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Alpinist 2008 First Ascents Calendar
2008 Alpinist Jackson, WY 14” wide x 22” high when opened, 24 color images, 12 months; shrinkwrapped, new #23541 $19.95 $0.99
In this calendar:
- Didier Berthod on Arctandra
- Kate Rutherford on Moonlight Buttress
- Alex Huber on La Rambla
- Dean Potter on Honk Kong Phooey
- Plus eight more stunning first ascents from around the world!
You've seen the quarterly j[read more]
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Bradford Washburn Mountain Photography 2014 Calendar
2014 US 13" wide x 20" high when opened, 13 bw images, 12 months; new #26561 $16.95 $6.95
A terrific calendar featuring duotones of some of Washburn’s great images. Included here are Alaska, Grandes Jorasses, Miles Glacier, Mount Deception, Mount Huntington, Mount McKinley, Mount Washington, and more. Important firsts in mountaineering history are included and the images are suitable f[read more]
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Karakoram (2) Skardu, Hispar, Biafo area: Trekking and Mountaineering Map
1990 Leomann Maps 22” x 35”, scale 1:200,000, color, double-sided, folded; new #25954 $19.95
Includes trekking routes with short descriptions, peaks, and physical topography. English text and three other maps on back.[read more]
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Kyrgyzstan: A Climber’s Guide and Map
2006 Mountaineers Seattle 27” x 18.5”, scale 1:50,000 to 1:200,00, color, double-sided, folded; new #24226 $11.95
A marvelous grouping of three new topo maps featuring Ala Archa National Park, Western Kokshaal-too, and Karavshin.[read more]
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Mountain Spirit 2008 Calendar
US 12" wide x 24" high when opened, 25 color images, 16 months (Sept '07 - Dec '08); new #24741 $11.95 $5.95
This is one of two great new calendars we are offering by climber and photographer Marek Wencel. Each month features two images with a description of the main image and each day has plenty of room for writing those special reminders! Note: this calendar starts in September of 2007 so you can start[read more]
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Mountaineer's Spirit 2008 Calendar
US 12" wide x 24" high when opened, 25 color images, 16 months (Sept '07 - Dec '08); new #24742 $11.95 $5.95
This is one of two great new calendars we are offering by climber and photographer Marek Wencel. Each month features two images with a description of the main image and each day has plenty of room for writing those special reminders! Note: this calendar starts in September of 2007 so you can start[read more]
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Mountains & Rivers Map
1869 Colton 24.5” x 18”, color, single-side, central fold; near fine #12494 $95.00
Large chart depicting mountains & rivers with heights/lengths for each and volcanoes spewing smoke.[read more]
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New Zealand Alpine 2008 Calendar
NZ 13” wide x 18½” high when opened, 24 color images, 12 months; new #22660 $19.95 $9.95
A magnificent collection of color images from National Parks down under – Arthurs Pass, Fiordland, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier, Mount Aspiring, Mount Cook, Mount Egmont, Mount French, Mount Tasman, Westland, and more![read more]
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Trail Magic: The Appalachian Trail Hiking Game
US ; new #22894 $19.95
Learn about hiking the Appalachian Trail as you play Trail Magic. Fun and fast moving play is created by a combination of multiple choice trivia questions, chance, food rations and questions about your trail mates. It's designed for groups of 2 or more and ages 10 and up. Start at either Springer[read more]
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Rébuffat, Gaston & Pierre Tairraz Zwischen Erde und Himmel [Between Earth and Sky]
1963 Albert Müller Wien 1st, 8vo, pp.179, 63 bw photos (1 fldg), route drawing, pictorial cloth; issued w/o dj, cloth tight, near fine #27390 $15.00 $12.75
This terrific book utilizes Rébuffat’s prose and Tairraz’s wonderful black and white images. It is an outgrowth of their award-winning film which recreated four of Rébuffat’s climbs in the Alps. One of France's most famous mountain guides, Rébuffat was also a member of the 1950 Annapurna expedition.[read more]
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[Alpine Club] Alpine Journal. 1910-11 vol 25 #'s 187-194
Alpine Club London 8vo, pp.x, 778, many illus & 7 maps (some fldg), orig gilt-dec red cloth; cloth corners rubbed, front hinge taped, bookplate, very good #27404 $49.00
The longest running mountaineering journal in the world. A complete, bound volume of 8 issues from Feb 1910 through Nov 1911 (#187-194). Articles are by Farrar, Filippi, Irving, Larden, Longstaff, Meade, Montagner, Raeburn, Strutt, Wilson, and others. There is a wealth of information here.[read more]
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[China] A Photographic Record of the Mount Shisha Pangma Scientific Expedition
1966 Science Press Peking 1st, 4to, [pp.86], 8 color & 87 bw (2 fldg) photos, map eps, white cloth; dj w/ lg taped tears, good, cloth fine #24078 $425.00
