High Mountains and Cold Seas: A Biography of H. W. Tilman
Author(s):
Anderson, J. R. L.
Copyright: 1980, Mountaineers, Seattle
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.366, 40 bw photos, 15 maps, green cloth
Condition: signed Charles Houston, dj fine, cloth fine
Tilman led the first ascent of Nanda Devi, in 1936, on which Dr. Houston was a member. They joined up again, in 1950, in the first reconnaissance of the southern approach to Everest via the Khumbu Valley. An excellent biography of a great explorer. Neate A50, SB A16, Yak A74.