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 Sale, Richard Broad Peak
2004 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.208, 48 color & 18 bw photos, sketch, appendix, blue cloth; signed Richard Sale, Qader Saeed, Marcus Schmuck’s 2 sons, & Fritz Wintersteller, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth tight, very fine #27132 $245.00
The first full account of the first ascent of Broad Peak in 1957 by Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Wintersteller, Hermann Buhl and Kurt Diemberger. Sale drew upon the climbing diaries of Schmuck and Wintersteller, accounts written by Buhl, and conversations with Diemberger and Qader Saeed, the expedition’s P[read more]
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Sale, Richard Broad Peak
2004 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.208, 48 color & 18 bw photos, sketch, appendix, blue cloth; signed Richard Sale, Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Wintersteller & Qader Saeed, dj & cloth new #23599 $475.00
The first full account of the first ascent of Broad Peak in 1957 by Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Wintersteller, Hermann Buhl and Kurt Diemberger. Sale drew upon the climbing diaries of Schmuck and Wintersteller, accounts written by Buhl, and conversations with Diemberger and Qader Saeed, the expedition’s P[read more]
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Sale, Richard Broad Peak
2004 UK 8vo, pp.208, 48 color & 18 bw photos, sketch, appendix, blue cloth; signed Richard Sale, Fritz Wintersteller & Qader Saeed, dj & cloth new #24139 $195.00 $165.00
The first full account of the first ascent of Broad Peak in 1957 by Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Wintersteller, Hermann Buhl and Kurt Diemberger. Sale drew upon the climbing diaries of Schmuck and Wintersteller, accounts written by Buhl, and conversations with Diemberger and Qader Saeed, the expedition’s [read more]
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Sale, Richard & George Rodway Everest and Conquest in the Himalaya: Science and Courage on the World's Highest Mountain
2011 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.vi, 231, 23 color & 30 bw photos, 6 figs, black cloth; dj & cloth new #25687 $39.95
In this fascinating study of the history of Everest climbs, the authors describe in vivid detail the struggle to conquer the mountain and the advances in physiology that made the conquest possible. Their account gives a compelling insight into the science of mountaineering as well as the physical a[read more]
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Sale, Richard, Eberhard Jurgalski, & George Rodway On Top of the World: The New Millennium – The Continuing Quest to Climb the World’s Highest Mountains
2012 UK 1st, 4to, pp.248, photo frontis, 258 color & 27 bw photos, 1 color illus, sketch, 31 tables, blue cloth; signed Sale, dj & cloth new #26028 $59.95
This is a terrific update to Sale and John Cleare’s earlier work ‘On Top of the World/Climbing the World’s 14 Highest Mountains’ published in 2000. Each of the 14 8000m peaks has a chapter with a brief historical overview followed by focus on events of the last ten years. The photo selection is su[read more]
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Schmuck, Marcus Broad Peak 8047m: Meine Bergfahrten mit Hermann Buhl [Broad Peak 8047m: My Ascents with Hermann Buhl]
1958 Bergland Buch Salzburg 1st, 8vo, pp.365, photo frontis, 9 color (3 fldg) & 49 bw (4 fldg) photos, 3 maps, map ep, tan cloth; cloth bright, bookplate, tight, fine, with card signed Fritz Wintersteller, fine #23557 $475.00
The first ascent of Broad Peak! This is the official account of the first ascent of Broad Peak by Schmuck, Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger, and Fritz Wintersteller in 1957. This is one of the most sought after 8000m first ascent books and is quite scarce in any condition. This is a particularly nice c[read more]
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Swenson, Steve Karakoram: Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict
2017 US 1st, 8vo, pp.317, photo frontis, 16 color & 13 bw photos, 6 maps, black cloth; dj & cloth new #27225 $26.95
Karakoram is world-class alpinist Steve Swenson’s personal story of climbing K2 and other peaks in the Karakoram Range that straddles the borders of China, India, and Pakistan — a story told against the backdrop of extreme altitude and harsh conflict between these nations for control of Kashmir.
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Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu: By Favour of the Gods
1957 Methuen London 1st, 8vo, pp.196, photo frontis, 4 color & 33 bw photos, 2 maps, appendix, tan cloth; cloth tight, fine #25572 $195.00
The 1954 first ascent of Cho Oyu was by the smallest team to make a first ascent of an 8000 meter peak. This is an important book for those interested in the Himalaya and one that is getting quite hard to find.
