Everest: The Testing Place
Author(s):
West, John B.
Copyright: 1985, McGraw-Hill, NY
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 187, 18 color photos, 8 figures, appendices, blue cloth
Condition: signed F. Duane Blume, dj fine, cloth fine
West led the 1981 American Medical Research Expedition which conducted scientific and medical research from base camp up to the summit, reached by five climbers. This is a good book for those interested in the effect of altitude on the body and as a source for other scientific articles. Neate W40, SB W10.