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American Alpine Club LibraryEvans, Charles Eye on Everest: A Sketch Book from the Great Everest Expedition
1955 Dobson London 1st, 8vo, pp.123, 119 bw sketches, blue cloth; dj covers pasted on free eps, AAC/Hall bookplate, vg- #24834 $25.00 $22.50
Done as a book for children, this has many sketches by Evans detailing the climb. He was one of the first to reach the South Summit in 1953. This is one of eight books written by the first ascent team. Neate E26. Hall, Henry S., Jr. (1895 – 1987) – AAC Councilor (1923-33, 47-49, 53-73), Secret[read more]

Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak: Evans, Charles
signedEvans, Charles Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak
1957 Dutton NY 1st, 8vo, pp.xvii, 187, 51 bw photos, 2 maps, 5 diagrams, appendices, black cloth; signed George Band, dj chipped, vg+, cloth fine #12325 $115.00
Account of the British first ascent in 1955. This copy is signed by George Band who was not only one of the team to reach the summit but was also the youngest member of the successful 1953 British Everest Expedition. Neate E27, Yak E62.[read more]

Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak: Evans, Charles
Evans, Charles Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak
1956 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.xix, 187, color frontis, 4 color & 50 bw photos, 2 maps, 5 diagrams, appendices, black cloth; dj yellowing on back as usual, 1” tear back, some fold lines to front flap, clipped, vg, cloth bright, tight, near fine, with Kangchenjunga Climbed. 50th anniversary program, pp.12, 5 color & 5 bw photos, wraps; new #23678 $69.00
Account of the British first ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1955. This UK edition includes color photos not in the US edition. The accompanying 50th anniversary program is also signed by the same people with the addition of Charles Clarke provided the introduction for the evening and Doug Scott the clos[read more]

Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak: Evans, Charles
signedEvans, Charles Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak
1956 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.xix, 187, color frontis, 4 color & 50 bw photos, 2 maps, 5 diagrams, appendices, black cloth; signed George Band & Tony Streather, dj pulled top spine, clipped, very good, cloth w/ pencil marks to ffep, near fine #10272 $295.00 $125.00
Account of the British first ascent in 1955. Band was a member of the first summit team and Streather a member of the second team. Band was also the youngest member of the successful 1953 British Everest Expedition. This UK edition includes color photos not in the US edition. Neate E27, Yak E62. [read more]

See You Tomorrow: The Disappearance of Snowboarder Marco Siffredi on Everest: Evans, Jeremy
Evans, Jeremy See You Tomorrow: The Disappearance of Snowboarder Marco Siffredi on Everest
2021 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xvi, 207, black cloth; dj & cloth new #27777 $24.95
Marco Siffredi was considered by many the world’s best snowboarder in 2001 when he made the first complete snowboard descent of Everest. But in 2002, the 23-year-old returned to Tibet and mysteriously disappeared on Everest while attempting to descend the Hornbein Couloir, an unrelentingly steep and[read more]

2000c Postcard Jamie Clarke: Everest
signedEverest 2000c Postcard Jamie Clarke
2000 oversize card; inscribed by Clarke, fine #26376 $7.50 $4.50
Canadian Clarke had four trips to Everest (1991, 1994, 1997 summit, 2010 summit) as well as climbing the Seven Summits. In 1999 he spent 40 days crossing 620 miles of the Empty Quarter of Arabia, the first westerner to do so in 50 years. To see all of our Sale Items,
Everest: 50 Years on the Mountain: Everest
DVD videoEverest Everest: 50 Years on the Mountain
2003 US 90 min, DVD; new #25943 $19.99 $14.99
In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay made history as the first people to reach the top of Everest. Now, 50 years later, three sons (Peter Hillary, Jamling Tenzing, Brent Bishop) of Everest's most celebrated climbers return to the mountain to challenge it again. Join their journey as they b[read more]

Everest. Catalans a l’Everest 50è Aniversari 1a Ascensió 1953 – 2003
2003 FEEC Barcelona 1st, 8vo, [pp.28], 34 color & 1 bw photos, wraps; new. #23377 $19.00
A nice special publication, for the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest, celebrating the Spanish Catalan expeditions to Everest in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2003. In Spanish, no English translation.[read more]

Everest – Photographs from the Royal Geographical Society Picture Library: Everest.
Everest. Everest – Photographs from the Royal Geographical Society Picture Library
2003 illustrated brochure w/ price list, pp.40, 14 color & 21 & bw photos, wraps; new. #22909 $9.00
A marvelous selection of prints from the RGS Everest Archive made available in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest. The prints in this special commemorative limited edition include some of the most famous photographs ever taken of the mountain from 1907 to 1953.[read more]

signedEverest/Lhotse. 1972 Souvenir Cover Deutsche Everest-Lhotse Expedition
1972 ; signed Gerhard Lenser #20278 $19.00
Lenser had a long Himalayan climbing career which included the first ascent of Pumori. On this expedition Lenser and one other climber hoped to climb Lhotse from the east. However, they were unable to find a suitable approach route.[read more]