Neate T31, Yak T71.[read more]
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Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu: By Favour of the Gods
1957 Methuen London 1st, 8vo, pp.196, photo frontis, 4 color & 33 bw photos, 2 maps, appendix, tan cloth; dj spine slightly darkened, unclipped, very good, cloth tight, fine #24074 $395.00
The 1954 first ascent of Cho Oyu was by the smallest team to make a first ascent of an 8000 meter peak. This is an important book for those interested in the Himalaya and one that is getting quite hard to find.
Neate T31, Yak T71.[read more]
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Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu: By Favour of the Gods
1957 Methuen London 1st, 8vo, pp.196, photo frontis, 4 color & 33 bw photos, 2 maps, appendix, tan cloth; dj spine/back darkened, unclipped, very good+, cloth tight, fine #11464 $495.00
The 1954 first ascent of Cho Oyu was by the smallest team to make a first ascent of an 8000 meter peak. This is an important book for those interested in the Himalaya and one that is getting quite hard to find.
Neate T31, Yak T71.[read more]
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Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu: Gnade der Götter [Cho Oyu: Grace of the Gods]
1957 Ullstein Wien rep, 8vo, pp.157, 22 bw photos, map, blue cloth; cloth rubbed, vg #20495 $25.00
This is the German edition of Tichy’s classic book ‘Cho Oyu: By Favour of the Gods’ recounting the first ascent of Cho Oyu in 1954. The summit was reached by Tichy, Pasang, and Joseph Jöchler. This was the smallest team to make a first ascent of an 8000 meter peak. In German.[read more]
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Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu: Gnade der Götter [Cho Oyu: Grace of the Gods]
1955 Ullstein Wien 2nd, 8vo, pp.243, 4 color & 39 bw photos, map, map eps, appendix, blue grey cloth; signed, dj w/ very small chips top spine, else bright, fine, cloth fine #25903 $225.00
This is the German edition of Tichy’s classic book ‘Cho Oyu: By Favour of the Gods’ recounting the first ascent of Cho Oyu in 1954. This was the smallest team to make a first ascent of an 8000 meter peak. In German.[read more]
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Uitz, Martin & Audrey Salkeld, eds Der Berg Ruft! Der Katalog
2000 Germany 1st, oblong 8vo, pp.176, 270 color & 129 bw photos, 3 sketches, 2 maps, wraps; signed on cover & inscribed Kurt Diemberger, fine #24037 $79.00
A unique catalogue done in conjunction with the Salzburg ‘Call of the Mountains’ exhibit (2000-2001). Chapters overview all 14 8000m peaks, important personalities, and major aspects of climbing. Scarce. In German, no English translation.[read more]
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Vallance, Mark Wild Country: The Man who made Friends
2016 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.xi, 227, 57 color & 24 bw photos, 4 sketches, wraps w/ French flaps; new #27105 $29.95
In early 1978, an extraordinary new invention for rock climbers was featured on the BBC television science show Tomorrow’s World. It was called the ‘Friend’, and it not only made the sport safer, it helped push the limits of the possible. The company that made them was called Wild Country, the brain[read more]
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Wielicki, Krzysztof Crown of Himalaya: 14 X 8000
1997 Pvt pub Kraków 1st prtg, 8vo, pp.142, 146 color & 2 bw photos, 14 maps, map eps, pictorial boards; signed, issued w/o dj, boards tight, very fine #26158 $245.00
In the fall of 1996 Wielicki became the fifth person to climb all 14 8000-metre peaks. Similar in style to Messner's ‘All 14 8000ers’, this has separate chapters on each peak with a route map, history, and account of Wielicki’s own ascent. Only 500 copies printed in English.[read more]
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Wielicki, Krzysztof Crown of Himalaya: 14 X 8000
1997 Pvt pub Kraków 2nd prtg, 8vo, pp.142, 146 color & 2 bw photos, 14 maps, map eps, pictorial boards; signed, issued w/o dj, boards tight, very fine #11297 $245.00
In the fall of 1996 Wielicki became the fifth person to climb all 14 8000-metre peaks. Similar in style to Messner's ‘All 14 8000ers’, this has separate chapters on each peak with a route map, history, and account of Wielicki’s own ascent. Only 500 copies printed in English.[read more]
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