7 must-read mountaineering books like Everest : Mountain Without Mercy by Broughton Coburn

Cover of Everest : Mountain Without Mercy by Broughton Coburn

Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

By: Broughton Coburn

3.49

Format: 16 pages,

David Breashears, the first American to scale Everest twice, was a veteran of nine previous Himalay…

If you liked the mountaineering plot in Everest : Mountain Without Mercy by Broughton Coburn , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

By: Joe Simpson

4.23

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvi… read more

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  • adventure
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • mountaineering
  • climbing
  • sports
"Life can deal you an amazing hand. Do you play it steady, bluff like crazy or go all in?"

-Joe Simpson, Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

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2. In Plain Sight (Joe Pickett, #6)

By: C.J. Box

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

When wealthy matriarch Opal Scarlett vanishes, Joe Pickett is sure one of her greedy sons did her i… read more

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  • adventure
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3. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

By: Sebastian Junger

3.50

Format: 31 pages,

"Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost". O… read more

Similar categories in Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea book and Broughton Coburn's Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • adventure
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4. Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season

By: Nick Heil

4.08

Format: 88 pages,

In early May 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everes… read more

Similar categories in Nick Heil's Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season book and Broughton Coburn's Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

  • history
  • adventure
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • mountaineering
  • climbing
Cover of Everest : Mountain Without Mercy by Broughton Coburn

5. Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

By: Broughton Coburn

3.49

Format: 16 pages,

David Breashears, the first American to scale Everest twice, was a veteran of nine previous Himalay… read more

Similar categories in Broughton Coburn's Everest : Mountain Without Mercy book and Broughton Coburn's Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

  • history
  • adventure
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • mountaineering
  • climbing
  • sports
Cover of Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest by Beck Weathers, Stephen G. Michaud

6. Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest

By: Beck Weathers , Stephen G. Michaud

4.82

Format: 174 pages, Paperback

As featured in the upcoming motion picture Everest,starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes,… read more

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  • travel
  • mountaineering
  • nonfiction
  • adventure

7. The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest

By: David Roberts , Conrad Anker

4.30

Format: 224 pages,

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  • history
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • mountaineering
  • sports

8. The Mountain: My Time on Everest

By: David Roberts , Ed Viesturs

4.21

Format: 256 pages, ebook

In national bestseller The Mountain, world-renowned climber and bestselling author Ed Viesturs and … read more

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9. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

By: Jon Krakauer

4.38

Format: 234 pages,

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Kraka… read more

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10. High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

By: Jon Krakauer , David Breashears

4.38

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

For generations of resolute adventurers, from George Mallory to Sir Edmund Hillary to Jon Krakauer,… read more

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11. Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

By: Jon Krakauer

4.38

Format: 234 pages,

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12. The Climb - Tragic Ambitions on Everest

By: Anatoli Boukreev , G. Weston DeWalt

3.68

Format: 528 pages,

The Climbis Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev's account of the harrowing May 1996 Mount Everest … read more

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13. Everest: The West Ridge

By: Thomas F. Hornbein

3.19

Format: None pages, Paperback

Details the author and his partner Willi Unsoeld's ascent of Everest's West Ridge in 1963. read more

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14. K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain

By: David Roberts , Ed Viesturs

5.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and … read more

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15. Out Of Range (Joe Pickett, #5)

By: C.J. Box

3.91

Format: 385 pages, Paperback

Game warden Joe Pickett returns in a twisting, action-packed tale of greed, power, and murder. Joe … read more

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16. The Next Everest

By: Jim Davidson

4.10

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

One of Atlas & Boots' Top 10 Adventure Travel Books of 2021 A dramatic account of the deadl… read more

Similar categories in Jim Davidson's The Next Everest book and Broughton Coburn's Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

  • history
  • adventure
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • mountaineering
  • sports
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17. The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest

By: Mark Synnott

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

***NPR Books We Love selection*** “If you’re only going to read one Everest book this decade, make… read more

Similar categories in Mark Synnott's The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest book and Broughton Coburn's Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

  • history
  • adventure
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • mountaineering
  • climbing
  • sports
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18. Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy

By: Aundi Kolber

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

"In the wise and soulful tradition of teachers like Shauna Niequist and Brene Brown, therapist Aund… read more

Similar categories in Aundi Kolber's Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy book and Broughton Coburn's Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

  • nonfiction
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19. Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map

By: Rick Ridgeway

4.53

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A life worth living is lived at the edges where it is wild At the beginning of his memoir Life Liv… read more

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  • travel
  • climbing
  • nonfiction
  • adventure
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20. The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution

By: Ryan Grim

3.99

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A riveting insider account of the progressive movement in Congress centering A.O.C., Rashida Tlaib,… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Grim's The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution book and Broughton Coburn's Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

  • nonfiction
  • history
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21. Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home

By: Heather Anish Anderson

4.05

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

By age 25, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking: the Appal… read more

Similar categories in Heather Anish Anderson's Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home book and Broughton Coburn's Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

  • travel
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • adventure
"At least now I knew that my heart was wedded to the mountains--to the wild places. It was there, and there alone, that I was whole, contented, and blissful. No relationship, career, or wealth could e…"

-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home

"I refuse to let this suffering be for nothing. In fact, I refuse to suffer." I whispered to myself as I pushed each tent stake into the ground. "I can adapt. I am adapting." Another long day was done…"

-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home

"I want to set a record. Not just any record, but an athletic record. One that everyone will know me for. One that my dad will be proud of. I don't know what it will be, but I will do it. I have a lot…"

-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home

"I'd failed to live up to the expectations of my parents. I had not utilized my education in any real way and I'd given up on my marriage. For the first time, I accepted that I could not meet the expe…"

-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home

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3.50

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4.08

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3.49

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4.30

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4.05

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Laura Hillenbrand

4.22

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4.13

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