Uomini sul K2 [Men on K2]
Author(s):
Compagnoni, Achille
Copyright: 1958, Veronelli, Milano
Specifications: 2nd, oblong 8vo, pp.77, 8 color & 31 bw photos, pictorial cloth
Condition: issued w/o dj, cloth near fine
Compagnoni provides his first-person account of the first ascent of K2 in 1954. Compagnoni and Lacedelli achieved an historic first with their ascent of K2, although there has been considerable controversy regarding the role of Walter Bonatti. Quite scarce. In Italian, no English edition.