Mountain Club of South Africa Magaliesberg Section Library

Library - MCSA (Magaliesberg Section)

The Library is located at the house of Ottilie Neser; Tel 012-361 6573 (h). Any donations to the Library will be most welcome. Generally only for use by members.

Books

Route books

Maps

Journals

Books A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Book/extra copy donated by Richard Watmough

Author	Title	Publisher	Year	Description
A
Allen, I.	Guide Book to Mt Kenya and Kilimanjaro	Mountain Club of Kenya	1991	Walking routes to Kili summit and Point Lenana on Mt Kenya - no climbing routes.
*Amin, M. & Willits, D.	On God's Mountain	Camerapix	1991	Pictorial history and guide to Mount Kenya. [2 copies]
*Anderson, JG	Nepal	Insight Guide, Apa	1983	Guide book; good colour photos
*Anderson, T	52 Day-walks in and around Cape Town	Struik	1984	Descriptions and other infor, maps
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Bagnall, AG	Wyne van Suid-Afrika	Kaap & Tvl Drukkers	1974	Oorsig van geskiedenis produksie en aard
Barford, J.	Climbing in Britain	Penguin Books	1946	British climbs in Peak District, Wales & Cornwall.
Barker, Harry	Here on the Rock	William Barker	2007	Wonderful poems and songs give an insight into the unique man Harry was; published by his son William
Bartle, J.	Trails of the Cordilleras Blanca & Huayhuash of Peru		1980	Climbing in Peru, guides, equipment etc.
*Bellwood, P	Man's conquest of the Pacific	Collins	1978	The prehistory of Southeast Asia and Oceania
Benuzzi, F.	No Picnic on Mount Kenya	William Kimber	1952	Personal account of an escape from British POW camp to scale Mt Kenya.
*Berrisford, AB	55-60 years of mountaineering in South Africa			Story of Bert Berrisford's mountain experiences [MCSA]
*Bezruchka, S	A Guide to trekking in Nepal	The Mountaineers	1981	Guide book regarded as the best one for many years
*Birket-Smith, K	Eskimos	Crown, NY	1971	Fascinating photos and text
*Blackshaw, A.	Mountaineering	Penguin	1977
Bodgold, B	Mountains, Bullets and Blessings	Newset, Durban	1989	Autobiography of Brian Godbold
Bonnington, C.	I chose to climb	Victor Gollancz	1975
Bonnington, C.	Everest the Hard Way	Arrow	1976	Personal story of an ascent of Everest.
Bonnington, C.	The Everest Years: A Climbers Life	Coronet Books	1987	History of personal ascents in the Himalaya.
Boardman, Peter & Tasker, Joe	The Boardman Tasker Omnibus	Hodder and Stoughton	1995	'Savage Arena', 'The Shining Mountain', Sacred Summits' & 'Everest the Cruel way'
Borlée, J	De Freyr à L'Himalaya	Didier Hatier	1987	Great times of Belgian Alpinism [text in French] donated by Harry Buyl
Boukreev, A & DeWalt, GW	The Climb - Tragic Ambitions on Everest	St Martin's Paperbacks	1998	Head Everest Exp guide Boukreev, consolidating knowledge about the 1996 Everest disaster
Bozman, E.	Mountain Essays by Famous Climbers	EP Dutton & Co.	1920
Bradt, H. & G.	Backpacking in Peru and Bolivia	Bradt Enterprises	1980	Hiking in South America.
Bradt, H. & Pilkington, J.	Backpacking in Chile and Argentina	Bradt Enterprises	1980	Hiking in South America including the Falkland Islands.
Branch, B	Field guide to the snakes and other reptiles of Southern Africa	Struik	1988
*Branch, GM & others	Two Oceans. A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa	Dave Philip	1994	Field guide with photos, maps & descriptions of all marine life forms
*Bristow, D	Beste voetslaanpaaie in Suid-Afrika	Struik	1992	Mooi foto's, eenvoudige kaarte
*Broadley, DG & Cock, EV	Snakes of Zimbabwe	Longman, Zimbabwe	1975	Field guide
Broekhuysen, G.	The Birds Around Us	Howard Timmins	1965	Guide book of South African birds (especially Cape region).
Brooks, J.	The South American Handbook	Trade & Travel Publications	1979	Guide to trekking in South America.
Brown, Graham T	Brenva	JM Brent & Sons	1944	Climbing on Brenva
Buhl, H.	Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: The Lonely Challenge	Hodder & Stoughton	1981	Personal account of his life as a mountaineer with emphasis on alpine-style ascent of Nanga Parbat.
*Bulpin, TV	Discovering Southern Africa	TV Bulpin Publications	1980 1983	A well-informed, loquatious and opinionated guide to the various territories comprising Southern Africa (2 copies)
