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I'm reading Pyschovertical at the moment and am completely taken by the narrative and writing especially the climbing descriptions. It really fulfils that fix of adventure and inspiration that I need when I'm not climbing.

What books would you guys recommend which have a similar style?

I'm not so good at writing reviews but out of the few climbing books I've read, FIVA is an immersive read, written by a regular contributor to these forums. Something a bit different to a typical mountaineering book. The narrative is different in style to Kirkpatrick but like Psychovertical it is deeply personal. It is intoxicating and sobering at the same time.

I recommend Echoes by Nick Bullock.

Thank you, I think the personal battles and raw descriptions of the climbers' struggles is one of the reasons I'm enjoying Psychovertical so I will be sure to give FIVA a look!

'Learning to Breathe' by Cave and 'This Game of Ghosts' by Simpson are the best climbing books I've read, I think.

Bonnington's one about the '53 Everest climb is really interesting as well. Interesting to see how things were done back then and get an insight in so many legendary British climbers on the expedition. 

Some of the old climbing books are great. 

Annapurna by Herzog

WH Murray’s old Scotland books - mountaineering in Scotland/undiscovered Scotland 

White spider

i also really enjoyed into thin air and Simon Yates books make good reading plus The Bond by Simon Mcartney

Touching the void by Joe Simpson is a classic. 

I really enjoyed Reinhold Messners book about Nanga Parbat. The Naked Mountain. Superbly written and a tragic and deeply personal account of his solo climb. 

Conquistadors of the useless. Lionel Terray.

Mountains of my life. Walter Bonatti.

The Kurt Deimberger omnibus is worth a read, especially the Endless Knot. 

It's worth reading Captain Scott's journals as well. Scott's last expedition.

Seconding Fiva, it's good stuff. I also really enjoyed Tony Howard's Troll Wall for more exploits on the same big wall (UKC excerpt here https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_first_ascent_of_the_troll_... ).

John Porter's book One Day as a Tiger: Alex Macintyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism is ace.

The Ascent of Rum Doodle

kiss or kill.

My New Year's resolution this year was to read a book a month for this year.

So far: Up by Ben Fogle, This game of ghost - Joe Simpson, Alone on the Wall - Alex Honnold. (Currently reading 9 out of 10 climbers but that doesn't fit your criteria). All excellent books and thoroughly recommend the first 3.

My next book will be The Push by Tommy Caldwell I think, depends if any other recommendations jump out in this thread!

Similar to what others have said. Fiva by Gordon Stainforth, The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer and Psychovertical by Andy Kirkpatrick. One more to add, Statement the Ben Moon story by Ed Douglas. 

Excellent read quite raw at times. Life's not always about climbing. It's more important than that!

Two of my favourite all time books, The Bond and The Troll Wall. Both superb imo.

Vertical Pleasure by Mick Fowler. A great antidote to books by climbers who take themselves and the things they do too seriously. 

Magicians glass is an excellent book. Collection of short essays on climbing. Easy to dip in and out of 

I'd recommend Tears of the dawn by Jules Lines. Great book!

My life, Anderl Heckmair. 

Eiger direct by Dougal Haston and Peter Gillman 

F**k me, how much?  It's on the wishlist, hopefully one day.  Up there with the The Last Blue Mountain and The Black Cliff.

More affordable - the one I always recommend on these threads "Deborah/The Mountain of my Fear", David Roberts.  Both brilliant reads and totally different and available in one book.  A bit outside of the UK-centric tip, but worth it.

Edited to add - ah, the one I was looking at was a signed copy for over £300, the unsigned ones are still steep though!

Deep Play by Paul Pritchard is pretty much the best climbing autobiography. No doubt his other books are great too.

Other excellent classics not yet mentioned are Feeding the Rat by Al Alvarez, Space Below My Feet by Gwen Moffat, Hands of a Climber by Steve Dean, Mountain Days and Bothy Nights by Brown/Mitchell. Many more, plus a fair amount of crap. 

None of these are anything like Psychovertical, but are still excellent. 

Burgess book of Lies - great read

Look out for Andy Kirkpatrick's other books - not quite as gripping a Psychovertical but equally good

I'm currently reading Tides by nick Bullock - a good read

Just finished Ueli Steck's My life as a climber - OK

Also just read Buried in the Sky, an alternative view of Himalayan climbing - the Sherpa perspective, found this one hard to put down, excellent book.

Older books - WH Murray's books are an excellent read and a great history account too.  What those guys did with the equipment they had was astounding.

Just realised I recently bought his finger board off of him from on here. Presumably I'll be as good a climber as him soon then..

I'm going to have to buy his book now!