Everest: Kangshung Face
Author(s):
Venables, Stephen
Copyright: 1993, Rupa, New Delhi
Specifications: rep, 8vo, pp.256, 31 color photos, 2 sketches, 2 maps, appendices, wraps
Condition: bookplate Ex Libris Pete Schoening, bottom spine torn, good+
The amazing story of four climbers, with two support members, who forged a new route on Everest in 1988. This account of the second ascent of Everest’s East, or Kangshung, Face, without sherpa support or supplemental oxygen is a must read. From the collection of American mountaineer Pete Schoening with his circular bookplate. Shortlisted for the 1997 Boardman Tasker Mountaineering Literature Award.
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