Everest: The Testing Place
Author(s):
West, John B.
Copyright: 1985, McGraw-Hill, NY
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 187, 18 color photos, 8 figures, appendices, blue cloth
Condition: dj fine, cloth fine.
West led the 1981 American Medical Research Expedition which conducted scientific and medical research from base camp up to the summit, reached by five climbers. This is a good book for those interested in the effect of altitude on the body and as a source for other scientific articles. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature. Neate W40, SB W10.