V-Publishing Blog - Vertebrate Publishing

The best books for improving your climbing and bouldering

18 Jan 2021

Six must-have climbing books that every climber needs to read to climb safer and better

Journalist and climber Natalie Berry interviews French mountaineer Élisabeth Revol following the publication of To Live

11 Jan 2021

Natalie, who translated To Live from the French edition, Vivre, speaks to Élisabeth three years on from her triumph and traumatic ordeal on Nanga Parbat, the killer mountain.

Climbing and mountaineering books on sale

5 Jan 2021

Our January sale now features even more climbing, mountaineering, walking and running-themed books and guides at special discount prices ...

Inspiring quotes from female climbers and mountaineers

5 Jan 2021

A selection of some of our favourite quotes and passages from adventure books by and about female climbers and mountaineers ...

Monthly prize draw

1 Jan 2021

Doug Scott – Our Favourite Quotes

15 Dec 2020

Some of our favourite quotes/passages from 'Shishapangma', 'Up and About' and 'The Ogre'...

Our bestselling adventure books of 2020

15 Dec 2020

A list of some of our bestselling climbing, walking, running and swimming books of 2020 ...

Author interview: Ally Beaven, Broken

14 Dec 2020

In Broken, Ally Beaven explores the impact that the virus-stricken summer of 2020 had on long-distance running and FKTs (Fastest Known Times). We caught up with Ally to find out more ...

Jon's Christmas Blog

11 Dec 2020

Happy Christmas! Well, that was a bit different wasn’t it?

Remembering Doug Scott

7 Dec 2020

Vertebrate's MD Jon Barton remembers British mountaineering legend Doug Scott, who passed away this week.

My Father, Frank – Review