Burman, J.	A Peak to Climb	Struik	1966	Accounts of ascents on South African mountains.
Burman, J.	Where to walk in the Cape Peninsula	Human & Rousseau	1974	Some of the contributions to Cape Argus and Cape Times
*Burman, J	The Table Mountain Book	Human & Rousseau	1974	History, fauna, flora, walks, rescue, water
Butchart, D.	Guide to the Coast and Nature Reserves of Transkei	Wildlife Society	1989
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Carruthers, V.	The Magaliesberg	Southern Book Publishers	1990	Detailed guide to flora, fauna, geology, formation etc., of the Magaliesberg.
*Cary, E & Warmington, EH	The Ancient exlorers	Pelican	1963 1929
*hanguion, L	Met rugsak en stewels	Perskor	1977	Interessante stappe voor die dae van voetslaanpaaie!
Chapman, FS	Memoirs of a Mountaineer	Reprint Society London	1945	Combined books; 'Helvellyn to Himalaya' and 'Lhasa: The Holy City'
Chouinard, Y.	Climbing Ice	Hodder & Stoughton	1978	"How to" guide to ice-climbing including techniques and equipment.
Clark, R.	The Day the Rope Broke	Secker & Warburg	1962	Tragedy on the first ascent of the Matterhorn.
*Clarke, J	Back to earth	Southern	1991	Pollution of air, sea, soil; wildlife & population controversies
*Clarke, J	Our fragile land	Macmillan	1974	South Africa's environmental crisis[>30 years ago...]
*Clarke, J	Survival guide to the outdoors	Earthlink	1987	Practical guide
Clarke, P.	The Mountains of Kenya: A walker's guide	Mountain Club of Kenya	1989	Walking routes in Kenya's mountains.
*Cleare, J	The World Guide to Mountains and Mountaineering	Webb & Bower	1979	Guide to famous climbs, mountains and mountaineers.
Clarke, J	Mountaineering	Blandford	1980	History of man's relationship with the high places on the planet ...
Cliff, P	Mountain Navigation	DThompson Edinburgh	1980	Handbook
*Coates Palgrave, K	Trees of Southern Africa	Struik	1977	The definitive SA tree book: distribution maps, colour photos and b&w sketches
Coburn, B	Everest, Mountain without Mercy	National Geographic Society	1997	Donated by the JHB Section on the 30th anniversary of the Mag. Section, making of the IMAX film 'Everest'
Collomb, RG	A Dictionary of Mountaineering	Blackie & Son Glasgow	1957	Comprehensive definitions w appended book and info lists
*Conefrey, M & Jordan, T	Icemen	Boxtree	1998	Companion to the TV series; a history of the Arctic and its explorers
*Cornell, FC	The glamour of prospecting	David Philip	1986	First published 1920: fascinating story of Fred Cornell (Corneliskop/Cornelisberg) and his explorations in the Richtersveld and Northern Cape
*Coulson, D & James Clarke	Mountain Odyssey	Macmillan	183	Southern African mountains: history, stories, photos
*Courtenay-Latimer, M. & Smith, G.	The Flowering Plants of Tsitsikama Forest and Coastal National Park	National Parks Board	1967	Guide book of Tsitsikama flora.
Culross, BR	A Guide to the Trees of Foothold	JHC	1991	Description & sketches
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*Dasmann RF	Environmental conservation	John Wiley & Sons	1960	History of K2 - mountain of 'dreams and destiny'
Darwin, C	The Voyage of ‘The Beagle’	Everyman	1972	The original!
De Klerk, Andy	Sharper Edges: Stories beyond high and wild places	Sunbird	2007	A must read….
Dendrological Foundation	National List of Indigenous Trees	Dendrological Foundation	1987	Tree numbers, sketches and distribution maps
de Waal, E.	Lekkerliedjies	University of Pretoria	1980	Songs.
Diemberger, K.	The Endless Knot – K2	The Mountaineers	1990	History of K2 – mountain of "dreams and destiny"
Disley, J	Orienteering	Faber	1967	Basics of the sport, very detailed. British
Dodds, D.	A Cradle of Rivers	Purnell	1975	Stories and photos of the Natal Drakensberg.
Doolittle, J	Canyon Lands	Time-Life Books	1978	The World's Wild Places Series
*Dorst, J & Dandelot, P	A field guide to the larger mammals of Africa	Collins	1970
Douglas, W.O.	Of Men and Mountains	Victor Gollancz`	1951	Tales of mountaineers
Du Fresne, J &Williams, J	Tramping in New Zealand	Lonely Planet	1996	Walking Guide
*Dugan, J	Man explores the sea	Hamish Hamilton	1956	Undersea exploration from earliest times to Cousteau
*Du Preez, PJ	Oorlewing	Perskor	1985	Eetbare vrugte, skuilings, wenke,SA toestande
