Collages of Rock & Desire: Re-imagining Climbing in Red Rock, Risk in the Andes & Running into Dreams, by Joanne Urioste (Wild Turkeys Press). Memoir by the Red Rock pioneer, guidebook author, and Southwest climbing legend.

Against the Wind: Reflections on a Self-Determined Life, by Reinhold Messner (Mountaineers Books). Not all of Messner’s books have been translated into English, and the running total of titles is approximately 60 to 80. This one is for completists. He reconfirms that losing his brother on Nanga Parbat was a loss from which he will never recover and affirms his Reinhold-against-the-world stance.

Eventually a Sequoia: Stories of Art, Adventure & the Wisdom of Giants, by Jeremy Collins (Mountaineers Books). A wildly engaging and illustrated journey through the adventures and activism of a well-known climber-artist.

Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain, by Lisa Thompson (Girl Friday Books). Cancer survivor becomes the second American woman to summit K2.

Stories for Martine: Tales from an Adventurous Life, in Fact and Fiction, by Larry Ware (John Harlin Media). A memoir and short stories from adventures in Switzerland and beyond.

Glacier Climbing & Crevasse Rescue: Essential Skills for Snow Travel, by Ian Nicholson (Mountaineers Books), and Ice & Mixed Climbing: Improve Technique, Safety, and Performance, by Will Gadd (Mountaineers Books). The most sophisticated, clearest, and up-to-date how-to manuals on the subjects that we have seen.

Extreme Rock: Great British Rock Climbs from E1 to E7, compiled by Grant Farquhar (Adventure Books). A reissue of the classic 1987 work by Mountain magazine editors Bernard Newman and Ken Wilson, blending new material and color photography with many of the original pieces. Also available in this series of updates: Hard Rock and Classic Rock.