Everest: 50 Years of Struggle to Reach the Top of the World
Author(s):
Craig, George
Copyright: 2002, Carlton, London
Specifications: 1st, 4to, 63 color & 40 bw photos, 1 color illus, 2 maps, pictorial cloth
Condition: dj rubbed, unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine
A photo history covering the earliest sighting of the mountain, the early British attempts, the 1953 first ascent, the Chinese and American ascents, Miura’s ski descent, Tabei’s ascent, the British SW Face ascent, Messner and Habeler without oxygen, Messner’s solo, Boardman and Tasker, the Kangshung Face, record setters, the discovery of Mallory, and more.