E				[Top of page]
Eastwood, F.	Guide to the Mulanje Massif	London Publications	1979	Guide to Malawi mountains, hiking and climbing routes.
Esterhuyse, C., Wahl, M., & Hugo, L.	The Wolkberg Wilderness Area Hiking Trails	Department of Environmental Affairs	1986	Hiking guide, details of trails, huts, etc.
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Faux, R.	Everest: Goddess of the Wind	Chambers	1978	Photographs of Everest.
*Fawcett, PH	Exploration Fawcett	Hutchinson	1953	Story of exploration in South America in the early 1900, published by his son, from diaries, letters etc.
Fiennes, R	To the ends of the earth	Arbor House	1983	The transgobe expedition: the first pole-to-pole circumnavigation of the globe
Flemming, Flemming & Bangdel	Birds of Nepal	Avalok Publ, Nepal	1979	Colour paintings
Formenti, AG	Mexico, Country of Light	La Guilde du Livre, Swirzerland	1969	Picture book with some text in English & German
*Fothergill, RJF	The monuments of Southern Rhodesia	Commission preservation monuments & relics	1953	Many b&w photos
Francis	Godfrey	The English University Press LTD	1964	Teach Yourself-Series: Rock, snow & ice climbing, chapter on mountain rescue & first aid. Parts still relevant today.
*Friedmann, Y & Daly, B	The crossing of Antartica	Watson & Viney Ltd	1985	Personal account of Commonwealth Transatlantic expeditions: 1955-58
Fuchs, V. & Hillary, E.	The Crossing of Antarctica	Watson & Viney Ltd.	1958	Personal account of Commonwealth Transatlantic Expedition: 1955 - 1958.
Fyffe, A. & Peter, I.	The Handbook of Climbing	British Mountaineering Council	1990	Excellent introduction/advanced climbing manual in one, including snow & ice.
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Galsworthy, Ada	Over the Hills and Far Away	Robert Hale London	1937	Wife of John Galsworthy [called 'Himself'] about their travels.
*Gargett, V	The Black Eagle	Russel Friedman & Acorn Books	1990	Survey in Southern Africa, breeding, hunting, conservation, etc.
*Garlake, P	The painted caves	Modus	1987	Introduction to the prehistoric art of Zimbabwe
Gervasutti, G	Gervasutti's Climbs	Rupert Hart-Davis, London	1957	Europe & Andes
Graham, J	Outdoor Leadership	The Mountaineers	1998	Leadership styles, decision making, responsibility, communication, resolving conflicts, etc.
Granger, DH	Don’t Die in the Bundu	Howard Timmins	1967	Survival methods and foods in the bush.
Gray, Dennis	Slack; The Fun of Climbing	Dennis Gray	?	Fun stories
Greenbank, A.	Instructions in Rock Climbing	The Brompton Library	1963	Basic guide to rock climbing
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Habeler, P.	Everest: Impossible Victory	Arlington Books	1979	Personal account of conquering Everest without oxygen.
*Hall, RN & Neal, WG	The Ancient ruins of Rhodesia	Books of Rhodesia	1972	Heavy book ... reprinted from 1902
Harding, W	Downward Bound: A Mad! Guide to Rock Climbing	Prentice-Hall, NJ	1975	Crazy US stories, some cartoons & sketches
Harper, A	Tour of Mont Blanc	Cicerone Pr	1991	General info; refuges, gîtes, maps, routes
Harrer, H.	The White Spider	Granada	1959	Personal and historical account of ascents of the Eiger north face.
Harris, A	Rocks and hard places	Struik	2004	Alex's account of his climbs to the Seven Summits
Harvard, A. & Thompson, T.	Mountain of Storms	New York University Press	1974	Personal accounts of expeditions to Dhaulagiri.
Hatier, D.	De Freyr A L'Himalaya	Jacques Borlee	1987	Himalayan ascents by French mountaineers (in French).
Hatting, G	Extreme Rock & Ice; 25 of the World’s Great Climbs	New Holland	2000	Ice and mixed climbs in Patagonia, Greenland, Tasmania, Karakorum and all over [except Africa…! Beautifully illustrated in colour; photos with routes marked. Garth Hatting is a weel-known Cape Town Section member
Hayes, JL	Trekking to Mt Everest and Solu-Khumbu	Nepal Trekking Handbook Series no 1	1975	B&W photos, small booklet
*Hempleman-Adams, D	Walking on thin ice	Orion	1998	In pursuit of the North Pole; story of the journey
Henderson, L	Alien Weeds and Invasive Plants	PPRI Handbook no 12	2001	Descriptions of invasive plants, info on biocontrol, categories and colour photo's
