Climbing a mountain, of books
Alpinism, mountaineering, and climbing. Call it what you will, The Guardian selects the 10 best books on traversing the highest peaks.
1 Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
2 Starlight and Storm by Gaston Rébuffat
3 Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage by Herman Buhl
4 The Mountains of My Life by Walter Bonatti
5 Conquistadors of the Useless by Lionel Terray
6 Savage Arena by Joe Tasker
7 The Shining Mountain by Pete Boardman
8 Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
9 Into A Slender Thread by Stephen Venables
10 No Picnic on Mt Kenya by Felice Benuzzi
