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 MacInnes, Hamish Look Behind the Ranges: A Mountaineer’s Selection of Adventures and Expeditions
1979 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.271, 5 color & 36 bw photos, 5 maps/dwgs, blue cloth; inscribed to Richard Irvin, dj vg, cloth fine #23935 $95.00
A nice collection of stories from one of the UK’s hard men of climbing. MacInnes recounts climbs in the Caucasus, filming on the Old Man of Hoy with Bonington, Eiger with Haston, Matterhorn, Pumori, New Zealand with Irvin, and more. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with hi[read more]
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MacInnes, Hamish The Price of Adventure: More Mountain Rescue Stories from Four Continents
1987 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.192, 20 bw photos, blue cloth; signed Simon Yates, dj fine, cloth fine #24710 $35.00
More rescue stories including Joe Simpson's and Hugh Herr's dramas.[read more]
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Mackenzie, Mark In the Footsteps of Mallory and Irvine: The Wildest Dream
2009 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.viii, 248, 21 color & 3 bw photos, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #25281 $39.95
The story of the 2007 Altitude Everest Expedition which attempted to determine whether Mallory and Irvine could have reached the summit of Everest in 1924. Using period clothing and equipment, Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding followed in the footsteps of the early British climbers, including attemptin[read more]
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Mackenzie, Roddy Everest Panorama - Mount Everest Camp One Poster
Australia Image size 29" x 12.5”, Poster size 32.25” x 17”, text states “Everest Camp One”, color; rolled, new #20847 $19.95 $15.96
This lovely poster shows the view of Everest’s Camp One sitting within the massive depths of the Western Cwm. On the far wall of Nuptse one can see an avalanche descending.
One of a series of five, these stunning, large panoramic posters were taken in May 1989 using a special Widelux camera with[read more]
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Mackinder, H. J. The First Ascent of Mount Kenya
1991 Ohio Univ Athens 1st, 8vo, pp.x, 287, frontis, 11 bw photos, sketches, 3 maps, appendices, red cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #11019 $29.00 $24.00
This is the first publication of Mackinder's book on his 1899 ascent and includes an interesting section on why the book was not published as planned.
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MacLean, Chris John Pascoe
2003 NZ 1st, 4to, pp.344, 63 color & 247 bw photos, 14 color & 8 bw illus, 4 color maps, black cloth; dj & cloth new. #23501 $59.95
In his heyday, Pascoe (1908-1972) was known as the 'Man of the Mountains', an accolade he earned for climbing many virgin peaks in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, and as the author of numerous books on early exploration and mountaineering. But these achievements have obscured his other remarkable cont[read more]
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Madge, Tim The Last Hero - Bill Tilman: A Biography of the Explorer
1995 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.288, 22 bw photos, 7 maps, blue cloth; dj unclipped, very fine, cloth tight, very fine #4288 $29.00
Drawing from previously unpublished and family archival material, this biography provides more insight into Tilman the mountaineer, sailor, and war hero.[read more]
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Maestri, Cesare …E Se La Vita Continua […And If Life Continues]
1997 Baldini & Castoldi Milano 2nd, 8vo, pp.255, wraps; fine. #24422 $29.00
An extended autobiography by Maestri in which he covers not only his early climbs in the Dolomites and Alps but also details the tragic, and controversial, ascent of Cerro Torre in 1959. It was this climb on which Toni Egger perished. In Italian, no English translation.[read more]
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Maestri, Cesare Arrampicare è Il Mio Mestiere [Climbing Is My Trade]
1961 Garzanti Milano 1st, 8vo, pp.217, photo frontis, 4 color & 34 photos, blue cloth; dj chipped top spine, horizontal stain on front, vg, cloth vg+. #24421 $149.00
An early autobiography by Maestri, known for his controversial climbs on Cerro Torre. Here he covers his early climbs in the Dolomites with the bulk of the book devoted to his attempt on Cerro Torre in 1957 and the disputed ascent in 1959. In Italian, no English translation.[read more]
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Maestri, Fernanda & Cesare Duemila Metri della Nostra Vita [Two Thousand Meters of Our Life]
1972 Garzanti Milano 1st, 8vo, pp.173, 41 color photos, ep drawing, black cloth; dj is a facsimile, cloth fine #24423 $149.00