*Hennig, H	The South African backpacker	Purnell	1978	Somewhat outdated re gear, but some things never change, so still relevant in some respects
Herbert, W	Across the Top of the World	Longmans	1969	The British trtans-arctic expedition, written by the leader.
Herzog, M	Annapurna	Collins	1956	Conquest of the first 8000m peak, written by the leader of the French exp.
Heugh, P.W. (editor)	Some of the Chosen’s Sons to be Encountered	MCSA EP Section	1995	Caricatures of EP Section members.
Heyerdahl, T	The Ra Expeditions		1972	The reed boats Ra I & II and the journeys from Africa to the South American continent.
Heyerdahl, T	The Kon-Tiki Expedition	Penguin	1974	The story of the 1947 journey from Peru to Polynesia on the Balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki
*Heyerdal, T	The Tigris expedition	George Allen & Unwin	1980	Exploring the sea routes used by ancient Sumeria 5000 years ago in reed boat similar to the ones they used.
*Hillary, E.	High Adventure	Hodder & Stoughton	1955	Personal accounts of mountaineering expeditions. [2 copies]
Hillary, E.	Nothing Venture, Nothing Win	Coward, McCann & Geoghegan	1975	Autobiography of mountaineering experiences.
Hillary, E.	Schoolhouse in the Clouds	Hodder & Stoughton	1964	Personal account of a promise fulfilled to repay the Sherpas, i.e. build a schoolhouse in Nepal.
*Hilliard, OM & Burtt, BL	The Botany of the Southern Natal Drakensberg	National Botanical Gardens	1987	History, fire, composition, photos
*Hoag, K	Exploring mysterious Kathmandu	Avalok, Kathmandu	1978
*Holzel, T & Salkeld, A	The mystery of Mallory and Irvine	Jonathan Cape	1986	Illustrated b&w photo's, tracing the history and disappearance
Hone	Encounters with the dragon: a photographer's passion for the Drakensberg	Art Publishers	2007	Beautiful coffee table book on the Drakensberg. Very inspiring
Houston, C. & Bates, R.	K2: Savage Mountain	Collins	1955	Stories of ascents and disaster on K2.
Huc, Claude	L'Ile de la Reunion	Delroisse, Paris	About 1980	Colour picture book with text in French and English
*Hunt, J.	The Ascent of Everest	Hodder & Stoughton	1953	Personal account of an expedition member on the first ascent of Everest.
Hunt, J & Brasher, C	The Red Snows	Hutchinson of London	1960	Account of the British Caucasus Expedition 1958
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Irving, RLG	Ten Great Mountains	The Travel Book Club	1942	Stories of mountains from Matterhorn, Ben Nevis to Everest & Nanga Parbat
*Irwin, P, Ackhurst, J & Irwin, D	A Field Guide to the Natal Drakensberg	Wildlife Society	1980	Maps, fauna & flora, geology etc.
Italian State Tourism Dept	Alpine Resorts in Italy	Touring Club Italiano	1954	B&W photos, some maps etc.
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Jackson, J.	Safety on Mountains	British Mountaineering Council	1975	General guide to mountain safety.
Jenkins, P	A Walk Across America	William Morrow & Co, Inc. NY	1979	Walking the L & B of N America.
Johnson, WW	Mexico's Baja California	Time-Life Books	1972	The World's Wild Places Series
Jerome, J.	On Mountains	Victor Golancz	1979	Formation of mountains, mountains as playgrounds.
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*Kalk, M	A natural history of Inhaca Island Mozambique	Wits Univ Pr	1995	1st published in 1958, ecology, plants, animals, conservation etc.
*King, L	The Natal Monocline	Univ of Natal	1982	Explaining the origin and scenery of Natal
Kjellström, B.	Be an expert with map/compass/orienteering	Victor Gollancz	1979	Orienteering handbook.
Kleinert, C	Nepal Trekking	Rudolph Rother Munich	?[old]	Fold-away & detachable maps and info on routes for trekking
Krakauer, J	Into the Wild	Macmillan	1988	The tragic story of a young adventurer that went missing in the Alaskan wilderness. Fascinating account.
Krakauer, J	Into Thin Air	Macmillan	1997	A personal account of the 1996 Mt Everest disaster
KZN Section	Song book		1997
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Langmuir, E. & Greenbank, A.	Mountaincraft & Leadership	Scottish Sports Council	1984	Instructions in basic and advanced rock climbing.
*Lancaster, R	Plant hunting in Nepal	Vikas	1981	1971 expedition to find plants for cultivation in Europe! Colour plates and line drawings
