Book Awards for JohnRSTaylor
Awards given to books in JohnRSTaylor's library
Summary: 19 Awards and Honors
23 books to discover Scotland with
52 best autobiographies & biographies of all time
- Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure by Howard Hughes (The best sports autobiographies and biographies)
- Touching the void by Joe Simpson (The best sports autobiographies and biographies)
- Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (The best sports autobiographies and biographies)
9 Must-Read Books about Scotland
- Bothy Tales: Footsteps in the Scottish hills by John D. Burns (Love...? Try... – 6)
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
- Touching the void by Joe Simpson (2004)
- Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (2004)
Banff Mountain Book Competition
- Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure by Howard Hughes (Shortlist – Mountain & Wilderness Literature – Non-Fiction – 2015)
- Beyond the Mountain: By the author of Training for the Uphill Athlete by Steve House (Mountain & Wilderness Literature – 2009)
- Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World by Lynn Hill (Special Jury Mention – 2002)
- Dark Summit: The Extraordinary True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season by Nick Heil (Mountain Literature – 2008)
- Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, High, and Fast by Mark F. Twight (Mountain Exposition – 1999)
- On Thin Ice by Mick Fowler (Mountain Literature – 2005)
- Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child by Greg Child (Mountain Literature – 1998)
- The Villain: The Life of Don Whillans by Jim Perrin (Mountaineering History – 2005)
- Where Mountains Casts Its Shadow : The Personal Costs of Climbing by Maria Coffey (Mountain Literature – 2003)
BC and Yukon Book Prizes
- Where Mountains Casts Its Shadow : The Personal Costs of Climbing by Maria Coffey (Shortlist – Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize – 2004)
Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature
- Against The Wall by Simon Yates (Shortlist – 1997)
- Beyond the Mountain: By the author of Training for the Uphill Athlete by Steve House (Winner – 2009)
- Cairngorm John: A Life in Mountain Rescue by John Allen (Shortlist – 2009)
- Climbing Everest: A Meditation on Mountaineering and the Spirit of Adventure by Pat Ament (Shortlist – 2001)
- Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World by Lynn Hill (Shortlist – 2002)
- Eric Shipton: Everest & Beyond by Peter Steele (Winner – 1998)
- Feeding The Rat: A Climber's Life on the Edge by Al Alvarez (Shortlist – 1988)
- High Achiever: The Life and Climbs of Chris Bonington by Jim Curran (Shortlist – 1999)
- In Monte Viso's horizon : climbing all the Alpine 4000m peaks by Will McLewin (Winner – 1992)
- In Some Lost Place: The First Ascent of Nanga Parbat's Mazeno Ridge by Sandy Allan (Shortlist – 2015)
- Native Stones: Book About Climbing by David Craig (Shortlist – 1987)
- On Thin Ice by Mick Fowler (Shortlist – 2005)
- Painted Mountains: Two Expeditions to Kashmir by Stephen Venables (Winner – 1986)
- Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child by Greg Child (Shortlist – 1998)
- Psychovertical by Andy Kirkpatrick (Winner – 2008)
- REGIONS OF THE HEART. The Triumph and Tragedy of Alison Hargreaves. by David Rose (Shortlist – 1999)
- Shipton & Tilman: The Great Decade of Himalayan Exploration by Jim Perrin (Shortlist – 2013)
- Shisha Pangma: The alpine-style first ascent of the South-West Face by Doug Scott (Winner – 1984 Joint)
- A Slender Thread: Escaping Disaster in the Himalaya (Adrenaline) by Stephen Venables (Shortlist – 2000)
- The Sound of Gravity by Joe Simpson (Shortlist – 2011)
- Spy on the Roof of the World by Sydney Wignall (Shortlist – 1996)
- Touching the void by Joe Simpson (Winner – 1988)
- Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (Winner – 1988)
- The Villain: The Life of Don Whillans by Jim Perrin (Winner – 2005 Joint)
- With Friends in High Places: An Anatomy of Those Who Take to the Hills by Malcolm Slesser (Shortlist – 2004)
British Sports Book Award
- The Maverick Mountaineer: The Remarkable Life of George Ingle Finch: Climber, Scientist, Inventor by Robert-Wainwright (Winner – Biography – 2017)
- The moth and the mountain : a true story of love, war and Everest by Ed Caesar (Shortlist – Sports Writing – 2021)
Costa Book Awards
- The moth and the mountain : a true story of love, war and Everest by Ed Caesar (Shortlist – Biography – 2021)
The Essential Man's Library: 50 Non-Fiction Adventure Books
Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time
- The mountains of my life by Walter Bonatti (088)
- Touching the void by Joe Simpson (069)
- Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (069)
- Where Mountains Casts Its Shadow : The Personal Costs of Climbing by Maria Coffey (new short list)
National Outdoor Book Award
- Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, High, and Fast by Mark F. Twight (Winner – Instructional – 1999)
- Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child by Greg Child (Winner – Outdoor Literature – 1998)
- Where Mountains Casts Its Shadow : The Personal Costs of Climbing by Maria Coffey (Winner – Outdoor Literature – 2004)
NCR Book Award
- Touching the void by Joe Simpson (Winner – 1989)
- Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (Winner – 1989)
Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild Award for Excellence
- The Book of the Bivvy (Cicerone Guide) by Ronald Turnbull (Outdoor Book – 2001)
Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize
- Himalaya: A Human History by Ed Douglas (Shortlist – 2020)
Premio ITAS
- Touching the void by Joe Simpson (1993)
- Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (1993)
Washington State Book Award
- Everest : Mountain Without Mercy by Broughton Coburn (Winner – 1983)
- The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier by Bruce Barcott (Winner – 1998)
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
- The moth and the mountain : a true story of love, war and Everest by Ed Caesar (Shortlist – 2021)
World Book Night selection
- Touching the void by Joe Simpson (2012)
- Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (2012)