Berthoud Community Library District

On May 22, 2010, at the age of thirteen, American teenager Jordan Romero became the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. At fifteen, he became the youngest person to reach the summits of the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents. In this energizing memoir for young adults, Jordan, recounts his experience, which started as a spark of an idea at the age of nine and, many years of training and hard work later, turned into...

The Alden children and their grandfather are hiking down from Flat Top when a rockslide reveals a cave with a big secret.

DJ climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to scatter his beloved grandfather's ashes.

From blizzards and glaciers on the world's highest peaks to the challenge of free climbling.

"In this book, readers will learn about stories of being stranded on mountains."--

"Ayla loves climbing. She prefers to climb indoors, with all her safety harnesses in place and soft mats to land on. But when her best friend, Lissy, starts hanging with thrill-seeking Carlos, she agrees to go along on a weekend climbing trip to Black Dog Mountain to keep an eye on things. After a terrible accident high on the side of the mountain, it's up to Ayla to face her fears and get help for her friends."--

"Could you survive being lost in the mountains? Imagine facing down a grizzly bear in the Alaskan wilderness, a mountain lion in the Sierra Madres of Mexico, or a gorilla in Africa's Virunga Mountains. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out!"--

This is the true and heartfelt story told through the eyes of a little girl, who taught her friend to draw a perfectly balanced star, while also telling the story of an adventurous climber.

A dangerous rockslide...a mountain cave...a secret treasure--there are many adventures in store for the Boxcar Children.

In 1905, eight-year-old Harriet Peters fulfills her dead mother's dream by climbing Long's Peak in Colorado with the help of an old mountain guide, Enos Mills. Based on a true story.