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Extreme AlpinismExtreme Alpinism by Mark Twight
Buy new: £8.86 / Used from: £12.17
Shows you that you have to think to climb, be passionate to climb, be strong to climb
Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial ClimberKiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber by Mark Twight
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £7.76
Never has it been more truly said that you'll either love it or hate it- it's about passion. I defy anyone to be not moved my this.
Ice World: Techniques and Experiences of Modern Ice ClimbingIce World: Techniques and Experiences of Modern Ice Climbing by Jeff Lowe
Buy new: £12.95 / Used from: £5.99
Lowe's love of climbing shines through
Touching the VoidTouching the Void by Joe Simpson
Buy new: £5.54 / Used from: £0.01
Can't really not have this one in
Peak Gritstone: East (Rock Fax)Peak Gritstone: East (Rock Fax) by Chris Craggs
Buy used from: £23.98
Go climb that Eastern Grit (a decoy to keep you off the Western Grit!)
More Climbing Anchors (How to Rock Climb)More Climbing Anchors (How to Rock Climb) by John Long
Buy used from: £1.33
Again, I like this one because it makes you think about what you do, not a slavish list of 'do this and do that' like 90% of technical guides
The Long Routes : Mountaineering Rock Climbs in Snowdonia and the Lake DistrictThe Long Routes : Mountaineering Rock Climbs in Snowdonia and the Lake District by Robin Ashcroft
Buy used from: £12.50
Some beautiful routes, almost inspired me to get out of my armchair. None above HS
The Adventure AlternativeThe Adventure Alternative by Colin Mortlock
Buy new: £4.45 / Used from: £4.45
The first five chapters give a brilliant philosophy of climbing, after he goes a bit off route. Gives a good answer to the perennial why do you climb moutains?
Patagonia: Notes from the FieldPatagonia: Notes from the Field
Buy new: £26.73 / Used from: £3.95
Some fine words on the subject of it all
The Mountains of My Life (Modern Library)The Mountains of My Life (Modern Library) by Walter Bonatti
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £4.22
A legend writes