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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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Antarctica 2010 Calendar
2010 NZ 13¼” wide x 18½” high when opened, 24 color images, 12 months; new #25422 $19.95 $9.95
This is one of our favorite calendars! Here is a stunning collection of color images from the frozen south – Adelie, Emperor, and King penguins, Borchgrevink’s Hut, Elephant seals, Mount Erebus, Mount Hershel, Orcas, Scott Base, Snow Petrels, and more![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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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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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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(British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09)) E. H. Shackleton C. V. O.
c.1910 3.5”x 5.5”, bw; postally unused, fine #27915 $75.00
The British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09), led by Ernest Shackleton, achieved many firsts - a new furthest south (88º 23’), first to the South Magnetic Pole, and the first ascent of Mount Erebus (12,448’). This postcard depicting Shackleton is the first from a set of 12 which were produced after th[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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[Byrd, Richard] Photo of Finback Whale broaching the surface
(Aug 27, 1930) 9.5” x 7.75”, bw; Publishers’ Press Service stamp on back (as usual), slight bend marks on two corners, pencil notation on back ‘Rear Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic Expedition, Huge finback whale comes out to investigate’, near fine #27911 $29.00
An original, large-format, press photo from the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-30). This image depicts a Finback whale broaching the surface to breathe near the expedition’s base camp in the Bay of Whales. In the background is a photographer and tripod. This image is taken from the Paramount Pictur[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]. 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]. Shinkai, Isao Wind of the Glacier K2
1992 Privately Pub Tokyo 1st, 8vo, pp.231, 12 color & 63 bw photos, map, pictorial cloth; slipcase; slipcase fine, cloth fine #25682 $95.00
This appears to be a memorial tribute book with articles on Shinkai’s mountaineering career during which he led expeditions to K2 in 1977 (second ascent) and 1982 (North Ridge ascent). In Japanese, no English translation. I’ve not been able to locate this in any of the Yakushi references.[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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[Japan]. Yakushi, Yoshimi Catalogue of the Himalayan Literature [Himaraya bunken mokuroku]
1984 Hakusuisha Pub Co Tokyo 2nd, Ltd ed 1000, thick 8vo, pp.759, 2 page ribbons, green cloth; cardboard slipcase w/ sun fade line, very good, cloth w/ protective plastic cover, as published, tight, fine #26501 $350.00
This second edition of Yakushi’s comprehensive catalogue of all books in all languages relating to climbing expeditions in the Himalaya, following 12 years after the first edition, is a great reference. Included are 4607 items (3752 in European languages & 855 in Japanese). A must-have reference for[read more]
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[Japan]. Yoshizawa, Ichiro Mountaineering Maps of the World: Himalaya & Karakoram and Hindu Kush
1977/78 Gakushûkenyû-sha Tokyo 2 vol, 1st, lg 4to, vol 1 pp.330, 116 color & 79 bw photos, bw drawings, 28 large maps, (2 fldg), blue cloth; vol 2 pp.350, 123 color & 74 bw photos, bw drawings, 31 large maps, (2 fldg), brown cloth; slipcases w/ light rubbing, near fine, issued w/o dj’s, cloth fine #23791 $1,200.00 $750.00
This is a classic voluminous work which is quite difficult to find. Vol 1 has large maps covering the areas of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Kangchenjunga, Everest, Khumbu, Rolwaling, Langtang Ganesh, Manaslu, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kanjiroba, Api Nampa Saipal, Indian Himalaya, Nanda Devi, Kamet, Gangotri,[read more]
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