Grand Trails: A Global Anthology of Trail Running by Alexis Berg, Frédéric Berg - Published: Thames and Hudson Ltd - 2025-05-22 - 352 pages.
The very best of international trail running brought together in one spectacular showcase.
Runners and races, new places and new faces: here is the very best of trail running brought together in one spectacular showcase. Experience thirty-six races in twenty countries, featuring trail running in all its forms: short trails, ultra-trails, mountain running, stage races and skyrunning.
Immerse yourself in inspiring interviews with leading trail runners, past and present, finding out what drives them. Then go deeper with specialist essays that take a closer look at the global boom in trail running and look towards the future: the bigger it gets, the more it will need to change and adapt.
Packed with breathtaking photography, this is an unforgettable handbook for anyone planning their own trail running adventure or simply dreaming about what might be possible.
The Art of Climbing by Simon Carter, Adam Ondra - Published: Thames and Hudson Ltd - 2024-04-18 - 256 pages.
'A fascinating journey through time in the world of climbing, but also the life’s work of Simon Carter, one of the world’s leading climbing photographers. The outstanding pictures in this book provide a vision for why we climb. Simply put, climbing is sport, adventure and the joy of life – all at the same time' Alexander Huber 'Simon’s photography captures his love for the sport, showcasing why climbing is among the most awesome activities on Earth' Adam OnraA dramatic collection of photographs revealing the world’s most beautiful climbing locations, from Tsaranoro in Madagascar and Teplicke in the Czech Republic to Mount Huashan in China.
The popularity of rock climbing is burgeoning across the globe, with dedicated communities practising everything from bouldering to sport climbing, top-roping to free soloing, in beautiful locations around the world. This stunning collection of climbing photography reveals the beauty of the sport from behind the lens, where patterned rock faces, vertical spires, honeycomb holds and sweeping landscapes of ochre, slate and snow all provide breath-taking visual drama. Capturing the beauty, theatre and emotions of a climb in a single shuttered moment invites the viewer to reflect, and meditative texts, written by the world’s premier climbers and focusing on themes from intensity to environment, lines to roofs, trace the experience of being out on the rock face. A reference section includes practical details such as a glossary, grading table and list of selected routes.
From the beauty of movement to the bounds of human endeavour, the splendour of landscapes and the allure of otherworldly formations, the art of rock climbing is shown in all its glories.
Mountaineering Women: Climbing Through History by Joanna Croston, Tessa Lyons, Ashima Shiraishi, Jasmin Paris, Nandini Purandare - Published: Thames and Hudson Ltd - 2025-08-07 - 256 pages.
The first illustrated book to celebrate the remarkable stories and achievements of twenty of the most daring women mountaineers from around the globe.
As adventure pursuits like climbing and mountaineering continue to gain popularity on the world stage, women's visibility in the sport has also grown. Mountaineering Women is the first publication of its kind, a richly illustrated collection of the awesome and oft surprising stories that celebrate the achievements of twenty women climbers from across the globe.
From the Amazigh (Berbers) of the Atlas Mountains to the Inca Empire, high in the Andes, women have long traversed the world’s most forbidding peaks. When, many centuries later, mountaineering took off as a sporting activity in the West, it was plucky Victorian women who defied convention to tackle the fabled summits of the European Alps. Yet despite the fact that women have a pronounced and rich history in the sport, they are conspicuously absent from mountaineering literature. Mountaineering Women seeks to redress a narrative that frequently focuses on the exploits of white, male ‘explorers’. The climbers come from a wide range of nations, and each of their compelling stories is accompanied by a specially commissioned ink illustration and evocative black-and-white photographs. Three 16-page photographic sections, meanwhile, reveal the mountaineers in action and the mountainscapes in all their grandeur.
Bookending the main chapters is a comprehensive introduction, written by Nandini Purandare, and a closing essay by Ashima Shiraishi, looking towards the future of the sport.
