South Col: One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest, 1953
Author(s):
Noyce, Wilfrid
Copyright: 1954, Heinemann, London
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.xx, 303, color frontis, 3 color & 72 bw photos, 16 drawings, 5 maps, illus eps, blue cloth
Condition: signed Ed Hillary, dj pulled top spine, 2” taped tear back, unclipped, vg+, cloth tight, near fine
Noyce played a critical role on the Lhotse Face advancing the route for the British 1953 expedition and enabling success. Hillary and Tenzing were the first to reach the summit. This is one of the best personal accounts of an Everest expedition.
Neate N40, SB N18, Yak N71.