Langmuir, E and Greenbank, A	Mountaincraft and leadership	Scottish Sports Council	1984	Instructions in basic and advanced rock climbing
Lavalla, P.	Search is an Emergency	Emergency Response Unit	1987	Procedures for emergency search and rescue.
Lazarus, P.	The Magaliesberg: Ensuring a Future	MCSA	1992	Pamphlet detailing environmental concerns in the Magaliesberg.
*Le Roux, A and Schelpe, E	Namaqualand and Clanwilliam: SA wild flower guide	Botanincal Society of SA	1981	Field guide with photos (2 copies)
*Levy, J.	Everyone's Guide to Trailing & Mountaineering in S Africa	Struik	1982	Guidebook for backpackers & climbers.
Levy, J	Die Volledige Voetslaangids vir Suider-Afrika	Struik	1987	Oud teen 2007, maar het nog steeds goeie inligting oor die ouer roetes.
*Liebenberg, Doyle	The Drakensberg of Natal	TV Bulpin	1972	Introduction to the Berg for the general reader, mountaineer and naturalist
London, Jack	White Fang	Heinemann	1961	Complete text; wolf story
*Lopez, B	Arctic dreams	Macmillan	1986	Celebration of the Arctic landscape, the animals and men, migrations, history of exploration
Lotz, E.	Jonkershoek en sy Berge	Cabo Stellenbosch	1976	The mountains of Jonkershoek.
Lowe, J.	The Ice Experience	Museum Press Contemporary Books	1989	Guide to ice climbing: safety, equipment & technique.
*Lubke, Gess and Bruton eds.	A field guide to the Eastern Cape Coast	Wildlife Society Handbook	1988	Plants, animals, marine, coast, estuaries and impact by man
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MacInnes, H.	Call-out	Hodder & Stoughton	1985	Rescue procedures.
MacInnes, H.	International Mountain Rescue Handbook	Hodder & Stoughton	1983	Rescue call-out procedures.
Mann, W	The Cape Diary and Letters of William Mann	Friends of the SA Library CT	1989	Astronomer & mountaineer, period 1839 -1843
*Marais, J	A complete guide to the snakes of Southern Africa	Southern Books	1982	Guide book with colour photos
Mason, K.	Abode of Snow	Rupert Hart Davis	1955	History of Himalayan exploration and expeditions.
*Mason, R	Prehistory of the Transvaal	Wits Univ pr	1962	Textbook, human origins and activity
MCSA	A Century of Campfire Songs		2000	Millenium Camp [Koue Bokkeveld] Song Book
MCSA [CT Section]	Properties Handbook for the Western Cape		2001	Maps, rules & contact numbers
MCSA [CT Section]	Table Mountain Guide		1983	Walks & easy climbs on Table Mt, Devil's Peak & Lion's Head
Messner, R.	Solo: Nanga Parbat	Kaye & Ward Ltd.	1980	Personal account of solo ascent of Nanga Parbat.
*Micklebrugh, E	Beyond the frozen sea	Bodley Head	1987	Visions of Antarctica: history and conservation
*Mierow, D & Shresta, TB	Himalayan flowers and trees	Shahayogi	1978	Raindamaged unforuanately but probably still funcional
Milne, LJ & M	The mountains: Time-Life series	Time-Life International (Nederland)	1962	General information on all aspects of mountains, volcanoes, plants, wind, ice, altitude, etc.
Mitchell, J.	Guide Book to Mt Kenya and Kilimanjaro	Mountain Club of Kenya	1971	Walking routes to Kili summit and Point Lenana on Mt Kenya - no climbing routes.
*Moorhead, A	Darwin and the Beagle	Penguin	1969	The exciting sory of the 5-year circumnavigation that changed the course of human thought
Mummery, AF	My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus	Basil Blackwell Oxford	1946	Unconventional climber & journeys
Murray, WH	The Story of Everest	Dent & Sons	1953	History of Mt Everest expeditions up to first ascent
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Natalse Parkeraad	Koninklike Natalse Nasionale Park	Total	?
National Parks Board	Mammals of the Kruger and other national parks	National Parks Board	1980	Veldgids (2 copies)
Noyce, W.	They Survived	William Heinemann Ltd.	1962	Grim stories of survival in mountains despite impossible odds.
*Noyce, W.	South Col	Reprint Society	1954	Story of the 1953 Everest expedition written by an expedition member
Noyce, W & McMorrin, I Ed's.	World Atlas of Mounaineering	Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd	1969	Discusses the major ranges of all the continents, photo's & maps. Really beautiful & informative book.
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*Oberprieler, R	The Emperor months of Namibia	Ecoquild	1995	Many colour photo's, descriptions, biology
