Climbing Adventure

When Ardwyn "Wyn" Thatcher arrives in Alestead, he knows he's running out of time to pay off his father's debt to hungry loan sharks. With options quickly running out, he has no choice but to face the mysterious Alistair, a treasure-filled tower with deadly monsters and impossible puzzles around every corner. If he can battle his way through enough levels, he might just accumulate enough wealth to pay his dues and save his family's farm.

In high school, Enora is surrounded by a group of girls she's known forever. These group of friends have their little habits and love each other "come Hell or high water"... Their daily life is turned completely upside down when a new student arrives in their class.

Enora is going to live a "love at first sight" friendship. She will have to deal with ups and downs, until she hits rock-bottom...

In this episode : In sports class, Enora and Jeanne get closer.

Condemned to a life of material harvesting in an ancient alien megastructure, Gideon Pike won't rest until he's found his way out from under the thumb of the Whelan Megacorp. His new home, an artifact of immense power, hangs suspended over a blackhole, and has been known to grant individuals strange abilities. Rumor has it this structure is responsible for most of mankind's technological advances over the last hundred and fifty years.

Xavier Shaw doesn't understand why his trash cans have been targeted by a ravenous raccoon. Tired of waking up to the critter's twilight buffet, Xavier grabs a high-powered air rifle to take out his nocturnal nemesis. Unfortunately, the war between man and raccoon has barely begun when a passing truck runs them both over. Now Xavier exists in the Tower Strive, a fantastical reality centered around an altitudinous tower with life-and-death games on every floor. Armed with an RPG-like system and a gem-encrusted plunger, he's got nowhere to go but up.

When the Towers arrived, without warning, without communication of intent or indication of reasoning, chaos ensued. Decades later, enchantments from the Tower and mana cores from the creatures within power the most advanced technologies in the real world. What was once a puzzling mystery has become a necessary part of economic growth. For Arthur Chua, the Malaysian Beginner Tower has always been his objective.

Unabridged selections from George Mallory's collected writings on his mountaineering - and his motivations. Famously impelled to climb Mount Everest simply because it was there, Mallory made three attempts to be the first to reach its summit, and perished on the third. His writing reveals the emotional life of the mountaineer. With eloquence, Mallory captures the struggles and the rewards involved, the climber's sense of triumph, and experiences of staggering beauty.

One of the world’s most well-traveled rock climbers, Clune takes us on an up-close journey though the evolution of the sport over the decades. From his home turf in the Gunks of New York State, to cliffs in far flung regions of the planet, Clune brings to life hilarious and sometimes horrifying escapades while he tests his mettle. Along the way, he deftly illustrates the changes that morphed rock climbing from a dirtbag activity for somewhat eccentric people to today’s Olympic sport status for its most dedicated practitioners.

His cheeks are as tender as raw meat on a butcher's block. And those are just the cheeks of his face. As he slumps in the saddle, watching the road disappear into the distance, he aches in parts of his body that he's only just discovering he has. When Mark travels to Ecuador to go hiking and climbing, he discovers a land of dramatic volcanoes rising through the clouds and wide-open horizons rich in history.

In Climbing Days, Dan Richards is on the trail of his great-great-aunt, Dorothy Pilley, a prominent and pioneering mountaineer of the early 20th century. For years Dorothy and her husband, I. A. Richards, remained mysterious to Dan, but the chance discovery of her 1935 memoir, Climbing Days, leads him on a journey. Perhaps in the mountains he can meet them halfway.

Gideon and his climbing team have been hiding on the fifth floor to take a much needed break before they resume ascending the Tower. Now, the time has come for them to defeat the Floor Boss and continue growing their personal power. While things heat up between Gideon and Esme, and his relationships with the others grows stronger, he is faced with the new dangers around every corner.

Released to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of the first ever ascent of Mount Everest.On the 29th May 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history as they took their first triumphant steps on the top of the world.On 16 May 1998, Bear Grylls followed those same footsteps, achieving a childhood dream and entering the Guinness Book of Records, as the youngest Briton, at 23, to summit Mount Everest.

Arthur's cleared the first floor of the dungeon. More than that, with his new ally in Cassie Chin, he's got a real chance of building his Clan. The problem is, his alliance is contingent on them pushing ahead fast to allow the Chin to make full use of their Clan Halls. The Benevolent Durians are on a speed run, but in a Tower where levels are multi-kilometers long at times, with cultivation requirements, and new enemies all around, how fast is too fast?

Since he started climbing the infamous tower Alistair in search of riches and redemption, Wyn Thatcher has met a colorful cast of characters, among them an overly analytical lightning wizard, a squeamish healer, and a veteran archer punching below her weight, to name just a few. Together, they've fought their way through the first few floors of the treasure-filled tower, finding exciting loot drops, learning powerful skills, and completing the challenging quests that meet them with each new level they ascend to.

There is a misconception that rock climbing is only for tough macho guys and adventure junkies. Rock climbing certainly requires a lot of strength and energy, but this can be acquired by anyone willing to learn and dedicate some of their free time to it. The step-by-step training in this book is so easy to follow that you will have success with it, even if you have failed at every other hobbies you’ve tried.

Sparkling with suspense and vulnerability, Tap Dancing on Everest is a true survival story about the risks we take to become our most authentic selves. In this inspiring coming-of-age travel memoir that includes solo hiking through Nepal, Zieman weaves her childhood as the daughter of Jewish immigrants raised in 1970's New York City, her father a Holocaust survivor, with adventure, medicine, and empowerment. She captures the curiosity and awe of a young woman as she faces down messages to stay small and safe and ventures into the unknown.

‘After I finished this book I alarmed my family by going into the garden and climbing the apple tree.’ – Damian Whitworth, The Times ‘One of the publishing sensations of the year … For anyone who has ever felt a little overwhelmed in a big city, or wanted to step out of the rat race...

Sherpa legend told of an enchanted valley with an invisible village, Shangri-La, that was said to be a place of great beauty. The valley became the nemesis of legendary mountaineer Edmund Hillary, who travelled there to climb 7,129m Baruntse, but succumbed to the irresistible draw of Makalu, the great black mountain which towered over the valley. Makalu vanquished him, and he was never the same climber again. Fifty years later, Mark Horrell embarked on a trek up the Barun Valley to follow in Hillary’s footsteps – at least some of the way.

Year after year, climbers return to the world's most difficult mountains. At these places, even the most cautious climber is vulnerable to mistakes, bad weather, and bad luck, which often leads to death. This collection offers harrowing accounts of extreme mountaineering and its potentially fatal consequences.

Starting from the base of Mount Fear, Punchi goes on a journey that brings her face-to-face with many qualities that live within her—Mr Brave, Mr Courage, Mrs Faith, and the Confidence twins. These friends accompany and guide Punchi as she learns more about herself and about different ways to deal with the world and other people. She discovers that she can overcome her fears and anxiety by relying on her own inner wisdom and persevering against challenges that arise. Punchi learns to build up her confidence and knows she can accomplish anything.

Deanna Drake has a past she longs to forget, but won't ever be able to. She's always been the tough one. No one but her best friend Zara has ever been able to penetrate her cold, hard shell. Until Griz - a.k.a. Grady Daniels, Hawks Motorcycle Club's second-in-command, who also has a past that he wishes he could undo...all except one part. It's her past that brings them together. Only will it be forever?