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[Ponting, Herbert] Card – Beautiful broken ice, Reflections and Terra Nova, 1911
Scott Polar Research Institute Cambridge bw card w/ envelope, 8.25” x 5.75”, printed inside "Beautiful broken ice, reflections and Terra Nova, 7th January 1911, British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13 Photographer Herbert Ponting, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge"; protective card sleeve, new #27047 $4.95
A lovely image of the ‘Terra Nova’ in the ice during Capt. Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13). Herbert Ponting has left us with a wealth of images covering the important early exploration of the Antarctic continent. This study, made on a dead calm day, shows a berg in the last stages of [read more]
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[Shackleton, Bernacchi, Cherry-Garrard] The South Polar Times
1907/1914 Smith, Elder London see below for full specifications; see below for full condition #26881 $12,000.00 $10,800.00
A Fine Set of The South Polar Times
Specifications:
3 vol, ltd ed #47/250 & #80/350 copies, 4to, 3 vol
vol I pp.xiv, 27, frontis, 6 color & 30 bw illus, color map, pp.47, frontis, 9 color & 47 bw illus, pp.41, frontis, 10 color & 33 bw illus, pp.46, frontis, 25 color & 20 bw illus, pp.48, fro[read more]
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Abelein, Manfred Shisha Pangma: Eine Deutsche Tibetexpedition bezwingt den Letzten Achttausender [Shisha Pangma: A German Tibet Expedition Conquers the Last Eight-thousander]
1980 Gustav Lübbe Verlag Bergisch Gladbach 1st, 4to, pp.216, photo frontis, 168 color & 52 bw photos, sketch, photo/map eps, blue cloth; dj fine, cloth fine #12137 $75.00
Abelein (1930-2008) was a German professor of law, politician, pilot, and mountaineer. He co-led, along with Günter Sturm, the 1980 German expedition to Shishapangma (8046m) which made the second ascent, via the first-ascent route up the northeast buttress. Other members included Manfred Sturm, Frit[read more]
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Abraham, George D. The Complete Mountaineer
1908 Doubleday, Page NY 1st, thick 8vo, pp.xv, 493, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 74 bw photos, green cloth; cloth corners rubbed, nick to back cover, pencil name, rear hinge cracked, vg #26377 $65.00 $29.00
Abraham, along with his brother, was largely responsible for development of rock climbing in the Lake Disrict and pioneered many climbs. This is a major instructional work of the period.
Neate A03.
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Ahluwalia, Major H. P. S. Higher than Everest: Memoirs of a Mountaineer
1975 Vikas Delhi 4th, 8vo, pp.viii, 186, 33 bw photos, map, appendix, black cloth; w/ Ad Carter’s bookplate, fine #23640 $45.00
Ahluwalia reached the summit of Everest during the third Indian expedition of 1965. He recounts not only this expedition but also his experiences in the Indo-Pakistan war where, four months after Everest, he was critically wounded.
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 Allan, Sandy In Some Lost Place: The First Ascent of Nanga Parbat's Mazeno Ridge
2015 UK trade ed, 8vo, pp.xiii, 185, 65 color & 6 bw photos, map eps, green cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #26944 $47.95
In the summer of 2012, a team of six climbers set out to attempt the first ascent of one of the great unclimbed lines of the Himalaya – the giant Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, the world’s ninth highest mountain. At ten kilometres in length, the Mazeno is the longest route to the summit of an 8,000-m[read more]
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Allan, Sandy In Some Lost Place: The First Ascent of Nanga Parbat's Mazeno Ridge
2015 UK Ltd Numbered/Signed Ed 100, 8vo, pp.xiii, 185, 65 color & 6 bw photos, map eps, green cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #26941 $145.00
Limited, Signed, & Numbered Edition of 100
In the summer of 2012, a team of six climbers set out to attempt the first ascent of one of the great unclimbed lines of the Himalaya – the giant Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, the world’s ninth highest mountain. At ten kilometres in length, the Mazeno is[read more]
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Allen, Everett S. Arctic Odyssey: The Life of Rear Admiral Donald B. MacMillan
1962 Dodd, Mead NY 1st, 8vo, pp.viii, 340, 36 bw photos, 2 maps, map eps, blue cloth; inscribed, dj w/ edge tears, rubbed, unclipped, vg-, cloth w/ address stamp of Dr. Harrison E. Kennard, tight, fine #16757 $25.00
Biography of MacMillan, noted Arctic expedition leader, explorer and naturalist, and his expeditions to Labrador, Greenland, Ellsmere, Baffin, and the Canadian Arctic Islands (1908-1957). This copy is inscribed by MacMillan to Dr. Harrison E. Kennard, former president of the Harvard Mountaineering C[read more]
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Allen, Hubert A. Jr. Mount Hood: The Deep Blue Zone - Story of the 2006 Climbing Tragedy
2007 Albuquerque 1st, 8vo, pp.112, 14 bw photos, 2 figs, 4 tables, 3 maps, appendices, blue cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #24653 $23.95
Allen answers many of the questions and misconceptions left by the media following the tragic deaths of three climbers on Oregon’s Mount Hood in December, 2006. He uses media accounts, interviews with searchers and rescuers, weather forensics, and a re-enactment of the climb to provide us with the [read more]
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Alpine Club The Alpine Journal 2010/11 (Vol. 115)
2011 AC London color & bw photos, maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #25833 $54.95
The longest running mountaineering journal in the world, containing expedition articles, book reviews, and more. Back issues are available![read more]
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Alpine Club The Alpine Journal 2012 (Vol. 116)
2012 The Alpine Club London color & bw photos, maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #26563 $54.95
The longest running mountaineering journal in the world, containing expedition articles, book reviews, and more. Back issues are available![read more]
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Alpine Club The Alpine Journal 2013 (Vol. 117)
2013 The Alpine Club London color & bw photos, maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #26564 $54.95
This is the 150th Anniversary Issue!