O'Connor, B	The Trekking Peaks of Nepal	Crowood Press	1989	Treks & climbs; advice on expeditions; maps.
Olsen, J.	The Climb up to Hell	Victor Golancz	1962	Personal account of an ascent of the North face of the Eiger.
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*Paterson-Jones, C	Table Mountain walks	Struik	1991	Good colour photos, small but good maps, descriptions with lots of extra nature info
Patey, Tom	One Man's Mountains	Victor Gollancz	1972	Essays & verses
*Pauw, A & Johnson, S	Table Mountain, a natural history	Fernwood	1999	Coffee table book, really excellent, with colour photos
*Pearse, M.	A Camera in Quathlamba	Howard Timmins	1980	Black & White photographs of the Natal Drakensberg. [2 copies]
*Pearse, RO	Barrier of Spears	Howard Timmins	1973	Climbs, history, flora & fauna of the Natal Drakensberg. [3 copies]
Pearse, RO	Mountain splendour	Howard Timmins	1978	Wild flowers of the Drakensberg, lots of colour photos
*Pearse, R. & Byrom, J.	Dragon's Wrath	Macmillan of South Africa	1986	Tragedies and rescues in the Drakensberg. [2 copies]
*Philip's	Atlas of world history	Philip's	1992	Ancient to modern times, large trends in history with many maps
Player, I ed	Voices of the wilderness	Jonathan Ball	1977	Proceedings of the first World Wilderness Congress
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Quigley, H	The Highlands of Scotland	BT Batsford	1949	Descriptions & photos
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Rankin, R	Classic Wild Walks of Australia	Rankin Publ. Brisbane	1999	Photographs [beautiful], maps & route descriptions
Rauch, B & Meyer P	India, Nepal & Sri Lanka, The Traveller’s Guide	Springfield Books	1987	Some info may still be relevant
Rébuffat, G.	The Mont Blanc Massif	Wilderness Press	1973	The 100 finest routes
Reynolds, K	Chamonix to Zermatt: 'The Walker's Haute Route'	Cicrone Pr	1995	General info, maps and route descriptions
Rowell, G.	The Vertical World of Yosemite	Wilderness Press	1973	Climbing in Yosemite, routes.
*Ryan, B	52 Day Walks in and around Johannesburg and Pretoria	Struik	n.d.	Some changes must have taken place, but still useful
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*Samways, MJ & Whiteley, G	Dragonflies of the Natal Drakensberg	Univ of Natal pr.	1997	Identification guide
Sayre, W.	Four Against Everest	Prentice Hall	1968	Personal Account of an ascent of Everest.
*Schneider, I	Waterberg plateau	Shell guide	1993	History, paths, animals and plants
Seaver, G	Scott of the Antarctic	Guild Books	1948	Overview, small book
Setnicka, T.	Wilderness Search & Rescue	Victor Gollancz	1982	S&R procedures
Sherman, P.	Cloud Walkers	Macmillan & Co	1966	Six climbs on major Canadian Peaks.
Shipton, E.	That Untraveled World	Hodder & Stoughton	1969	Autobiographical account of Alpine & Himalayan ascents.
Shipton, E.	Upon that Mountain	Pan	1943	Personal experiences on mountains worldwide.
*Shresta, TK	Wildlife of Nepal	Curriculum Dev. Centre, Tribhuvan Univ	1981	A study of renewable resources of Nepal Himalayas
Simpson, J	Dark Shadows Falling	Vintage	1997	Philosophy of climbing, ethics & paid expeditions
Skalky	Slovenské	?	n.d.	Climbing guide of selected Slovak crags, w sketches. English, Slovak & German
Skepper, R	Tackle Skiing This Way	Stanley Paul London	1961	Techniques with photo's & figures
Slesser, M.	Red Peak	Hodder & Stoughton	1964	Account of British/Soviet expedition to Himalaya: 1962
Slesser, M.	Red Peak	Hodder & Stoughton	1964	Personal account of the British Soviet Himalayan expedition of 1962.
Smith, Janet Adam	Mountain Holidays	JM Dent & Sons London	1946	Alps
Smythe, FS	British Mounaineers	Collins, London	1946	Interesting coloured plates and B&W photo's and sketches
Smythe, Frank S	The Mountain Vision	Hodder & Stoughton	1946	Essays on climbing mountains
Snijders, H	Teen Stormwind en Steil Wande	Tafelberg	1966	Die Beroemdste Bergklimprestasies
Snijders, H.	Mountain Madness	Tafelberg Publishers	1977	Essays from selected MCSA journals.
Steck, A , Roper, S.	Ascent	Sierra Club Books	1980	The Mountaineering experience in word and image.
Stephen, L	The Playground of Europe	Longmans Green	1924	Alps
