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 Bonington, Chris Everest: The Hard Way
1976 Random House NY 1st, 8vo, pp.303, photo frontis, 97 color photos, 14 maps/diagrams, appendices, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, near fine, cloth tight, fine #9528 $49.00
The successful 1975 British expedition, first ascent of the Southwest Face.
Neate B130, SB B26, Yak B216.[read more]
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Bonington, Chris Everest: The Hard Way
1976 Random House NY 1st, 8vo, pp.303, photo frontis, 97 color photos, 14 maps/diagrams, appendices, blue cloth; dj near fine, cloth fine #9529 $32.00 $25.60
The successful 1975 British expedition, first ascent of the Southwest Face. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature. Neate B130, SB B26, Yak B216.
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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; 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 [read more]
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Bonington, Chris Quest for Adventure: Remarkable Feats of Exploration and Adventure 1950-2000
2000 UK new ed, 4to, pp.352, photo frontis, 150 color & bw photos, sketches, maps, photo eps, blue cloth; signed, dj fine, cloth fine #19705 $39.00 $31.20
This updated edition covers challenges on the oceans, deserts, rivers, mountains, poles, in air and space, and underwater caving. The climbing chapters are on Annapurna, Everest, Annapurna South Face, Nanga Parbat, El Capitan, and Changabang. See Neate B135, SB B27, Yak B217.
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Bonington, Chris The Everest Years: A Climber's Life
1986 Hodder & Stoughton London 2nd, 8vo, pp.256, 76 color & 90 bw photos, 5 maps, blue cloth; dj very fine, cloth very fine #23946 $39.00 $31.20
Chris' third autobiography, including his own Everest ascent. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature. See Neate a03, SB B29.
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Bonington, Chris The Everest Years: A Climber's Life
1986 Viking NY 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 76 color & 90 bw photos, 5 maps, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #10962 $39.00 $19.95
Chris' third autobiography, including his own Everest ascent.
See Neate a03, SB B29.
To see all items in our Chris Bonington Sale, click here.[read more]
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Bonington, Chris The Everest Years: A Climber's Life
1986 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 76 color & 90 bw photos, 5 maps, blue cloth; signed Bonington & Doug Scott, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth tight, very fine #18908 $145.00
Chris' third autobiography, including his own Everest ascent. Copies of the first edition signed by both Bonington and Scott are now less common.
Neate a03, SB B29.[read more]
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Bonington, Chris The Everest Years: A Climber's Life
1986 Viking NY 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 76 color & 90 bw photos, 5 maps, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #9531 $45.00
Chris' third autobiography, including his own Everest ascent.
See Neate a03, SB B29.
To see all items in our Chris Bonington Sale, click here.[read more]
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Bonington, Chris The Ultimate Challenge: The Hardest Way Up the Highest Mountain in the World
1973 Stein & Day NY 1st, 8vo, pp.352, 24 color & 58 bw photos, 2 drawings, 3 maps (1 fldg), appendices, blue cloth; signed Bonington & Doug Scott, dj chipped, vg, cloth near fine #16818 $95.00 $76.00
Account of 1972 Southwest Face attempt, US edition of 'Everest Southwest Face'. Neate B129, SB B25, Yak B214.
To see all items in our Chris Bonington Sale, click here.[read more]
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Bonington, Chris The Ultimate Challenge: The Hardest Way Up the Highest Mountain in the World
1973 Stein & Day NY 1st, 8vo, pp.352, 24 color & 58 bw photos, 2 drawings, 3 maps (1 fldg), appendices, blue cloth; inscribed, dj w/ ½” tear top spine, unclipped, near fine, cloth fine #19534 $39.00
Account of 1972 Southwest Face attempt, US edition of 'Everest Southwest Face'.
Neate B129, SB B25, Yak B214.[read more]
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Bonington, Chris & Charles Clarke Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge
1984 Norton NY 1st, 8vo, pp.132, 80 color & 15 bw photos, map, map eps, black cloth; signed Bonington, dj near fine, cloth fine #18562 $79.00 $63.20
The 1982 British attempt on the unclimbed Northeast Ridge on which Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker disappeared. Neate B131, SB B28.
