The 100 Greatest Climbing and Mountaineering Books

<p>Here is a list.</p><p>It contains 100 climbing and mountaineering books.</p><p>Some are brilliant; some are not.</p><p>Some have won awards; some of them should have.</p><p>Some of them are only a year or two old; some were written over 100 years ago.</p><p>One of these books might make your top five; one of them might be the worst climbing book you’ve ever read – if you even finished it.</p><p>Most of the big names are here – <strong>Harrer</strong> <strong>Simpson</strong> <strong>McDonald</strong> <strong>Roberts</strong> <strong>Krakauer</strong> <strong>Bonatti</strong> <strong>Kirkpatrick</strong> <strong>Moffat </strong>(and <strong>Moffatt</strong>) – and some not-so-big names.</p><p>Have a read see what you think. And remember: it’s just a list.</p>