In my Hiking Lady Book and Movie Reviews I review books and movies about hiking and the outdoors. When stuff is great, I let you know, and when it is bad, I also let you know!
You probably didn’t expect an animated film to show up on Hiking Lady’s adventure movie top picks list, but Pixar’s new film Up is a memorable and fun adventure movie! The protagonist, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen, is an irritable widower who shared a livelong dream with his wife Ellie to explore an exotic and remote destination …
NOVA: Deadly Ascent is a fascinating look at the dangers of climbing Denali (Mt. McKinley, the 20,320 foot peak in Alaska). In this educational film, NOVA examines what it takes to survive a climb to the peak (and back!), and the physical challenges encountered by placing the human body in such high altitude with extreme …
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is the true authoritative guide to mountaineering! It is a comprehensive text book with everything you’ll need to know about hiking, backpacking, snow travel, and much more! While the advanced climbing and rope techniques chapters can be read by those of you who want to climb Everest, the rest …
If you want a humorous, well-written tale of a man’s journey with his friend hiking the Appalachian Trail, A Walk in the Woods is for you. Bill Bryson, a trail novice at the outset of the book, tells his first-person story of his decision to hike the trail, and interweaves an eye opening look at …
Jon Krakauer just can’t help but write bestselling books that are some of my favorites! Krakauer originally wrote a lengthy piece for Outside magazine about the story of Christopher McCandless, a young college graduate who decides to abandon social norms and the comforts of civilization to venture into the wilderness of Alaska. In 1996 Krakauer …
Into Thin Air is a page turner – you won’t want to set it down! When he made the decision to climb Everest in 1996, Krakauer was a journalist for Outside magazine (which I love to read!). At first he intended to report back on the commercialization of the mountain, and only climb to Base …
If you have a fascination with adventure, and love to read stories about climbing Kilimanjaro (without a permit!), summiting K2, and exploring the Andes, then you’ll enjoy Risking Adventure: Mountaineering Journeys Around the World. The Canadian mountaineer Jim Haberl published this book about many of his worldwide climbing adventures with beautiful photographs shortly before his …
If you want to explore the grandeur of the world’s highest peak from your comfy sofa at home, then IMAX: Everest should be the next film you put in your DVD player. Narrated by Liam Neeson, the film takes the viewer up to the summit and back, but also exposes the harsh reality of climbing. …
Don’t expect the awe-inspiring camera footage seen in IMAX: Everest. Instead of capturing those gorgeous vistas from the highest place on earth, the Discovery Channel’s Everest: Beyond the Limit series takes you through the real-life horrors (and triumphs!) of climbing Everest. The film covers a team led by Russell Brice in the deadly 2006 climbing …