1972 Souvenir Cover Deutsche Everest-Lhotse Expedition: Everest/Lhotse.
signedEverest/Lhotse. 1972 Souvenir Cover Deutsche Everest-Lhotse Expedition
1972 ; signed Gerhard Lenser + 1 other #22375 $19.00
Lenser had a long Himalayan climbing career which included the first ascent of Pumori. On this expedition Lenser and one other climber hoped to climb Lhotse from the east. However, they were unable to find a suitable approach route.[read more]

The Organization of an Alaskan Expedition: Everett, Boyd N., Jr.
Everett, Boyd N., Jr. The Organization of an Alaskan Expedition
1984 Gorak Book Pasadena 1st, 8vo, pp.112, photo frontis, 28 bw photos, 2 maps, wraps; fine #25824 $14.95
The first detailed book to describe the tasks necessary to prepare a mountaineering expedition to the Alaska Range, Wrangell Mountains, Chugach Range, and St. Elias Mountains. Topics include route planning, glacier flying, regulations, avalanches, equipment, food, climbing strategies, weather, and e[read more]

Reach for the Sky: Falvey, Pat
Falvey, Pat Reach for the Sky
1997 Ireland 1st, 8vo, pp.222, 53 color & 44 bw photos, appendix, black cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #12990 $29.00
Falvey went from being a millionaire at age 26, and broke by 29, to the Seven Summits by 39. His ascent of Everest via the North Ridge in 1995 was a first for Ireland.[read more]

Coming Through: Expeditions to Chogolisa and Menlungtse: Fanshawe, Andy
Fanshawe, Andy Coming Through: Expeditions to Chogolisa and Menlungtse
1990 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.217, 17 color photos, 4 maps/drawings, appendices, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth w/ 2 small cuts top of ffep, else fine #26494 $17.00 $14.45
The bold, first traverse of Chogolisa's (7665m) twin summits, in 1986, and the first ascent of Mengluntse West (7023m), in 1988, led by Chris Bonington and with David Breashears and Alan Hinkes. Fanshawe was killed in 1992 while climbing in the Cairngorms.[read more]

I Quattordici “8000”: Fantin, Mario
Fantin, Mario I Quattordici “8000”
1964 Zanichelli Bologna 1st, 8vo, pp.302, frontis chart, 45 bw photos, 24 maps (23 color), 60 sketches, 3 charts (1 fldg), map eps, appendices, orange cloth; dj rubbed, spine faded, very good, cloth tight, fine #24416 $95.00
A marvelous anthology of the 8000m peaks with chapters on each peak. Each chapter contains biographies of the principal members of the successful first ascent teams, excerpts from their writings, maps, sketches, and photos. Contributors include Herzog, Terray, Mason, Noyce, Hillary, Hunt, Tilman, [read more]

Ron Fawcett: Rock Athlete: Fawcett, Ron w/ Ed Douglas
signedFawcett, Ron w/ Ed Douglas Ron Fawcett: Rock Athlete
2010 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.vii, 240, 43 color & 8 bw photos, black cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #25474 $45.00
Fawcett is a natural-born climber. In 1969, while still at school in his native Yorkshire, he tied into a climbing rope for the first time and was instantly hooked. From that moment on, it seemed nothing else in his life mattered nearly as much as his next vertical fix. Ten years later, Fawcett was [read more]

A Century of American Alpinism: Fay, Charles, et al
Fay, Charles, et al A Century of American Alpinism
2002 AAC Boulder 1st, 8vo, pp.ix, 196, 32 bw photos, appendices, wraps; fine #24006 $15.00
An interesting history of the first 100 years of the American Alpine Club with much material taken from the Club’s Journal. An appendix on the Journal is written by Ad Carter.[read more]

First Over Everest: The Houston-Mount Everest Expedition 1933: Fellowes, Air Commodore P. F. M., et al.
Fellowes, Air Commodore P. F. M., et al. First Over Everest: The Houston-Mount Everest Expedition 1933
1934 McBride NY rep, 8vo, pp.264, appendices, photo/map eps, green cloth; cloth very good #23189 $12.00
Account of the hazardous 1933 flights over Everest to take photographs. A nice companion to Clydesdale's ‘Pilots' Book of Everest’. Neate F17, SB F08, Yak F27.[read more]

Aconcagua South Face: Ferlet, Réné & Guy Poulet
Ferlet, Réné & Guy Poulet Aconcagua South Face
1956 Constable London 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 209, frontis, 17 bw photos, 4 maps/diagrams, blue cloth; dj w/ small chip top spine, ½” tear top edge, lightly rubbed, unclipped, near fine, cloth tight, fine #9676 $69.00
The first ascent of the difficult South Face in 1954. A very severe and exposed climb. Neate F19.[read more]

Cerro Torre Pared Oeste: Ferrari, Casimiro
Ferrari, Casimiro Cerro Torre Pared Oeste
1983 Editorial RM Barcelona 1st thus, 8vo, pp.180, 49 color & 1 bw photos, map, pictorial cloth; issued w/o dj, cloth w/ small name stamp on title page, fine #24464 $45.00
Account of the first undisputed ascent of Cerro Torre (3128m) in 1974 which placed four members on the summit. This followed the claimed first ascent by Cesare Maestri in 1959 which was much disputed. In Spanish, no English translation.[read more]

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