$13.59

Trekking in the Patagonian Andes

Lonely Planet

by Clem Lindenmayer

This practical guide gives full details on treks of varying degrees of difficulty, extending from the Araucania and Lake District regions of Argentina and Chile to the remote icy tip of South America in Tierra del Fuego.

Patagonia

Trekking in the Patagonian Andes Lonely Planet by Clem Lindenmayer

This practical guide is the most comprehensive guide to walks in the region. Contains detailed route descriptions and maps for 28 treks.

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Chile & Argentina - The Bradt Trekking Guide by Tim Burford

This guide includes 45 hikes, from northwest Argentina to Tierra del Fuego; descriptions of mountain treks near Santiago; rafting, kayaking, cycling, horse-riding and skiing; coverage of national parks, including ecology and wildlife

Approx Price: $12.21

Torres del Paine Trekking Map

Scale 1 : 80,000

Zagier & Urruty Publications; Spanish edition

Approx Price:  $9.95

Monte Fitz Roy & Cerro Torre: Trekking & Mountaineering Map Publisher: Zagier & Urruty

Trekking & mountaineering map based on aerophotography. Relief, contours, glaciers, camping and trails. Geological chart and landsat image. Includes Lago del Desierto and Route 23 that reaches the zone. Also new trails and shelters. Landscape view of the peaks with name and height.

Approx Price: $9.95

Mountaineering in Patagonia by Alan Kearney

Sheer rock faces, unmatched for size and challenge, have irresistibly drawn the world's finest climbers to Patagonia. here they have played out some of the most dramatic ascents, and retreats in the history of the sport.

Approx Price: $22.95

Enduring Patagonia by Gregory Crouch

Crouch describes three separate expeditions to Patagonia where he completes a climb up the Compressor Route of Cerro Torre, the north face of Aguja Poincenot, and a winter ascent of the west face of Cerro Torre.

Approx Price: $11.16

In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin

From Rio Negro to the southernmost town of Ushuaia, Chatwin depicts all in writing as spare as the Patagonian desert itself, and as vibrant as the purple clouds off Last Hope Sound.

Approx Price: $11.20

Patagonia - Images of a Wild Land by David Neilson

This book by Australian photographer David Neilson, contains a superb collection of photographs featuring the spectacular Andean regions of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in southern South America. Cerro Torre, Fitz Roy, and the Torres del Paine are among the peaks featured.

Approx Price: $23.62

Andes - General

Trekking and Climbing in the Andes by Kate Harper, et al

26 adventure treks and 18 climbing peaks in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

Approx Price: $13.57

The Andes: A Guide for Climbers by John Biggar

The only comprehensive climbing guide to the peaks of the Andes, with route descriptions for all 100 6000 meter peaks, plus 170 lower peaks. Includes 120 route diagrams.

Approx Price: TBD (Out of print)

Classic Climbs of the Cordillera Blanca by Brad Johnson

Classic Climbs of the Cordillera Blanca is, by far, the most beautiful and comprehensive book yet produced about Peru's - and South America's - most famous mountain range.

Approx Price: $23.73

Touching the Void by Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson's harrowing account of near-death in the Peruvian Andes, is a compact tour de force that wrestles with issues of bravery, friendship, physical endurance, the code of the mountains, and the will to live.

Approx Price: $10.36

Trekking - General

Classic Treks by Bill Birkett, Chuck McGrady

200+ color photos, maps. A stunning presentation of 30 great hikes around the world, on all continents. Written by a team of experienced guides who have hiked each of the featured treks

Approx Price: $21.99

Trekking by David Noland

Colorful narratives and stunning photographs capture the most spectacular trekking destinations on the planet.

Approx Price: $14.28

Snow Sense by Jill A. Fredston, Doug Fesler

A comprehensive guide to evaluating avalanche hazards and choosing safe routes; includes avalanche rescue information.

Approx Price: $8.95

A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness and Travel Medicine by Eric Weiss

Handy pocket size guide to wilderness and travel medicine provides comprehensive and current first aid techniques for the outdoors.

Approx Price: $6.95 (Out of print)

Altitude Illness: Prevention & Treatment by Stephen Bezruchka

A pocket reference to both preventing and the treatment of altitude sickness. Travelers to high altitudes will devour this little book, dedicated "To all those who have died of altitude sickness."

Approx Price: $8.95