Steve House
Beyond the Mountain |
Patagonia Books, USA |
Phil Bartlett
Kym Martindale
Ian Smith |
|
| 2008 |
Andy Kirkpatrick
Psychovertical |
Hutchinson |
Tim Noble
Alison Fell
Phil Bartlett |
|
| 2007 |
Robert Macfarlane
The Wild Places |
Granta |
Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury
Alison Fell
Tim Noble |
|
| 2006 |
Charles Lind
An Afterclap Of Fate: Mallory
on Everest |
The Ernest Press |
Ronald Faux
Rob Collister
Julie Tait |
|
| 2005 |
Andy Cave
Learning to Breathe |
Hutchinson |
Steve Dean
Ian R Mitchell
Chris FitzHugh |
| |
Jim Perrin
The Villain: the Life of Don Whillans |
Hutchinson |
|
|
| 2004 |
Trevor Braham
When the Alps
Cast Their Spell |
The In Pinn |
Eric Major
Steve Dean
Ian Mitchell |
|
| 2003 |
Simon Mawer
The Fall |
Little, Brown |
Professor David Hopkins
Eric Major
Rt Hon Chris Smith MP |
|
| 2002 |
Robert Roper
Fatal Mountaineer |
St Martin's Press
New York |
Dr Mikel Vause
Andrew Greig
Professor David Hopkins |
|
|
| 2001 |
Roger Hubank
Hazard's Way |
The Ernest Press |
Stephen Goodwin
Dr Mikel Vause
Andrew Greig |
|
|
| 2000 |
Peter and Leni Gillman
The Wildest Dream |
Headline |
Kathleen Jamie
Alan Hankinson
Stephen Goodwin |
|
| 1999 |
Paul Pritchard
The Totem Pole |
Constable |
David Gregory
Kathleen Jamie
Alan Hankinson |
|
|
| 1998 |
Peter Steele
Eric Shipton, Everest and Beyond |
Constable |
Dawson Stelfox
John Porter
David Gregory |
|
|
| 1997 |
Paul Pritchard
Deep Play |
Baton Wicks |
Peter Gillman
Dawson Stelfox
John Porter |
|
|
| 1996 |
Audrey Salkeld
A Portrait of Leni Riefenstahl |
Jonathan Cape |
David Craig
Ed Douglas
Peter Gillman |
|
|
| 1995 |
Alan Hankinson
Geoffrey Winthrop Young |
Hodder & Stoughton |
Joss Lynam
David Craig
Ed Douglas |
|
|
| 1994 |
Dermot Somers
At the Rising of the Moon |
Baton Wicks |
Paul Nunn
Sheila Harrison
Joss Lynam |
|
|
| 1993 |
Jeff Long
The Ascent |
Headline |
Terry Gifford
Paul Nunn
Sheila Harrison |
|
| 1992 |
Will McLewin
In Monte Viso's Horizon |
The Ernest Press |
Ronnie Wathen
Livia Gollancz
Terry Gifford |
|
|
| 1991 |
Alison Fell
Mer de Glace |
Methuen |
Livia Gollancz
Ronnie Wathen
Harold Drasdo |
| |
Dave Brown & Ian Mitchell
A View from the Ridge |
The Ernest Press |
|
|
|
| 1990 |
Victor Saunders
Elusive Summits |
Hodder & Stoughton |
Robin Hodgkin
Rob Collister
Lucy Rees |
|
| 1989 |
M John Harrison
Climbers |
Victor Gollancz |
Professor Geoff Dutton
Tom Price
Robin Hodgkin |
|
|
| 1988 |
Joe Simpson
Touching the Void |
Jonathan Cape |
Janet Adam Smith
Professor Geoff Dutton
Tom Price |
|
|
| 1987 |
Roger Mear & Robert Swan
In the Footsteps of Scott |
Jonathan Cape |
Jim Curran
Janet Adam Smith
Rob Collister |
|
|
| 1986 |
Stephen Venables
Painted Mountains |
Hodder & Stoughton |
Bill Murray
Al Alvarez
Jim Curran |
|
| 1985 |
Jim Perrin
Menlove |
Victor Gollancz |
Sir Jack Longland
Bill Murray
Al Alvarez |
|
|
| 1984 |
Linda Gill
Living High |
Hodder & Stoughton |
David Cox
Sir Jack Longland
Ronald Faux |
| |
Doug Scott & Alex MacIntyre
The Shishapangma Expedition |
Granada |
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