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These are some of my favorites and books I want to read--nonfiction that reads like fiction or is otherwise compelling. If you're intimidated by books on history, science, memoir, or other subgenres in nonfiction, start here.

grab your crampons and leave your pregnant wife at home. we are going into the death zone.

Nonfiction books on rock climbing and mountaineering.

Recommendations welcome!

Nonfiction focusing on women rock climbers and mountaineers. Most of the climbing and mountaineering literary canon is extremely male-centric. This list, focused on women's accomplishments in the outdoors, seeks to help move their stories into the spotlight.

mountaineering memoirs or non-fic books about hiking in the Himalaya and Karakoram — mostly everest and K2, but other 8,000-meter peaks may make an appearance