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