A large format photo account which includes the Chinese first ascent of Shisha Pangma (8013m) in 1964, the last of the 8000m peaks to be climbed. The large Chinese expedition placed 10 members on the summit. Although there were a number of articles at the time, this appears to be the only book-lengt[read more]
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[China] Mountaineering in China
1965 Foreign Languages Press Peking 1st, 8vo, [pp.91], 4 color & 134 bw photos, wraps w/ dj; dj w/ edge rubbing, vg #23443 $139.00
A nice, primarily photo, book which includes ascents of Minya Konka (1957), Shule Mountain (1958), Mustagh Ata (1959 – new women’s world altitude record), Everest (1960 - first ascent of North Ridge), Amne Machin (1960), Kongur (1961 – all-women, new women’s world altitude record), and Shisha Pangma[read more]
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[Hillary, Edmund] Hillary New Zealand $5 Note Wallet
8.125” wide x 3.25” high, genuine leather; new #26846 $29.00
This unique, genuine leather, wallet features the famous New Zealand $5 note with the image of Sir Edmund Hillary. On the inside there is a divided section for holding currency and pockets for six credit cards. Makes a great gift![read more]
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 [Japan]. Academic Alpine Club of Kyoto Chogolisa: The Japanese Chogolisa Expedition, 1958
1959 Asahi-Newspaper Tokyo 1st, 8vo, pp.88, 139, 7 color & 99 bw photos (1 fldg pan) + 21 bw portraits, 3 maps (2 fldg), green cloth; signed Kurt Diemberger, dj w/ original glassine wrapper, rubbed, vertical crease line on back, very good, cloth fine #25389 $425.00
Account of the first ascent of Chogolisa (25,110’) which placed two members on the summit in 1958. Previous attempts had been made by the Duke of the Abruzzi, in 1909, and Hermann Buhl and Kurt Diemberger, in 1957. Scarce. In Japanese, no English translation.
Yak j89 (1st), j243 (2nd), jK167 (3rd[read more]
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[Japan]. Japanese Alpine Club Manaslu 1952-3
1954 Mainichi Newspapers Tokyo 1st, large 8vo, pp.66, 4, 217, 17, 2 color & 127 bw photos, 6 figs, 3 sketches, 6 charts, 7 maps (1 color fldg), appendices, blue cloth; dj is a facsimile, cloth w/ some discoloration to lower spine, vg+. #25241 $450.00
Just as the English focused on Everest and the Germans on Nanga Parbat, so to did the Japanese focus on Manaslu. The Japanese Alpine Club made repeated visits to the mountain in 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956. This profuse official report relates their reconnaissance in 1952 and attempt in 1953, re[read more]
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[Japan]. Japanese Alpine Club Manaslu 1954-6
1958 Mainichi Newspapers Tokyo 1st, large 8vo, pp.24, 14, 353, 13, 47 bw photos, 30 figs, 8 sketches, 74 charts (2 fldg), 8 maps (1 color, 1 fldg), appendices, red cloth; dj is a facsimile, cloth fine #25615 $495.00
Just as the English focused on Everest and the Germans on Nanga Parbat, so to did the Japanese focus on Manaslu. The Japanese Alpine Club made repeated visits to the mountain in 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956. This profuse official report relates their failed attempt in 1954, the reconnaissance of [read more]
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[Japan]. Ryosetsu Alpine Club Mt McKinley Expedition of the Ryosetsu Alpine Club 1972
1972 1st, 8vo, pp.169, 25 color & 27 bw photos, sketches, tables, map, blue cloth; issued w/o dj, cloth spine faded, else fine #25390 $145.00 $125.00
This is the official account of the 1972 Ryosetsu Alpine Club’s ascent of McKinley. The expedition consisted of five women from the Club who planned to climb the West Rib. It is believe that three of them reached the summit but fell on the descent, their bodies being found by Ray Genet. Included [read more]
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[Japan]. Shinkai, Isao K2: The Mountain of My Heart
1978 Soshisha-shuppan Tokyo 1st, 4to, pp.167, 110 bw photos, 3 maps, white cloth, boxed; original cardboard box w/ fade to spine, edge wear, vg, issued w/o dj, cloth fine #25125 $295.00
A personal account of the large Japanese expedition which made the second ascent of K2 in 1977. This large, 50-person Japanese expedition made three attempts before finally placing seven climbers on the summit over the course of two consecutive days. This large-format book makes a nice accompaniemen[read more]
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[Japan]. Tokyo Himalaya Expedition The Mountain of the White Devil: South Pillar of Dhaulagiri I, 1975 & 1978
1979 The Expedition Tokyo 1st, 8vo, pp.44, 387, 45 color & 38 bw photos + 49 portraits, route drawings, tables, 4 maps, sketch eps, page-ribbon, blue cloth; slipcase rubbed, near fine, issued w/o dj, cloth fine #25461 $185.00
Account of the expeditions to the South Pillar of Dhaulagiri in 1975 and 1978. Six members were lost in an avalanche in 1975 and success was achieved in 1978. In Japanese with seven text pages and four-page summary in English, no English translation. Yak j463 (2nd ed), T174 (3rd).[read more]
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