The Irvine Diaries: Andrew Irvine and the Enigma of Everest 1924
Author(s):
Carr, Herbert
Copyright: 1979, Gastons-West Col, Goring
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.143, photo frontis, 13 bw photos, map, blue cloth
Condition: signed Ed Webster Mt Everest 1985 1986 1988, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine
Interesting biography of Irvine who, along with George Mallory, disappeared on Everest in 1924. Much of this is from Irvine’s diaries and includes his early life, rowing at Oxford, ski racing at Mürren, Spitsbergen (1923), and Everest (1924).