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K2 (Mount Qogori)
nd China 29” x 20.5”, scale 1:100,000, color, double-sided, folded; new #25953 $39.95
A nicely detailed, color topo map showing K2 (8611m), Broad Peak (8051m), Gasherbrum I (8080m) and II (8034m). English text on the back.[read more]
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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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Kongur Tagh – Muztag Ata
nd China 20.5” x 29”, scale 1:100,000, color, double-sided, folded; new #27653 $39.95
A nicely detailed, color topo map showing both Kongur Tagh (7719m) and Muztag Ata (7546m). English text on the 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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Mountainfreak Magazine #10
Fall 1999 4to, pp.86, color photos, wraps; new #18726 $1.00
In this issue:
- Profile: Galen and Barbara Rowell: A Lifetime of Adventure by Michael Powers
- And 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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Noijinkangsang
1997 China 20.5” x 29”, scale 1:50,000, color, double-sided, folded; new #27654 $9.95
A nicely detailed, color topo map showing Noijinkangsang (7206m), the highest peak of the Lhagoi Kangri range in Tibet. This was first climbed by the Chinese in 1986. English text on the back.[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 $395.00
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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 [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]. Komatsu, Yoshio Challenge to K2
1983 Shinchosha Tokyo 1st, 8vo, pp.119, 69 color & 23 bw photos, color map, photo eps, wraps w/ dj; dj fine, internally fine #25680 $125.00
Account of the first ascent of K2’s West Ridge in 1981. The Japanese were able to finish off this difficult route first started by Chris Bonington in 1976 and Doug Scott in 1980, placing two members on the summit. This is a good companion book to the Waseda University account. Scarce, privately publ[read more]
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