'Much of the history of the North Pole is about men who were not willing to learn from their predecessors' mistakes,' writes E...

  A lot of my book buying is carefully planned. Often I'll have a running list of books I want to read (in my head or on my phone, say),...

  Perhaps even those only remotely interested in the history of mountaineering have heard the names of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine who ...

  [Review originally published on Bookmunch: View Post ] How many female writer-walkers can you name? We think of Dorothy Wordsworth (though...

  Ever since I read Climbing Days by Dan Richards , I have been intrigued by Dorothy Pilley. Dan's great-great-aunt was a pioneer mount...