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Mountaineering (Sports & Outdoors, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mountaineering (Sports & Outdoors, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16.97, median 361 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.40 – $21.04 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (3,462), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has 361 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Mountaineering best sellers
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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere ― The Classic Survival Handbook, Updated with Urban Survival
- List rank#1
- Price$17.16
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,377
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
- List rank#2
- Price$8.81
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,225
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Pro-Knot Outdoor Knots - Portable Waterproof Knot Book
by John E. Sherry
- List rank#4
- Price$7.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,019
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The Climber, Vol. 7
- List rank#5
- Price$17.24
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8
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The Ultimate Book of Everyday Knots: (over 80,000 copies sold)
by Geoffrey Budworth
- List rank#6
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,754
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Touching The Void
by Joe Simpson
- List rank#7
- Price$8.47
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,670
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The Little Book of Incredibly Useful Knots: 200 Practical Knots for Sailors, Climbers, Campers & Other Adventurers
by Geoffrey Budworth
- List rank#8
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews935
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Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 10th Edition
by Mountaineers Books
- List rank#9
- Price$27.17
- Rating4.9
- Reviews133
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NOLS Wilderness Medicine
by Tod Schimelpfenig
- List rank#10
- Price$17.66
- Rating4.8
- Reviews109
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Mountaineering
FAQ
Is Mountaineering a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 361 reviews and sells for $16.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mountaineering?
The median best seller has 361 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mountaineering best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.40 and $21.04.
Can new books break into Mountaineering?
10% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.