A Hard Day's Summer: Six Classic North Faces Solo
Author(s):
Hargreaves, Alison
Copyright: 1994, Hodder & Stoughton, London
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.158, 24 color photos, map, 6 diagrams, appendices, black cloth
Condition: dj unclipped, fine, cloth pages toned as usual, else fine
The Grandes Jorasses, Matterhorn, Eiger, Badile, Dru, and Cima Grande. In 1995, Alison became the first woman to climb Everest solo, and without supplementary oxygen, following which she went on to climb K2 where, tragically, she was killed in a fierce storm during her descent. An uncommon title.