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Bonington, Chris & Charles Clarke Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triumph of Sepu Kangri
1999 Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 254, 91 color photos, 2 illus, 7 maps, appendices, map eps, blue cloth; signed Bonington, dj & cloth new #19046 $39.00 $31.20
Bonington, Clarke, Curran, and team made several attempts over several years to reach the summit of 6860-metre Sepu Kangri and did reach the West Summit, just 200 meters shy of the Main Summit. An enthralling account of their climb and human encounters along the way. Bonington is well known for hi[read more]
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Bonington, Chris & Charles Clarke Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triumph of Sepu Kangri
1999 Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 254, 91 color photos, 2 illus, 7 maps, appendices, map eps, blue cloth; signed Bonington & Jim Curran, dj & cloth new #18279 $59.00 $47.20
Bonington, Clarke, Curran, and team made several attempts over several years to reach the summit of 6860-metre Sepu Kangri and did reach the West Summit, just 200 meters shy of the Main Summit. An enthralling account of their climb and human encounters along the way. Bonington is well known for hi[read more]
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Bonington, Chris & Charles Clarke Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triumph of Sepu Kangri
1999 Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 254, 91 color photos, 2 illus, 7 maps, appendices, map eps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #16690 $29.95 $23.96
Bonington, Clarke, Curran, and team made several attempts over several years to reach the summit of 6860-metre Sepu Kangri and did reach the West Summit, just 200 meters shy of the Main Summit. An enthralling account of their climb and human encounters along the way. Bonington is well known for hi[read more]
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Bonington, Chris. Chris Bonington on Sepu Kangri Poster
UK Image/poster size 15” x 19.5”, text states “Chris Bonington on Sepu Kangri, NE Tibet, Autumn 1998”, color w/ no margins; rolled, new #19382 $9.95 $7.96
Chris Bonington, Charlie Clarke, Jim Curran and team made several attempts over several years to reach the summit of 6860-metre Sepu Kangri and did reach the West Summit, just 200 meters shy of the Main Summit. This great image is identical to the cover of the expedition book ‘Tibet’s Secret Mounta[read more]
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Booth, Pat Graeme Dingle: Dangerous Journeys
1995 Hodder Auckland 1st, 4to, pp.192, photo frontis, 24 color & 40 bw photos, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #20635 $45.00
A nicely done biography of New Zealand mountaineer Graeme Dingle, including other New Zealand mountaineers and climbs on Jannu, Trango, Everest, Mt. Cook, etc.[read more]
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Boukreev, Anatoli & G. Weston DeWalt The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest
1997 St. Martin's NY 2nd, 8vo, pp.xi, 256, 24 color & 1 bw photos, 2 maps, sketch, chart, white cloth; dj near fine, cloth fine #8659 $15.00 $12.00
This is Anatoli Boukreev’s dramatic personal account of his role on Scott Fischer’s Mountain Madness team and the 1996 Everest disaster. He presents his perspective and sheds new light on the events and his account of the pre-expedition maneuvering for clients, permits, and oxygen makes fascinating[read more]
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Boysen, Martin Hanging On: A Life Inside British Climbing’s Golden Age
2014 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.265, 39 color & 39 bw photos, 2 drawings, black cloth; signed, dj new, cloth w/ front free end-paper glued to front pastedown, else new #26749 $39.95
Boysen’s long-awaited autobiography describes his passion for crags and mountains emanating from his deep love of nature and a strong sense of adventure. From his early days on rock as a Kent schoolboy after the war, he was soon among the most gifted climbers of his or any generation, famed for his [read more]
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Boysen, Martin Hanging On: A Life Inside British Climbing’s Golden Age
2017 UK 1st thus, 8vo, pp.265, 17 color & 26 bw photos, 2 drawings, wraps w/ French flaps; signed, new #27236 $25.95
Boysen’s long-awaited autobiography describes his passion for crags and mountains emanating from his deep love of nature and a strong sense of adventure. From his early days on rock as a Kent schoolboy after the war, he was soon among the most gifted climbers of his or any generation, famed for his [read more]
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Breashears, David High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places
1999 US 1st, 8vo, pp.319, photo frontis, 53 color & 23 bw photos, map, black/white cloth; signed Kurt Diemberger, dj & cloth new #14818 $29.00
Breashears and his MacGillivray Freeman IMAX/IWERKS Everest team played a pivotal role helping to rescue climbers in 1996. In this autobiography, Breashears, IMAX ‘Everest’ director, takes us from his childhood days growing up in Greece under the dominance of his abusive father, to early climbs in [read more]
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