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New  Berljak, Darko Više od Everesta: Hrvatska Ženska Ekspedicija na vrh Svijeta [Over Everest: Croatian Women's Expedition to the Top of the World]
2009 Croatia 1st, 8vo, pp.255, 134 color photos, map, photo eps, pictorial cloth; signed, issued w/o dj, cloth new #25578 $79.95
A very nicely produced book documenting the 2nd Croatian Female Climbing Expedition led by veteran Croatian mountaineer Darko Berljak; who is the Secretary General of the Croatian Mountaineering Association. A preliminary chapter covers the women’s prerequisite expedition to Cho Oyu (2007) and then [read more]
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New Bizzaro, Leonardo, Alessandro Gogna, & Carlo Alberto Pinelli K2: Uomini – Esplorazioni – Imprese [K2: Men – Explorations – Enterprises]
2004 Italy 1st, 4to, pp.240, color frontis, 125 color & 118 bw photos, 9 color & 1 bw maps, appendices, map eps, pictorial cloth; original paper band around dj, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth very fine #23611 $75.00
A lovely, profusely-illustrated, large-format book published by the Italian Alpine Club to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of K2. Beginning with the early work and explorations of Godwin-Austen, Conway, Crowley, and the Duke of the Abruzii, the book includes the three American e[read more]
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New  Bruce, Gen. C. G. The Assault on Mount Everest 1922
1923 Arnold London 1st, royal 8vo, pp.xi, 339, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 35 bw photos, 2 fldg maps back (1 color), uncut, red cloth; cloth lightly rubbed top spine, nice corners, inscription dated 1923, some foxing to prelim/end pages, maps w/ orig folds & no tears, tight, near fine #14359 $595.00
The second British expedition, from the north, building upon the reconnaissance of the previous year. Even then the use of oxygen was debated so attempts were made with and without, both going over 8000 meters. An important work in early Everest history. Anyone with a true interest in Everest should[read more]
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New Diemberger, Kurt & Roberto Mantovani K2: Challenging the Sky
1997 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 4to, pp.144, photo frontis, 115 color & 40 bw photos, 2 maps, blue cloth; signed Robert H. Bates, Greg Child, Kurt Diemberger, Charles S. Houston, Reinhold Messner, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #23581 $295.00
A beautiful large-format book detailing the history of K2 through 1995 in both word and image.[read more]
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New Herrligkoffer, Karl Mount Everest: Thron der Götter [Mount Everest: Throne of the Gods]
1982 Langen-Müller München rev ed, 4to, pp.318, 31 color & 84 bw photos, map eps, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth w/ name, tight, fine #23086 $85.00
This is an expanded edition from the earlier 1973 publication. It’s a great history of Everest with a chronology of all expeditions from 1921 to 1981, including a thorough accounting of Herrligkoffer’s own European Everest Expedition in 1972 which attempted the unclimbed SW Face. In German, no Engli[read more]
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New Herzog, Maurice Annapurna: Conquest of the First 8000-metre Peak
1952 Cape London 1st, 8vo, pp.288, color frontis, 2 color & 24 bw photos, 1 bw fldg panorama, 8 maps (1 fldg color), blue cloth; signed “Maurice Herzog 3rd of June 1950”, dj rubbed, pulled top spine, clipped, vg, cloth w/ German inscription 1952, tight, fine #27954 $395.00
A classic, the first ascent of an 8000-metre peak. Herzog led the successful 1950 French expedition which placed two on the summit but suffered severe frostbite. In addition to his signature, Herzog has written his summit date.
Neate H74, Yak H176.[read more]
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New Howard-Bury, Lt. Col. C. K. Mount Everest: The Reconnaissance, 1921
1922 Longmans, Green NY 1st, thick 8vo, pp.xi, 356, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 32 bw photos, 3 color fldg maps back, appendices, uncut, blue cloth; cloth w/ light wear, no foxing, maps w/ orig folds & no tears, tight, very good+ #24873 $425.00
The first British expedition to Everest designed to pave the way for the following year. Almost one-third of the text is by George Leigh-Mallory describing the actual reconnaissance on the mountain. First in a long line of Everest expeditions, and books! This is a very nice looking copy.
Neate H1[read more]
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New Hunt, John The Ascent of Everest
1954 Hodder & Stoughton London 2nd imp, 8vo, pp.xx, 300, color frontis, 7 color & 71 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, blue cloth; signed Eric Shipton ’33, ’35, ’36, 38, ’51, & T. Howard Somervell 1922 & 24, dj lightly rubbed, ½” tear top spine, unclipped, very good+, cloth w/ light rubbing bottom edge, inscribed “Duncan Macpherson Himalayan Club”, tight, near fine #27494 $1,495.00
The amazing story of the 1953 first ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tenzing. A signature book for any mountaineering library with a nice pair of great autographs. Eric Shipton was originally planned to be the leader of the 1953 expedition. Howard Somervell was a member of two of the early British E[read more]
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New Hunt, John The Ascent of Everest
1953 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.xx, 300, color frontis, 7 color & 71 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, blue cloth; signed George Band, Alfred Gregory, & Ed Hillary, dj w/ light edge wear/chipping, 2 small tears back, unclipped, vg, cloth tight, fine #24589 $795.00
The amazing story of the 1953 first ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tenzing. A signature book for any mountaineering library with a nice collection of great autographs. This is the UK edition of "Conquest of Everest".