Stephens, R.	On top of the World	Ted Smart	1994	First woman to climb the Big Five: her account of her Everest ascent
Stevens, U.	SA Backpackers Cookbook	Struik	1992	Easy meals for camping and hiking
Stevens, U.	SA Backpackers Cookbook	Struik	1992	Easy meals for camping and hiking.
*Stokes, V & Harnett, C	Mountaineers	Collins	1941	Precious children's book [R Watmough's book when 5 years old]
Styles, S	How Mountains are Climbed	Routladge and Kegan Paul	1958	A 'how' book [series]
Styles, S.	Modern Mountaineering	Faber	1964	Techniques & equipment for mountaineering.
Styles, S.	On top of the World	Hamish Hamilton	1967	Illustrated guide to mountains and mountaineering.
Styles, S.	The Climber's Bedside Book	Faber & Faber	1968	Stories by various famous climbers about climbing worldwide.
*Summers, R	Prehistoric rock art of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland	Chatto-Windus	1959	'Paintings and descriptions'; beautifully illustrated
Sutton, G.	Artificial Aids in Climbing	Mountaineering Association	1962
Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research	Everest	Hodder & Stoughton, London	1954	Wonderful b&w and colour photo picture book
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Theron, M.	Stapkos Sonder Sukkel	Briza Publikasies	1992	More easy meals for camping and hiking.
Tilman, HW	The Ascent of Nanda Devi	Guild Books	1949	Charming description of the trip
Trauseld, W.R.	Wild Flowers of the Natal Drakensberg	Purnell	1969	A compendium of the flowers that are endemic to the Drakensberg
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van Eeden, J. (editor)	Mountain Leadership Course	MCSA	1985	Preliminary version of the MCSA Guidebook to mountain leadership.
van Eeden, J. (editor)	The SA Mountain Leadership Guide	National Book Printers	1991	MCSA Guidebook to mountain leadership.
*Van Huyssteen, CNL	The lonely grave in the Fish River anyon	CUM Books	1983	The story of Thilo von Trotha
*Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S.	Veldgids tot die Veldblomme van die Witwatersrand en Pretoria Gebied	Struik	1988	Flowers of Transvaal including magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand. [2 copies]
Venables, S.	M for Mountains	Piccolo	1993	An encyclopaedia of climbing terms and facts
Vernon, K	Ascent & Dissent	Jonathan Ball	1997	The SA Everest expedition - the inside story [1996]
Versveld, M. de Klerk, W.A.	Die Berge van die Boland	Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel	1947	Mountains of the Boland
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Warner, B. (editor)	The Cape Diary and Letters of William Mann	Friends of the South African Library	1989	Diary of Mann, astronomer and mountaineer.
Weir, T	Camps and Climbs in Arctic Norway	Cassel & Co, London	1953	British climbers in Norway
Whillans, D. & Alick O.	Don Whillans: Portrait of a Mountaineer	Penguin	1973	Personal accounts of mountaineering in Europe.
Williams, T	Fiji and the Fijians	Fiji Museum, Suva	1982	Vol 1: the Islands and their inhabitants
Wilcox, A.	The Drakensberg Bushmen and their art	Drakensberg Publications	1984	Pictorial history of Natal Bushmen art.
Wisedale, S	Freeze Frame	Venture	2005	Delightful descriptions of his 7 summits and other adventures in-between.
*Woodhall, SE ed	Butterflies and Moths in Southern Africa	Lepidopterist Society	1992	Practical guide to collecting, mounting, etc. not identification
Wright, J.	A Short Manual of Mountaineering	Mountaineering Association	1962	Mountaineering manual for Alpine climbing.
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Young, Geoffrey W	On High Hills	Methuen, London	1947	Memories of the Alps
	Au Vieux Campeur		1975	Catalogue from Chamonix.
	Climbing Equipment & Technique	Mountain Magazine	1979	Pamphlet on climbing equipment.
	MCSA National Symposium on Mountain Rescue:	MCSA Natal Section.	1983	Details of symposium proceedings held at Hilton College.
	Stoves for Mountaineering	Mountain Magazine	1979	Pamphlet on stoves for mountaineering.
	Table Mountain Guide	MCSA Cape Section	1934	Very old map and description of routes up Table Mountain.
	The Mountains of Italy	Italian State Tourist Department	1973	Including a map of the mountains.

