1997
Winner
Deep Play by Paul Pritchard | Bâton Wicks
Shortlist
Against The Wall by Simon Yates | Jonathan Cape
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer | Macmillan
Icefields by Thomas Wharton | Jonathan Cape
Spirits Of Place by Jim Perrin | Gomer Press
Dark Shadows Falling by Joe Simpson | Jonathan Cape
Entries
Tree Of Crows by Lewis Davis | Parthian
The Mountain Weeps by Ian R Mitchell | Stobcross
Escape Routes by David Roberts | The Mountaineers (Seattle)
Cook And Peary by Robert M Bryce | Stackpole Books (Mechanicsburg - Penn)
Giovanni's Gift by Bradford Morrow | Flamingo
Above The Horizon by Rosemary Cohen | Alison & Busby
The Heart Of The Cairngorms by Jim Crumley | Colin Baxter
The Duke Of The Abruzzi by Mirella Tenderini & Mike Shandrick | Bâton Wicks
The Ordinary Route by Harold Drasdo | Ernest Press
Zen Explorations In Remotest New Guinea by Neville Schulman | Summersdale
First Ascent by Lincoln Hall | Simon & Schuster
Sacred Mountains by Adrian Cooper | Floris
Chasing Charlie by Richard Henderson | Black Raven
Do White Whales Sing At The Edge Of The World by Paul Wilson | Granta
The First Descent Of The Matterhorn by Alan Lyall | Gomer Press
Annapuma Circuit by Andrew Stevenson | Constable
Mont Blanc by Stefano Ardito | Swan Hill
Risking Adventure by Jim Haberl | Swan Hill
The Death Zone by Matt Dickinson | Constable