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Alpinist Magazine
Alpinist #14 Winter 2005-2006
2005
Alpinist
Jackson, WY
4to, pp.96, color photos, wraps
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fine
#24165
$39.00
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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Arms, Myron
True North: Journeys into the Great Northern Ocean
2010
US
1st, 8vo, pp.191, 41 bw photos, 5 maps, wraps
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new
#26925
$16.95
From the fiords of northern Labrador to the icefields of western Greenland, from the outports of Newfoundland to the tiny fishing villages of Iceland and the Faroe Isles, best-selling author and lifelong sailor Myron Arms chronicles the experience of two-and-a-half decades of voyaging into some of t
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Bettembourg, Georges
The White Death
1981
Reynard House
Seattle
1st, 8vo, pp.313, 12 sketches, white cloth
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signed Richard Irvin, dj w/ small chip back, else fine, cloth fine
#23921
$295.00 $275.00
Climbs on Broad Peak, Kanchenjunga, Kusum Kanguru, Everest, and Nuptse, with Boardman, Scott, and Tasker. This is a nice copy of a very scarce book. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature. Neate B98, SB B13, Yak a06.
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Bonington, Chris
Quest for Adventure
1982
Hodder & Stoughton
London
1st, 4to, pp.448, photo frontis, many color & bw photos, 33 maps/drawings, blue cloth
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dj w/ some edge wear, near fine, cloth fine
#25592
$29.00 $23.20
Chapters cover challenges on the oceans, deserts, rivers, mountains, poles, in air and space, and underwater caving. The climbing chapters are on Annapurna, Everest, Cho Oyu, the Bonatti Pillar, Broad Peak, Annapurna South Face, and Nanga Parbat. This book weighs over four pounds. Neate B135, SB
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Bridge, Kathryn
A Passion for Mountains: The Lives of Don and Phyllis Munday
2006
Canada
1st, 8vo, pp.240, photo frontis, 106 bw photos, 2 maps, wraps
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signed, new.
#24525
$24.95
The Munday’s are western Canada’s most famous mountaineering couple. Active members of the Alpine Club of Canada, they climbed for almost four decades throughout the Pacific NW, as well as the Selkirks and the Rocky Mountains. They were ahead of their time, chiefly renowned for their tenacity and
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Buhl, Hermann
Achttausend Drüber und Drunter
[1960]
Büchergilde Gutenberg
Frankfurt
new ed, 8vo, pp.365, photo frontis, 24 bw photos, blue cloth
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cloth rubbed, vg+ with signed 5” x 7” bw portrait photo of Buhl, fine
#20388
$1,795.00
With Signed Photo of Hermann Buhl
Buhl is considered to be one of the top climbers of all time. He was the first to make the first ascents of two 8000m peaks, Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat. His solo ascent of Nanga Parbat, from the final camp, ranks as one of the outstanding feats in climbing his
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New
Buhl, Hermann
Achttausend Drüber und Drunter
1955
Nymphenburger
München
2nd prtg (6-10 Tausend), 8vo, pp.350, 18 bw photos, blue cloth
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dj chipped/torn, good, cloth w/ light wear to corners, tight, else fine
#27174
$95.00 $75.00
Buhl is considered to be one of the top climbers of all time. He was the first to make the first ascents of two 8000m peaks, Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat. His solo ascent of Nanga Parbat, from the final camp, ranks as one of the outstanding feats in climbing history. This autobiography, published pri
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New
Buhl, Hermann
Achttausend Drüber und Drunter
1954
Nymphenburger
München
1st, 8vo, pp.350, 18 bw photos, blue cloth
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cloth tight w/ mountaineering bookplate of L. Fischer, newspaper clipping on Buhl’s death, fine
#27173
$95.00 $75.00
Buhl is considered to be one of the top climbers of all time. He was the first to make the first ascents of two 8000m peaks, Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat. His solo ascent of Nanga Parbat, from the final camp, ranks as one of the outstanding feats in climbing history. This autobiography, published pri
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Buhl, Hermann
Lonely Challenge
1956
Dutton
NY
1st, 8vo, pp.318, 19 bw photos, 3 maps, black cloth
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dj rubbed, unclipped, vg, cloth fine
#11077
$125.00
Autobiography. Buhl was an accomplished rock climber with first ascents of Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat. His solo ascent of Nanga Parbat, from the final camp, ranks as one of the outstanding feats in climbing history. First US edition of 'Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage'. Neate B210, Yak B291.
