Rescue from Bob Worth Mountain Books

Sandstone Press Ltd, 2011. 1st ed VG in VG dw. a history of aerial mountaineering and rescue

American Alpine Club, 1983. 1st ed VG pb . an interesting account of all the accidents on McKinley from the earliest attempts up to 1982 [Neate W28]

Constable, 1997. 1st ed VG in VG dw. written by an ex National Park Ranger and former member of the Langdale MRT, he details a number of true rescue stories from the lake District, from the 1970's-1990's

Wide World Magazine, 1911. extract in card covers VG. 10 page extract simply bound into card cover inc b&w photos, a look at some Welsh climbing accidents

Pelham Books, 1964. 1st ed VG in VG- dw. small format 124 pages, part instruction, part memoirs, he was honoured in both Britain and Canada for services to Mountain Rescue [Neate W44]

US Army, undated reprint c.1985?. reprint VG pb. a reprint of the official US Army survival manual from 1957

Ecademy Press, 2008. 1st ed VG+ pb. account of an expedition to McKinley, the group get into difficulties near the summit and endure bad weather until they are rescued, Vardy lost all his fingers and toes and his nose to frostbite, the book also tells of his physical and mental recovery

Sanitarium Health Food Co, 1987. 1st ed VG (twelve trade cards). Full Set of 12 coloured Trade Cards from New Zealand (each 7.5cm x 10cm) colour photo on front, text on the reverse, illustrations depict: (1) Mountain Rescue (2) High Altitude Hut (3) River Crossing (4) Igloo Shelter (5) Summit of Mt Cook (6) Bivouac… Read more about this item

Scottish Sports Council, 1988. 1st ed VG spiral bound in card covers. A4 size in card covers, 13 page summary of 190 accidents in the Scottish Hills from 01/01/1985 to 28/02/1987

Ernest Press, 1995. 1st Eng ed VG pb. the life and times of the American alpinist Gary Hemming, includes his leading role in the rescue of the Germans trapped on the West Face of the Dru in 1966, he had previously made the first ascent of the West Face with Royal Robbins

Macmillan (SA), 1986. 1st ed VG in VG dw (sunset dw). climbs, accidents and rescues in the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa

Hayloft Publishing, 2003. 1st ed VG pb. fiction: based around a mountain rescue team in the Lake District

Simon & Schuster, 2004. 1st UK ed VG in VG dw. true story of a young climber who got his arm trapped behind a boulder while descending an easy gorge, after five days trapped he cut his own arm off below the elbow in order to escape, later made into a film "127 hours"

David & Charles, 1983 4th imp. 4th impression 1983 VG in photo-cover no dw issued. all you need to know about how to survive in the outdoors

Mill Field Publications, 2002. 1st ed VG pb signed by Sheila Richardson. Yes. account of the work of the Cockermouth MRT, signed by Sheila Richardson

Kaye & Ward, 1973. 1st Eng ed VG in VG dw. square format, 162 pages, a useful text book on hazards in mountaineering and how to deal with them [Neate P23]

Macmillan (SA), 1986. 1st ed VG in VG dw (blue dw). climbs, accidents and rescues in the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa

Hodder & Stoughton, 1985. 1st ed VG in VG dw. reminiscences from 18 years working with Mountain Rescue [Neate M17]

Robinson, 2003. 1st ed VG pb. an anthology of climbing disasters from around the world, "true accounts of rescue from the brink of death".

Constable, 1997 reprint. 1st ed reprint VG in VG dw. an account of the ill-fated Army expedition's descent of Low's Gully on Kinabalu, that went very wrong