Custom Instruction from Colorado Mountain School and the Climbing series of instructional books from FalconGuides

The Education Director of the Colorado Mountain School, Ron Funderburke, will be at your disposal for a full day of climbing instruction on the topic(s) of your choice. Ron is an AMGA Certified Rock and Alpine Guide, the author of the Climbing series of instructional books from FalconGuides, and a revered educator. Ron will customize a curriculum, itinerary, and front-range Colorado venue for up to 6 students. For the subject of your choice, you can study up before and after, with a full set of his books included for the winning bid. If it involves climbing you want to learn, Ron will teach it.

The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors

Autographed by the author, Maurice Isserman

The epic story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory.

At the start of World War II, the US Army had two cavalry divisions-and no mountain troops. The German Wehrmacht, in contrast, had many well-trained and battle-hardened mountain divisions, some of whom by 1943 blocked the Allied advance in the Italian campaign. Starting from scratch, the US Army developed a unique military fighting force, the 10th Mountain Division, drawn from the ranks of civilian skiers, mountaineers, and others with outdoor experience. The resulting mix of Ivy League students, park rangers, Olympic skiers, and European refugees formed the first specialized alpine fighting force in US history. By the time it deployed to Italy at the beginning of 1945, this ragtag group had coalesced into a tight-knit unit. In the months that followed, at a terrible cost, they spearheaded the Allied drive in Italy to final victory.

Ranging from the ski slopes of Colorado to the towering cliffs of the Italian Alps, The Winter Army is a saga of an unlikely band of soldiers forged in the heat of combat into a brotherhood whose legacy lives on in US mountain fighters to this day.

The 2012 hardcover AAJ exclusive, limited-edition (only 150 printed), hardbound, 400-page book, features a special print of the Garhwal Himalaya, hand-signed by the artist Renan Ozturk.

Published annually since 1929, the "American Alpine Journal" is internally renowned as the finest publication of its kind -- the world's "journal of record" for documenting significant climbs. In the Feature Stories we hear from those who have made many of the most impressive first ascents of the year: the big routes that will become tomorrow's legends. In Climbs & Expeditions we discover what else has happened in almost all the world's mountains.

Memoirs of a Dinosaur Mountaineer, by Dee Molenaar

Autographed by the author to AAC CEO Phil Powers.

*Memoirs of a Dinosaur Mountaineer* brings to the reader the life and times of mountaineer, geologist, and artist, Dee Molenaar. We read about Molenaar's childhood, growing up in the hills and on the beaches of southern California in the early 1900s. Later we travel with Molenaar across six continents - to the summits of Mount Saint Elias, Mount Kennedy, and the Matterhorn; to 25,000 ' on K2; to Antarctica; to Australia, to Peru; and to the base of Everest. Dee Molenaar has lived a most interesting and extraordinary life, and this book allows us all the opportunity of sharing it with him. - Karen Molenaar Terrell

American Alpine Journal 1979 - Volume XXII

Features the harrowing story of the first Americans to stand atop K2: the 1978 American K2 Expedition. Signed by expedition leaderJim Whittaker, and team members Louis Reichardt, Jim Wickwire, Rick Ridgeway, Dianne Roberts, Bill Sumner, Terry Bech, and Skip Edmonds.

This is an autographed copy of Higher Love, by Kit DesLauriers.

Kit DesLauriers made history by being the first person to ski from the summit of each continent's highest mountain-after climbing it. Centered on her quest to climb and ski the Seven Summits, Higher Love is a hero's journey, rich with personal insights, life-threatening consequences, and a thrilling crescendo. Donated By American Alpine Club

This is an autographed copy of No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon, by Erik Weihenmayer.

Erik Weihenmayer is the first and only blind person to summit Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Descending carefully, he and his team picked their way across deep crevasses and through the deadly Khumbu Icefall; when the mountain was finally behind him, Erik knew he was going to live. His expedition leader slapped him on the back and said something that would affect the course of Erik's life: "Don't make Everest the greatest thing you ever do."

No Barriers is Erik's response to that challenge. It is the moving story of his journey since descending Mount Everest: from leading expeditions around the world with blind Tibetan teenagers to helping injured soldiers climb their way home from war, from adopting a son from Nepal to facing the most terrifying reach of his life: to solo kayak the thunderous whitewater of the Grand Canyon.

Along the course of Erik's journey, he meets other trailblazers-adventurers, scientists, artists, and activists-who, despite trauma, hardship, and loss, have broken through barriers of their own. These pioneers show Erik surprising ways forward that surpass logic and defy traditional thinking.

Like the rapids of the Grand Canyon, created by inexorable forces far beneath the surface, No Barriers is a dive into the heart and mind at the core of the turbulent human experience. It is an exploration of the light that burns in all of us, the obstacles that threaten to extinguish that light, and the treacherous ascent towards growth and rebirth.