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Buhl, Hermann
Lonely Challenge
1956
Dutton
NY
1st, 8vo, pp.318, 19 bw photos, 3 maps, black cloth
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signed Kurt Diemberger, dj w/ light rubbing, unclipped, very good+, cloth fine
#27124
$149.00
Autobiography. Buhl was an accomplished rock climber with first ascents of Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat. His solo ascent of Nanga Parbat, from the final camp, ranks as one of the outstanding feats in climbing history. Diemberger was with Buhl on Chogolisa when Buhl died falling from a cornice. First
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Buhl, Hermann
Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: A Mountaineer's Autobiography
1956
Hodder & Stoughton
London
1st, 8vo, pp.360, photo frontis, 18 bw photos, 3 maps, green cloth
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dj rubbed, edge wear, unclipped, vg, cloth w/ name, vg with signed 5” x 7” bw portrait photo of Buhl, fine
#24984
$1,545.00
Buhl is considered to be one of the top climbers of all time. He was the first to make the first ascents of two 8000m peaks, Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat. His solo ascent of Nanga Parbat, from the final camp, ranks as one of the outstanding feats in climbing history. This autobiography, published
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New
Buhl, Hermann
Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: A Mountaineer's Autobiography
1956
Hodder & Stoughton
London
1st, 8vo, pp.360, photo frontis, 18 bw photos, 3 maps, blue cloth
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signed Kurt Diemberger, dj w/ edge wear & rubbed on spine, clipped, very good, cloth w/ name on ffep, fine
#16238
$125.00 $105.00
Buhl is considered to be one of the top climbers of all time. He was the first to make the first ascents of two 8000m peaks, Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat. His solo ascent of Nanga Parbat, from the final camp, ranks as one of the outstanding feats in climbing history. This autobiography, published pri
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Caban, Miroslav
Mount Everest North Face (7500m) Poster
Image size 41.25" x 11.5", Poster size 43.5" x 16", geographic locator text states “Pumori, Shisha Pangma, Cho Oyu, Gyachung Kang, Changtse, C1, Nord Cool, East Rongbuck Glacier, C2”, color w/ white margins
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signed in lower right corner, rolled, new
#25267
$19.95 $15.96
Miroslav Caban started serious climbing in 1996 and since then has climbed in the Alps (Mount Blanc, Matterhorn, Grossglockner, Grossvenediger, and others), Aconcagua (2000, 2001), K2, Cho Oyu (2002), Everest (2002), Denali (2004), Elbrus (2004), Kilimanjaro (2004), Vinson (2004), Aconcagua (2005),
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Caban, Miroslav
Mount Everest North Face (8650m) Poster
Image size 41.25" x 12.75", Poster size 43.5" x 16", geographic locator text states “Kangchenjunga, Makalu”, color w/ white margins
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signed in lower right corner, rolled, new
#25268
$19.95 $15.96
Miroslav Caban started serious climbing in 1996 and since then has climbed in the Alps (Mount Blanc, Matterhorn, Grossglockner, Grossvenediger, and others), Aconcagua (2000, 2001), K2, Cho Oyu (2002), Everest (2002), Denali (2004), Elbrus (2004), Kilimanjaro (2004), Vinson (2004), Aconcagua (2005),
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Chamoux, Benoît
Le Vertige de L'Infini
1988
Albin Michel
Paris
1st, 8vo, pp.187, 33 color photos, wraps
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fine
#18415
$29.00
Contains accounts of Chamoux’s climbs on Annapurna, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, K2, Gasherbrum I and II, Dhaulagiri II, and Everest. Chamoux would go on to summit 13 of the 14 8000ers before his disappearance on Kangchenjunga in 1995. In French, no English translation.
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Child, Greg
Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalaya
1988
Patrick Stephens
Northamptonshire
1st, 8vo, pp.192, 36 color & 19 bw photos, map, appendices, blue cloth
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signed, dj fine, cloth fine
#25842
$89.00
Child's first book recounts his climbs on Shivling, Lobsang Spire, Broad Peak, & Gasherbrum IV. This UK edition preceded the US edition by two years.
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Christensen, Bo Belvedere
Big E: Fortællingen om Big E Thrane & Thrane Danish Everest Expedition 2000 [Big E: The Story of Big: Thrane & Thrane Danish Everest Expedition 2000]
2008
Denmark
1st, 8vo, pp.132, 44 color & 14 bw photos, appendices, wraps
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signed, new
#27010
$34.95
Danish mountaineer Christensen has climbed for more than 30 years, the last 20 of these mostly in the Himalaya – Ama Dablam (1988), Dhaulagiri (1991), Broad Peak (1994), Everest (1996, 2000, 2013), Gasherbrum I (1998), Pandra & Danga (2002), Baruntse (2008), Lhakpa Ri (2009), Mustagh Ata (2010), and
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Christensen, Bo Belvedere
De Smukke Bjerge: Gasherbrum Gruppen i Pakistan [The Beautiful Mountains: Gasherbrum Group in Pakistan]
2010
Denmark
1st, 8vo, pp.128, 37 color & 1 bw photos, 2 color & 5 bw maps, appendices, wraps
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signed, new
#27011
$39.95
Danish mountaineer Christensen has climbed for more than 30 years, the last 20 of these mostly in the Himalaya – Ama Dablam (1988), Dhaulagiri (1991), Broad Peak (1994), Everest (1996, 2000, 2013), Gasherbrum I (1998), Pandra & Danga (2002), Baruntse (2008), Lhakpa Ri (2009), Mustagh Ata (2010), and
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Christensen, Bo Belvedere & Henrik Jessen Hansen, eds.
Everest: Drømmen & Sejren [Everest Dream & Victory]
2000
Denmark
1st, 8vo, pp.189, 49 color & 3 bw photos, 2 sketches, 2 maps, wraps w/ French flaps
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signed, new
#27013
$49.95
Danish mountaineer Christensen has climbed for more than 30 years, the last 20 of these mostly in the Himalaya – Ama Dablam (1988), Dhaulagiri (1991), Broad Peak (1994), Everest (1996, 2000, 2013), Gasherbrum I (1998), Pandra & Danga (2002), Baruntse (2008), Lhakpa Ri (2009), Mustagh Ata (2010), and
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Craig, Malcolm
Shackles of Convention: Women Mountaineers before 1914
2013
UK
1st, 8vo, pp.270, 13 bw photos, 10 bw illus, 6 maps, appendices, black cloth
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dj & cloth new
#26577
$39.95
A celebration of the contribution made by women to the early history of mountaineering. Early mountaineering is too easily seen as dominated by men and viewed as among the manliest of activities. Women mountaineers were largely overlooked or if considered tended to be drawn into a debate about women
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