Neate H135, SB H31, Yak H269.[read more]
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New Knight, Duncan & Stephen Haddelsey Marvellous! The Trans-Antarctic Expedition Diary of Major ‘Roy’ Homard 1955-58
2022 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.300, 13 bw photos, 2 illus, 2 sketches, wraps; new #27947 $29.95
In 1958 Roy Homard joined one of the most important, though largely forgotten, polar expeditions of the Twentieth Century, Sir Vivian Fuch’s British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1955-58. Roy was a member of both the Advance Party – becoming one of the first men to survive under canvas [read more]
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New Levy, Buddy Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
2022 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xvi, 412, photos frontis, 54 bw photos, 3 bw maps, photo eps, blue cloth; dj w/ several cover spots else dj & cloth new #27809 $29.95
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it. In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered the world’s greatest living ice navigato[read more]
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New McDonald, Bernadette Brotherhood of the Rope: The Biography of Charles Houston
2007 US 1st, Special Edition Hardcover, 8vo, pp.250, photo frontis, 54 bw photos, pictorial cloth; signed McDonald, Bob Craig, Tom Hornbein, Charlie Houston & Dee Molenaar, issued w/o dj, cloth new plus 43 minute DVD #27601 $295.00
This was a long-overdue book on one of America’s great mountain heroes. Charlie Houston led an amazingly full life - mountaineer, high-altitude physiologist, family doctor, educator, mentor, and more. Through extensive interviews and research, McDonald traces Houston’s life and career. His early cli[read more]
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New Messner, Reinhold All 14 Eight-Thousanders
1988 Cloudcap Seattle 1st, 4to, pp.247, color frontis, 143 color & 76 bw photos, 19 maps/drawings, 8 tables, blue cloth; signed Messner, Carlos Carsolio, Peter Habeler May 8, 1978, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #27950 $195.00
Messner, the first to climb all 14 of the world’s 8000m peaks (Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Cho Oyu, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, Gasherbrum I & II, Broad Peak, Shishapangma), describes each of his climbs and his philosophies. Habeler, together with Messner, made the [read more]
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New Messner, Reinhold & Alessandro Gogna K2: Mountain of Mountains
1981 Kaye & Ward London 1st, 4to, pp.175, photo frontis, 150 color & 31 bw photos, 9 maps/sketches, photo eps, brown cloth; signed, dj clipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #21963 $145.00
A very hard book to find on Messner’s K2 ascent. Includes a history of attempts and ascents and is chock-full of pictures.
Neate M89, Yak M171.[read more]
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New Norton, Lieutenant-Colonel E. F. The Fight For Everest: 1924
1925 Arnold London 1st, thick 8vo, pp.xi, 372, color frontis, 7 color illus & 24 bw photos, 2 fldg maps (1 color), uncut, green cloth; cloth w/ light wear, pulled top/bottom spine, maps w/ orig folds & no tears, very good+ #27948 $450.00
One of the most amazing stories in mountaineering history! The third British Everest Expedition of 1924 which saw George Mallory and Andrew Irvine heading into the clouds for the top. This is one of the classics of mountaineering literature. Anyone with a true interest in Everest should read the ear[read more]
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New Powter, Geoff Survival is Not Assured: The Life of Climber Jim Donini
2024 US 1st, 8vo, pp.269, photo frontis, 14 bw photos, wraps; new #27946 $22.95
Torre Egger, Latok I, The Kichatna Spires, El Capitan – for more than a century, Jim Donini has been at the forefront of alpine ascents, leaving an enduring mark on climbing culture worldwide. From his trailblazing role in 1970s Yosemite to pioneering feats in the remote ranges of Alaska, the Karako[read more]
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New Ridgeway, Rick The Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
1980 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.vii, 301, 75 color photos, 2 maps, black cloth; signed by 20 – Anderson, Bates, Bell, Bonington, Buhler, Craig, Diemberger, Edmonds, Houston, Molenaar, Reichardt, Ridgeway, Roberts, Roskelley, Schaller, Schoening, Streather, Sumner, Whittaker, Wickwire, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #24601 $995.00
The successful 1978 American expedition placed the first four Americans (Louis Reichardt, Rick Ridgeway, John Roskelly, and Jim Wickwire) on top of K2, the world’s second highest mountain and arguably the most difficult. Three of the team reached the summit without the use of supplemental oxygen. Th[read more]
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New Roach, Gerry Transcendent Summits: One Climber's Route to Self-Discovery
2004 US 1st, 8vo, pp.ix, 212, 42 bw photos, wraps; fine #25156 $9.00
In his gripping autobiography, world-class climber Roach tells an action-packed tale of self-discovery and spiritual growth laced with hard-edged reality. This candid memoir revisits boyhood ambitions and a man’s ascents on some of the most captivating peaks: the Third Flatiron, Longs Peak, the Gran[read more]
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New Skarja, Tone Jalung Kang
1987 Borec Ljubljana 1st, 8vo, pp.224, 31 color & 34 bw photos, map ep, white cloth; signed Skarja and Silvo Karo, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #17154 $85.00
Account of the 1985 first ascent of Yalung Kang (8505m) from the north. In Czech with summary in English, no English translation.[read more]
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New Venables, Stephen Everest: Kangshung Face
1989 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.236, 67 color & 34 bw photos, 4 maps, appendices, photo eps, blue cloth; signed Venables, Robert Mads Anderson, Paul Teare, & Ed Webster, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #27603 $195.00
The amazing story of four climbers, with two support members, who forged a new route on Everest in 1988. This account of the second ascent of Everest’s East, or Kangshung, Face, without sherpa support or supplemental oxygen is a must read. Venables became the first Briton to climb Everest without su[read more]
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