Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life, by Louis W. Dawson (Best Peak Press). A poignant look at a feral youth in 1970s Colorado and “the struggles for meaning in the world of extreme alpinism,” by the author of Wild Snow.

Dixon, Descending: A Novel, by Karen Outen (Dutton). Two brothers attempt to become the first Black Americans to summit Everest. Note that the first Black American to summit Everest was a woman, Sophia Danenberg, in 2006.

The Lions of Winter: Survival and Sacrifice on Mt. Washington, by Ty Gagne (Tmc Books). The dramatic story of New Hampshire rescuer Albert Dow, who lost his life in an avalanche while searching for lost and frozen Hugh Herr.

Outsider: A Life with the Elephants and Mountains of Africa, by Iain Allen (Vanguard). A page-turning memoir from one of Kenya’s most renowned climbers and guides.

Secret Plans: Vol. III; 40+ Years of Cartoons for Climbers, by Tami Knight (Tellwell Talent). Climbing is serious but also absurd—no one is better at showing us how to laugh at ourselves than Tami Knight.

Tap Dancing on Everest, by Mimi Zieman (Falcon Guides). Zieman’s memoir describes her time as medical support for the four-person Kangshung Face of Everest team in 1988.