Crown of Himalaya: 14 X 8000
Author(s):
Wielicki, Krzysztof
Copyright: 1997, Pvt pub, Kraków
Specifications: 2nd prtg, 8vo, pp.142, 146 color & 2 bw photos, 14 maps, map eps, pictorial boards
Condition: signed, issued w/o dj, boards tight, very fine
In the fall of 1996 Wielicki became the fifth person to climb all 14 8000-metre peaks. Similar in style to Messner's ‘All 14 8000ers’, this has separate chapters on each peak with a route map, history, and account of Wielicki’s own ascent. Only 500 copies printed in English.