Set in the Mountains

Level up with high-altitude fiction and nonfiction set in the mountains!

Updated July 23, 2025
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Milwaukie Ledding Library
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Set in the Mountains

Level up with high-altitude fiction and nonfiction set in the mountains!

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Himalaya : a human history
Douglas, Ed
Paper Book
A magisterial history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures, and adventures among the world's highest mountains. For centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers,...
Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster
Krakauer, Jon.
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray. "A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment...
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Dillard, Annie.
Paper Book
Join one of the most distinctive voices in American literature today (Boston Globe) on her Pulitzer Prize-winning journey of the mind.
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