Autographed by Tommy Caldwell

A New York Times Bestseller

A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan

"The rarest of adventure reads: it thrills with colorful details of courage and perseverance but it enriches readers with an absolutely captivating glimpse into how a simple yet unwavering resolve can turn adversity into reward." -The Denver Post

A finalist for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature

Autographed by Tommy Caldwell

A New York Times Bestseller

A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan

"The rarest of adventure reads: it thrills with colorful details of courage and perseverance but it enriches readers with an absolutely captivating glimpse into how a simple yet unwavering resolve can turn adversity into reward." -The Denver Post

A finalist for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature

This is a copy of Mountain: Portraits of High Places Book, by Sandy Hill.

An inspiring collection of evocative images collected by lifelong mountaineer Sandy Hill, who has a singular knowledge, understanding, and experience of the world's highest places. Powerful, beautiful, wild, sublime, and forbidding, the world's summits are often considered the last real frontier. Mountain is a luxuriously illustrated celebration of mountains and of the sense of wonder and awe that the sight of this geography can evoke. In this stunning collection of photographs and art, the very personal relationship that people have with mountains is conveyed in exceptional images from around the world. Spanning two centuries, this book contains rarely seen images from such legendary nature photographers as Galen Rowell, Peter Beard, Ansel Adams, and Frank Smythe and photographs taken by daring mountaineers who celebrate the beauty, wonder, and spectacle of the heights, making this a unique and spectacular tribute to the mountains of the world.

A portion of the book's proceeds goes to the American Alpine Club Library. Text contributors include Raul Barrenche, Jennifer Jordan, Erling Kagge, Ellen Lapham, Robert McFarlane, Nando Parrado, Phil Powers, and Jack Tackle.

Climb-On Maps Package

Includes:

A Climber's Map for Red Rock Canyon, NV
A Climber's Map for Joshua Tree, CA
A Climber's Map for Smith Rock, OR
A Climber's Map for City of Rocks, ID

Contains all of the great Climb-On Maps features you know and love!

• Large format 24" x 36" fold-out map
• Printed on waterproof/tearproof paper
• Clearly shows off-limit areas
• Includes overview maps with camping and amenities
• Detailed, close-up maps showing you exactly where to go
• Crag Summaries so you can plan your climbing at-a-glance
• Trail difficulty ratings (easy, moderate, strenuous, ass kicker)
• Points of exposure (broken bones, major damage, rest in peace)
• Crag summaries (distribution of climb types, grades, number of multi-pitch and aid climbs).
• Orientation photos from angles you will see from the trail

A annual subscription to Rock & Ice plus As Above, So Below by Chris Kalman

Autographed by the author: As Above, So Below is a 103 page fictional climbing story set in Argentine Patagonia. When something goes wrong high up a mountain, one man is forced to face his inner demons along the way to the summit.

This beautiful hardbound book was published in 2018 as a limited edition of 1000 copies. The story was illustrated by the immensely talented Craig Muderlak, and edited and revised at the The Banff Centre's prestigious Mountain and Wilderness Writing Workshop.

As Above, So Below has been described as "Jack London's To Build a Fire for climbing", and reminiscent of James Salter's Solo Faces. In September of 2018, it was nominated for the Mountain Fiction Award at the Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival in Banff, Canada.

SuperTopo Guidebook Set

• Red Rocks Climbing
• Zion Climbing: Free & Clean
• Yosemite Valley Free Climbs
• How to Big Wall Climb
• High Sierra Climbing, second edition
• Northern California Bouldering
• Yosemite Valley Bouldering
• South Lake Tahoe Climbing

Suffer Candy: Volume 1

Suffer Candy: Volume 1 is a 424 page comprehensive ice climbing guidebook with gorgeous full spread images, detailed route descriptions, gear suggestions, personal anecdotes, and a little humor to make it entertaining. With beautiful aerial imagery, intimate action shots, and local storytelling it's worthy of every pack and coffee table regardless of one's background or knowledge of the sport.

As the ONLY book in print covering the Ouray Ice Park and surrounding area it is sure to be a topseller. Suffer Candy Volume 1 covers Ouray, Ridgway, Silverton, Telluride, and Dunton.

This is a signed copy of Reinhold Messner's book, "My Life at the Limit".

REINHOLD MESSNER is often called the greatest living mountaineer. He was the first man to summit Everest without supplementary oxygen, the first to solo Everest, and the first to climb all fourteen of the world's 8,000-meter peaks. He is the author of numerous books, including The Crystal Horizon and Antarctica.

This is a signed copy of Reinhold Messner's book, "My Life at the Limit".

REINHOLD MESSNER is often called the greatest living mountaineer. He was the first man to summit Everest without supplementary oxygen, the first to solo Everest, and the first to climb all fourteen of the world's 8,000-meter peaks. He is the author of numerous books, including The Crystal Horizon and Antarctica.