Biographies & Other Books - Needle Sports Ltd

Biographies & Other Books

Autobiographical and biographical climbing memoirs arranged in alphabetical order by title, along with histories, coffee-table books, humour and fiction.

A Canvas of Rock
A Canvas of Rock
£15.00
Autobiography of Mark Radkte, a leading British climber of the 1980s and early '90s.
1 In Stock

Autobiography of Mark Radkte, a leading British climber of the 1980s and early '90s.

Against The Wall
Against The Wall
£9.99
Story of the ascent of one of the world's largest vertical rock-faces, the 4,000-foot Central Tower of Paine.
1 In Stock

Story of the ascent of one of the world's largest vertical rock-faces, the 4,000-foot Central Tower of Paine.

Alone On The Wall
Alone On The Wall
£12.99
Biography of Alex Honnold, one of the world's one of the world's most renowned soloists.
1 In Stock

Biography of Alex Honnold, one of the world's one of the world's most renowned soloists.

Alpenglow
Alpenglow
£50.00
This book showcases the finest 50 of the 4000m peaks. Superb photography.
1 In Stock

This book showcases the finest 50 of the 4000m peaks. Superb photography.

Alpine and European Climbing Guidebooks 1863 - 2013 - A Collector's Guide
Alpine and European Climbing Guidebooks 1863 - 2013 - A Collector's Guide
£22.50
A guide to guides! Probably only of interest to those who collect climbing guidebooks rather than climbs, but a painstaking work detailing every single guidebook published in English to climbing in Europe and the Alps. 
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A guide to guides! Probably only of interest to those who collect climbing guidebooks rather than climbs, but a painstaking work detailing every single guidebook published in English to climbing in Europe and the Alps. 

Art of Freedom
Art of Freedom
£14.95
Biography of Voytek Kurtyka, one of the greatest alpinists of all time.
1 In Stock

Biography of Voytek Kurtyka, one of the greatest alpinists of all time.

Ascent
Ascent
£10.99
Sir Chris Bonington's - a glimpse of the man behind the mountains.
1 In Stock

Sir Chris Bonington's - a glimpse of the man behind the mountains.

Beyond the Vertical
Beyond the Vertical
£22.95
Autobiography of Layton Kor, one of the most outstanding mountaineers the USA has produced.
1 In Stock

Autobiography of Layton Kor, one of the most outstanding mountaineers the USA has produced.

Blood, Sweat and Smears
Blood, Sweat and Smears
£25.00
Gary Gibson has made the first ascents of more than 4,750 rock routes. This is his story.
1 In Stock

Gary Gibson has made the first ascents of more than 4,750 rock routes. This is his story.

British and Irish Climbing Guidebooks 1894 to 2011 - A Collector's Guide
British and Irish Climbing Guidebooks 1894 to 2011 - A Collector's Guide
£17.00
A guide to guides! A painstaking work detailing every single edition, reprint and minor variation of every guidebook to climbing in Great Britain ever published. Possible monotony is relieved by numerous colour illustrations of... guidebooks!
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A guide to guides! A painstaking work detailing every single edition, reprint and minor variation of every guidebook to climbing in Great Britain ever published. Possible monotony is relieved by numerous colour illustrations of... guidebooks!

Calculated Risk
Calculated Risk
£7.99
Dougal Haston's sole venture into fiction before his untimely death in an avalanche in 1977.
1 In Stock

Dougal Haston's sole venture into fiction before his untimely death in an avalanche in 1977.

Classic Rock
Classic Rock
£39.95
Completely new edition of Classic Rock with the same essays but lots more historical information.
2 In Stock

Completely new edition of Classic Rock with the same essays but lots more historical information.

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