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Route books

Kloof/Area	Year	# Copies	Description/Publisher
Bernese Alps East	1975	1	Edited by Robin Collomb, West Col Productions.
Cape Classics	1995	1	Trad routes in the Cape. MCSA Cape Section.
Castle Gorge	-	1	MCSA
Cedarberg (Magaliesberg)	-	1	MCSA
Chamonix Climbing Routes	1973	2 each	Taken from Rébuffat’s book.
Commando Nek	-	1	MCSA
Dome	-	1	MCSA
Du Toits Kloof	1985	1	Including mountains in area.
Fernkloof	-	1	MCSA
Great Spitzkoppe & Pontok Mts	1983	1	SA Climbers Club
Grobler’s Kloof	-	1	MCSA
Grootkloof	-	1	MCSA
Hanglip	1982	1	MCSA
Hanglip p1 – 22, & p23 – 56	1973	1 each	MCSA
Kranskloof	-	2	MCSA
Krantzberg (1 – 24)	1973	1	MCSA
Krantzberg (25 – 60)	1973	1	MCSA
Magaliesberg Rock (Vol 1)	1990	1	MCSA Tvl Section, edited by Seegers, M
Maganeni	-	2
Mhlabatini	-	2	MCSA
Muizenberg Buttress	1987	1	MCSA Cape Section.
Northcliff	1984	1	MCSA: 1^st edition
Pennine Alps Central	1975	1	Edited by Robin Collomb, West Col Productions.
Remhoogte (Transvaal)	-	1	MCSA
Rooipoort	-	2	MCSA
Scheeperskloof	-	3	MCSA
Table Mountain	1978	1	Published by MCSA Cape Town Section.
Tagati	-	2	MCSA
The Hel, Rooipoort, Assegaaihoutkloof, Maganeni, Scheeperskloof	1983	1	SA Climbers Club
Tonquani (100 climbs)	1981	1	MCSA
Tonquani (51 climbs)	-	1	MCSA
Tonquani/Cedarberg/Boulder	-	1	MCSA
Western Cape Crags	1994	1	Cape Peninsula & Montagu area. Guy Holwill.
Wilgepoort	1977	2	MCSA

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Maps

Europe: Sustenpass, Jungfrau, Zermatt & surrounds, Arolla (Switzerland), Mont Blanc Massif & Grandes Jorasses X 2 (France)
Africa: Ruwenzori (Uganda), Mt Kenya,, Mulanje (Malawi)
South America: Lima (Peru)
South Africa: 1:50 000 maps, big selection over the whole country

Journals

Journal of the MCSA: All volumes, from 1897 – 1995
Index of MCSA Journal: Volumes 1 - 71.
Index of MCSA Journal: Volumes 72 - 81.
Index of MCSA Journal: volumes 82 – 94. Also on Web at: MCSA Journal Index vol. 82-94
Journal of MC of Zimbabwe: 1959, 1972, 1974/75, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1986/87, 1990/91.

Also: Several issues of Krantz, Explodus, Billi, Belgische Alpine Newsletter, Eggo.
Videos:
San Valentin
The Complete winter Experience {British Mountaineering Council]

Updated 4 December 2007 by O Neser