First-Year Reading Experience – 2007
Resources - Mountaineering
Compiled by Kate Zoellner, Education Librarian.
Find Articles through these Online Journals & Databases
Academic Search Premier. Database covering all subject areas.
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/search?vid=1&hid=101&sid=6ae14a71-ca9c-4e7e-bae0-2afbd85a12b0%40sessionmgr106
Mountain Research and Development http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-archive&issn=0276-4741
Rocky Mountain Geology http://rmg.geoscienceworld.org/archive/
SPORTDiscus. Comprehensive index for all aspects of sport, physical fitness, recreation, sport science, sports medicine. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/search?vid=1&hid=9&sid=7c73993d-f366-4899-9017-ae86c34c4b32%40sessionmgr9
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-archive&issn=1080-6032
Books & Videos at the Mansfield Library
Search the UM Catalog for “Mountaineering.”
http://catalog.lib.umt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=mountaineering&SL=None&Search_Code=FT*&PID=4nD5WYd-mut-qK0d661UNVVi_&SEQ=20070815143607&CNT=10&HIST=1
Conway, W. M., & McCormick, A. D. (1894). Climbing and exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas. London: T.F. Unwin.
Da Silva, R. (1992). Leading out: Women climbers reaching for the top. Seattle, WA: Seal Press.
Douglas, W. O. (1952). Beyond the high Himalayas. Garden City: N.Y. Doubleday.
Edwards, G. J. (1995). A climber’s guide to Glacier National Park. Helena, MT: Falcon.
Fanshawe, A., & Venables, S. (1996). Himalaya alpine-style: The most challenging routes on the highest peaks. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers.
Heim, A. A., Gansser, A., Paul, E., & Paul, C. (1939). The throne of the gods; an account of the first Swiss expedition to the Himalayas. New York: Macmillan.
Jones, C. (1997). Climbing in North America. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers.
Matthiessen, P. (1978). The snow leopard. New York: Viking Press.
Potterfield, P. (1996). In the zone: Epic survival stories from the mountaineering world. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers.
Schaller, G. B. (1988). Stones of silence: Journeys in the Himalaya. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Thomson, J., Graham, W. W., & Markham, A. H. (1888). From the equator to the pole: Adventures of recent discovery. New York: Thomas Whittaker.
Find General Information, Research, Reports, Policies, & Initiatives through these Free Web Resources
50 Years Everst-Lhotse Expedition, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research http://www.sfar-evev06.ch/en/index.html
Alpinist (magazine) http://www.alpinist.com/
Backpacker (magazine) http://www.backpacker.com/
Climbing (magazine) http://www.climbing.com/
Glossary of climbing terms, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing_glossary
Gripped (magazine) http://www.gripped.com/
Huey, R. B., & Rise, L. (2001) Limits to human performance: Elevated risks on high mountains. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 204, 3115-9. Retrieved August 16, 2007, from http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/204/18/3115
K2 Climb Net http://www.k2climb.net/
K2, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2
Mountains, A Global Resource (curriculum), National Council for the Social Studies http://www.ncss.org/resources/mountains/
National Park Service, US Department of the Interior http://www.nps.gov/
Research and Education Program, The Mountain Institute http://www.mountain.org/work/resedu/index.cfm
Rock (magazine) http://www.rock.com.au/
Rock and Ice (magazine) http://www.rockandice.com/
The Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments http://www.hpee.org/
University of Montana Resources
Health and Human Performance Department, School of Education http://www.soe.umt.edu/hhp/default.shtm
Wilderness Institute, College of Forestry and Conservation http://www.forestry.umt.edu/research/mfces/programs/wi/
Contact the First-Year Experience Committee
Webpages: Samantha Hines, Social Sciences Librarian
Last updated: 20 August 2007