This is Maestri’s account of his controversial drilled ascent of Cerro Torre in 1970. The style of this climb, following on the heels of his disputed and tragic claimed first ascent in 1959, only further antagonized the climbing community. Scarce. In Italian, no English translation.[read more]
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Maestri, Fernanda & Cesare Duemila Metri della Nostra Vita [Two Thousand Meters of Our Life]
1972 Garzanti Milano 2nd, 8vo, pp.173, 41 color photos, ep drawing, black cloth; dj w/ some corner wear, vg, cloth fine #25292 $125.00
This is Maestri’s account of his controversial drilled ascent of Cerro Torre in 1970. The style of this climb, following on the heels of his disputed and tragic claimed first ascent in 1959, only further antagonized the climbing community. Scarce. In Italian, no English translation.[read more]
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 Magnone, Guido The West Face
1955 Museum Press London 1st, 8vo, pp.166, photo frontis, 14 bw photos, 3 diagrams, appendices, green cloth; dj chipped top/bottom spine, rubbed, unclipped, good, cloth tight, eps browned along dj flap, very good #24293 $75.00
Magnone will be remembered as one of the greatest of alpine climbers. In 1949 he accomplished his first major climb, the Northeast Face of the Piz Badile, long regarded as one of the most arduous rock climbs in the Alps. Two years later, with Lionel Terray, he made the first ascent of Fitzroy, regar[read more]
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Maix, Kurt Berge-ewiges Abenteuer [Mountains – Eternal Adventure]
1966 Nymphenburger München 1st, 8vo, pp.543, 65 bw photos, grey cloth; cloth fine #26214 $15.00 $7.00
A history of mountaineering begining with Babylonians, Romans, and Vikings. In German, no English translation.
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Majrani, Marco Himalaya
1994 Desnivel Madrid 1st, 4to, pp.144, photo frontis, 114 color photos, blue cloth; dj fine, cloth fine. #20639 $39.00
A stunningly illustrated book of the Himalaya and its people, primarily focused on Tibet. In Spanish.[read more]
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Makalu. 1978 Souvenir Cover International Makalu Expedition
1978 1 of 100; signed Kurt Diemberger #22389 $39.00
This international Austrian-German-Nepalese expedition placed seven members on the summit of Makalu, including Warth and Diemberger. Diemberger’s signature is desireable as he is one of only two people to make the first ascent of two 8000m peaks - Broad Peak, with Hermann Buhl, and Dhaulagiri.[read more]
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Malatynski, Marek W Cieniu Kangczendzengi
1978 Iskry Warszawa 1st, 8vo, pp.307, 48 color & 58 bw photos, map, wraps w/ dj; w/ bookplate of Anders Bolinder, dj fine, wraps fine. #23707 $49.00
Account of the 1974 first ascent of Kangbachen and the 1978 first ascents of Kangchenjunga’s Middle and South Peaks. Unfortunately, on the latter climb, the team had permission for the Main summit, not for these two peaks, and the leader, Piotr Mlotecki, was banned from Nepal for five years. Two A[read more]
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Malfer, Giulio Sguardi dall'Alto
2002 Italy 1st, 4to, pp.293, photo frontis, 251 bw photos, black cloth; signed Diemberger, issued w/o dj, cloth fine. #23645 $115.00
Those familiar with the excellent journal Alpinist will be familiar with the work of Malfer whose marvelous portraits grace the pages of the Faces section. This wonderful book captures, in exquisite detail, the faces of 242 climbers who have impacted the history of Italian mountaineering in the las[read more]
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Mallalieu, Peter The Artists of the Alpine Club: A Biographical Dictionary
2011 UK New ed w/ Addendum, oblong 8vo, pp.xii, 240, color frontis, 86 color & 9 bw illus, appendices, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #25952 $49.95
Since its foundation in 1857, there have always been members of the Alpine Club who have carried sketch-books into the mountains, keeping a record of their endeavours and the peaks they had climbed. Descriptions of these artists form the principal part of the text of this Dictionary, together with [read more]
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Mammut Mammut: 150 Years, 150 Stories
2011 Switzerland 1st, square 8vo, [pp.232], 263 color & 39 bw photos, page ribbon, pictorial cloth; issued w/o dj, cloth new #26566 $79.95
A celebration of 150 years of Mammut products is told via 150 stories from various contributors including Daniel Anker, Mo Anthoine, Steph Davis, Johnny Dawes, Catherine Destivelle, Ralf Dujmovits, Wolfang Güllich, Peter Habeler, Lynn Hill, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Reinhard Karl, Andy Kirkpatrick, Re[read more]
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Manaslu. 1979 Souvenir Cover Argentina Manaslu Expedition
1979 ; signed Guillermo Vieiro (leader). #19384 $15.00
This large post-monsoon expedition managed to reach 21,500’ despite one death and bad weather.[read more]
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