A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond
Author(s):
Whittaker, Jim
Copyright: 1999, US
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.271, photo frontis, 38 color & 56 bw photos, 3 maps, 2 sketches, red/white cloth
Condition: inscribed by Whittaker, dj fine, cloth fine
The memoirs of the first American to climb Mt. Everest in 1963. Whittaker’s career has included many firsts in addition to Everest; first manager, employee and CEO of REI, first ascent of Mt. Kennedy (1965), leader of two K2 expeditions (1975, 1978), leader of the Mt. Everest Peace Climb (1990), and much more.