The longest running mountaineering journal in the world, containing expedition articles, book reviews, and more. Back issues are available![read more]
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Alpine Club The Alpine Journal 2014 (Vol. 118)
2014 The Alpine Club London color & bw photos, maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #26932 $54.95
The longest running mountaineering journal in the world, containing expedition articles, book reviews, and more. Back issues are available![read more]
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Alpine Club The Alpine Journal 2015 (Vol. 119)
2015 The Alpine Club London color & bw photos, maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #27021 $54.95
The longest running mountaineering journal in the world, containing expedition articles, book reviews, and more. Back issues are available![read more]
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Alpine Club (AC) The Alpine Journal 1996 (vol. 101)
1996 AC London color & bw photos, maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #21831 $36.95
The longest running mountaineering journal in the world, containing expedition articles, book reviews, and more. Back issues are available![read more]
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Alpine Club. Ball, John, ed Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers: A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club
1860 Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts London 5th, 8vo, pp.xiii, 328 + 24 ads, fldg map frontis, 7 color fldg maps, 4 figs, appendices, original ½ red cloth w/ gilt vignette on cover, red calf spine w/ gilt lettering; cloth chipped top spine, bottom corners rubbed, maps w/ orig folds & no tears, vg #23648 $125.00
This is the first of a series of three very important works detailing outings by various members of the Alpine Club. This series contains a wealth of information on early ascents and led directly to the publication of the Alpine Journal. Neate calls this ‘one of the most famous titles in mountaineer[read more]
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Alpinist Magazine Alex Huber reenacting the first free ascent of Voie Petit
2008 Alpinist Jackson, WY Poster size 24" x 18", color, thick paper stock; rolled, new #25122 $4.95 $3.96
Text states “Alpinist Alpinist.com Alex Huber reenacting the first free ascent of Voie Petit (8b/5.13c, 450m), Grand Capucin (3838m), Alps, France. Huber redpointed the climb in a push on July 17, 2004. The route is a contender for the hardest high-altitude free climb in Europe. Heinz Zak”.
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Alpinist Magazine Alpinist #14 Winter 2005-2006
2005 Alpinist Jackson, WY 4to, pp.96, color photos, wraps; very fine, like new #24165 $45.00
In this issue:
- Faces: Naoe Sakashita
- First Ascent: Bonnie Prudden in the Gunks
- Mountain Profile: Howser Towers by Topher Donahue, Jim McCarthy, Yvon Chouinard, Chris Jones, Jerry Gore & Cedar Wright
- Angel’s Gold, Venezuela by John Arran
- Free Solo
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Alpinist Magazine Alpinist #20 Summer 2007
2007 Alpinist Jackson, WY 4to, pp.96, color photos, wraps; new, unread #24654 $18.99
In this issue:
- Faces: Jonny Woodward
- First Ascent: Ed Drummond on Gogarth’s Wen Zwan
- Mountain Profile: Mt. Huntington by Clay Wadman, Jean-Louis Bernezat, David Roberts, Jack Roberts, Jay Smith, & Katsutaka Yokoyama
- Enlightenment by Keith Ladzinsk
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Alpinist Magazine Alpinist #22 Winter 2007-2008
2007 Alpinist Jackson, WY 4to, pp.96, color photos, wraps; new, unread #24796 $18.99
In this issue:
- Mountain Profile: Ben Nevis by Simon Richardson, Robin Shaw, Ken Crocket, Victor Saunders, Chris Cartwright, & Ian Parnell
- Gods of the Elements: Venezuela by Ivan Calerón
- Dreamfall: Iceland by Ines Papert
- Warren ‘Batso’ Harding by Dick Dor
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