Climbing on the Bookshelf
By Stuart Rhodes
Climbing on the BookshelfJun 18, 2021
Dancing, Discovery and the Doctor with Mimi Zieman
A small team of four climbers would attempt a new route on the East Face (Kangshung Face) of Mt. Everest, considered the most remote and dangerous side of the mountain and only successfully climbed once before. Unlike the first larger team, Mimi Zieman's team would climb without using supplemental oxygen, porter support, or chance for rescue. She would accompany the climbers as the doctor and only woman, although she was still in her third year of medical school. Full of self-doubt, Zieman grappled with whether to go but couldn't resist the call of the mountains. When three climbers disappeared during their summit attempt, she reached the knife edge of her limits and dug deeply to fight for the climbers' lives and to find her voice.
Tap Dancing on Everest is a coming-of-age story about the risks we take to become our truest selves. Zieman weaves her childhood as the daughter of immigrants raised in 1970's New York with capturing the curiosity and awe of a young woman as she faces down messages to stay small and safe and ventures into the unknown.
Find out more about Mimi here :
www.mimiziemanmd.com
IG @mimiziemanmd
You can buy the book from all good bookshops.
Roping up with Steve Part 1
In the 1950's and 60's Yosemite Valley was the centre of the rock climbing universe. Camp 4 was the gathering place for the "Golden Age" of Yosemite climbing. Steve Roper lived in Yosemite Valley for nearly 10 years, this is his story from the inside of that era. In 1967 he co founded the Sierra Club magazine "Ascent" with Allen Steck, he was the author of and "Fifty classic climbs" which is still used today and not forgetting "Camp 4 - Recollections of a Yosemite climber" which was such a significant book that it was used against the Park Rangers in a legal battle against them closing Camp 4! . In this candid and raw interview he talks about his early years climbing and his writings of the books mentioned above. Many, many thanks to the AAC Library archive with their invaluable help for the access to the interviews (shout out to Shane Johnson, Pete Takeda and Katie Sauter). Without their dedication to their work this episode would not have been possible. THANK YOU. IG - @Americanalpine & @Alpinelibrary
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NOW That's What I Call Research VOL 2 with John Middendorf
Volume 1 : www.blurb.com/b/11609796-mechanical-advantage-tools-for-the-wild-vertical
Volume 2 : www.blurb.com/b/11609835-mechanical-advantage-tools-for-the-wild-vertical
Google search for:
"Blurb John Middendorf" or
"Blurb Mechanical Advantage"
Check out his research on : www.bigwallgear.com/
OR have a look at : www.bigwalls.net/ Also check out his YouTube channel which has the latest talk from Flagstaff m.youtube.com/watch?v=CoYF4fSNfZ0
Check him out on IG @johnmiddendorf4
NOW That's What I Call Research VOL 1 with John Middendorf
A Library of sports with Katie Quinn
MERCH - ab9542.myshopify.com/
The Golden Age of mountain literature with Katie Ives
You can buy her book from the publisher ( Mountaineers Books ) in the USA here - www.mountaineers.org/books/books/imaginary-peaks-the-riesenstein-hoax-and-other-mountain-dreams
OR
If you are in the UK then from ( Little Peak Press ) - www.littlepeak.co.uk/catalogue/imaginary-peaks-the-riesenstein-hoax-and-other-mountain-dreams_66/
OR
You could also support your local bookshop by actually walking into an actual store and buy or order it from there! You know about collecting things if you're a climber!! You can also check out current and past editions of Alpinist magazine on their website here - www.alpinist.com/
You can check out what Katie is up to on her social media channels by visiting IG @katie_r_ives
MERCH HERE - linktr.ee/climbbookshelf
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The Conquest and the Crown with Scott Ellsworth
OR @scotteauthor
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A Feeling for Sock! with Sarah-Jane Dobner
A Feeling for Rock author and 2021 Banff Mountain Literature Award winner Sarah-Jane Dobner sits in her attic and then moves downstairs to chat about her book, inspiration for it and all things climbing.
You can buy her book from her website and for the keen eyed people, you can see her socks!
https://dobdobdob.co.uk/a-feeling-for-rock/
Also look out for her friend Sandro Gromen-Hayes - @sandro.g.h
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To Live Elisabeth Revol
Summits and Secrets Kurt Diemberger
Legendary Alpinist Kurt Diemberger is the last remaining living link to the golden age of first ascents of 8000m peaks in the 1950's and 60's. He is best known for his ascents of Broad Peak in 1957 and Dhaulagiri in 1960. Summits and Secrets concentrates on his early years and his rise in the mountaineering world up to that time, and a bit beyond! WOW!
There are also a few Youtube interviews of him including his amazing documentaries.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kurt+diemberger
If you would like to buy the book from Vertebrate Publishing they have a new website! here's the link:
https://www.adventurebooks.com/products/summits_and_secrets?_pos=1&_psq=summits%20and%20secrets&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=40705570046157
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Manaslu Calling with Amy McCulloch
Finding Time with Heather Dawe
Heather's Website (heatherdawe.co.uk)
Little Peak - books that take you to other places
@heatherldawe
@heatherdawe
@climbbookshelf
www.youtube.com/channel/UCJZ21CWUovyyynvHF6sVx-g
climbingonthebookshelf@gmail.com
Conquistadors of the Useless Lionel Terray
Pokémon and Human Pryamids with Tarquin Cooper
@adventuretarq www.tarquincooper.com/
@redbullxalps www.redbullxalps.com/
@uiaamountains iceclimbing.sport/
@climbbookshelf
www.youtube.com/channel/UCJZ21CWUovyyynvHF6sVx-g
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7 Critical lessons and watch out for sharks Paul Pritchard!
The Last Ride Project Mt. Elbrus
Objective 1 Complete!!!!
Well done guys!!! Follow them on the social media sites below for pictures etc.
Also don't forget to check back in the new year when they will have info on their next summit bid.
Instagram / TikTok - @thelastrideproject
Strava - thelastrideproject
Youtube - /thelastride
Instagram / Twitter - @climbbookshelf
The First Attempts with Mick Conefrey
www.mickconefrey.co.uk/books/the-last-great-mountain
Also his new book EVEREST 1922 is OUT NOW! www.mickconefrey.co.uk/books/everest-1922
Twitter @mickulus
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The Last Ride Project Introduction
Instagram / TikTok @thelastrideproject
Strava The Last Ride Project
YouTube /TheLastRide
Twitter / Instagram @climbbookshelf
Trips - Hereford Canoe Hire
Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jon-krakauer/into-thin-air/9781447200185 BUY MERCH HERE - ab9542.myshopify.com
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Treasured books with Wil Treasure
factortwo.co.uk/
wiltreasure.co.uk/
@wil.treasure
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The Ogre Doug Scott
First on the Rope Roger Frison-Roche
Into the Wild Jon Krakauer
Many thanks to Pan Macmillan for allowing me to read the extracts. Head over to their site to order a copy at
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jon-krakauer/into-the-wild/9780330453677
and you can read about Bus142 here
www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ethno/projects/bus_142/
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Starlight and Storm Gaston Rebuffat
www.amazon.co.uk/Starlight-Storm-Exploration-Gaston-Rebuffat/dp/0375755063
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/MLE/modern-library-exploration
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Winter 8000 Bernadette McDonald
Preface
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