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2) Ascent
Author
Series
Peak volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to climb Hkakabo Razi, one of the most isolated mountains in the world, but getting there involves a four-week trek through a tropical rainforest that is rife with hazards, which turns out to be more dangerous than summiting the mountain itself." -- Publisher.
3) Descent
Author
Series
Peak volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Peak and his team descend into Tibet after surviving an avalanche on the remote and isolated mountain of Hkakabo Razi. The only catch is that Peak's famous mountaineering father, Josh, and climbing guide, Zopa, are both wanted by the Chinese government. As a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse ensues, making it off the mountain won't be the end of this team's struggles, only the beginning... Heart-pounding action and political drama converge in this...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 41
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bruce Hyena convinces Geronimo to join him in climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, a task for which the mouse journalist is completely unprepared.
Author
Series
Even the darkest stars volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kamzin dreamed of becoming one of the Emperor's royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous Empire and spying on its enemies. Then River Shara, the greatest explorer ever known, arrives and demands to hire Kamzin -- not her older sister Lusha, as everyone had expected -- for his next expedition. River's mission to retrieve a rare talisman for the emperor; it means climbing Raksha, the tallest and deadliest mountain...
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Geronimo follows clues in a diary all the way to Mouse Everest in search of his old friend Professor von Volt who has mysteriously disappeared.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Paul, aged 10, who lives with his aunt, sets out on an expedition to the mountains with his parents' old friend, Bruce. Having reappeared after three years of silence, Bruce is eager to keep the promise he made to Paul many years ago to take him on a three-day mountain trek. Paul, whose parents' absence is never explained, longs for Bruce's friendship and wants badly to prove himself. But his is also timid and unsure and Bruce who is better at doing...
Author
Series
Dora the explorer volume 21
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Dora and Boots climb Star Mountain in search of the necklace her grandmother gave her.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2012], ©2002
Language
English
Description
"Four kids are prepared to go into thin air. Each one of them could break a record if they reach the top. And each one of them knows that standing at the summit is only half the battle-- they'll still have to come back down to earth. None of them is prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to the summit. Conditions are extreme. Supplies are low. The temperature is far below zero. And one of the kids is trying to sabotage the...
Author
Series
Everest volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
"Four kids are prepared to go into thin air in order to become the youngest person ever to climb Everest. But they are not prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to the summit. Supplies are low. Conditions are extreme. One of the kids is trying to sabotage the others. And then the storm hits ..." -P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 3
Language
English
Description
Junko is bad at athletics. Really bad. But when her teacher takes her class on a tirp to the biggest mountain Junko's ever seen, she is determined to make it to the top. Ganbatte, her teacher tells her. Do your best. After that first trip, Junko becomes a mountaineer in body and spirit. With her friends and fellow climbers, she climbs snowy mountains, rocky mountains, and even faraway mountains outside of her home country of Japan. Then, Junko does...
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