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Z Everesta: Karnicar, Davo, Tadej Golob & Urban Golob
signedKarnicar, Davo, Tadej Golob & Urban Golob Z Everesta
2000 Mythos Ljubljana 1st, 4to, pp.188, 168 color photos, blue cloth; signed by Davo Karnicar on his chapter, dj & cloth new. #22255 $59.00 $49.00
In October 2000 Karnicar became the first person to make a complete ski descent of Everest arriving at base camp five hours after leaving the summit. This is a nicely illustrated account of his historical achievement. In Slovenian, no English translation. To see all of our Sale Items,
Rock ‘n’ Roll on the Wall: Karo, Silvo
signedKaro, Silvo Rock ‘n’ Roll on the Wall
2020 Slovenia 1st, 8vo, pp.304, 74 color & 44 bw photos, wraps w/ French flaps; signed, new #27715 $34.95
The long-awaited autobiography of the protagonist of the golden age of Slovenian mountaineering, who was led by the call of the mountains from the rural countryside to brutal Patagonian storms, vast Himalayan heights, radiant chimneys of the Karakorum granite, Greenland horizon, Indian monsoon, the [read more]

The Gerald F. Fitzgerald Collection of Polar Books, Maps and Art at the Newberry Library: A Catalogue: Karrow, Robert W. ed.
signedKarrow, Robert W. ed. The Gerald F. Fitzgerald Collection of Polar Books, Maps and Art at the Newberry Library: A Catalogue
2000 US Ltd ed 150, 8vo, pp.xx, 227, 16 color & 10 bw illus, white cloth; signed Bob Karrow & Pat Morris, dj & cloth new #20994 $39.95 $33.95
The Fitzgerald collection encompasses 767 books, almost 300 maps, and two dozen art works and artifacts. This detailed catalogue gives full descriptions of all of the 19th and 20th century published accounts, the map collection of James Wordie, and manuscript letters of Peary, Scott, Shackleton, Ma[read more]

Think Everest: Scaling Mountains with the Mind: Karwal, Atul & Anita
signedKarwal, Atul & Anita Think Everest: Scaling Mountains with the Mind
2010 India 1st, 8vo, pp.xiv, 254, 63 bw photos, sketch, wraps; signed Atul & Anita Karwal, light corner bump from shipping, else new #25520 $29.00 $24.95
Atul Karwal was a member of the SAMA (Sikkim Amateur Mountaineering Association) Mount Everest Expedition 2008. This is based on his diary records of the expedition and his successful ascent along with nine team-mates. To see all of our Sale Items, click he[read more]

The Guiding Spirit: Kauffman, Andrew J. & William L. Putnam
signedKauffman, Andrew J. & William L. Putnam The Guiding Spirit
1986 Footprint Revelstoke 1st, 8vo, pp.256, photo frontis, 76 bw photos, appendices, map eps, blue cloth; inscribed Putnam to Arthur Vaughan, dj fine, cloth fine #11485 $39.00
The story of the early Swiss guides employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway at the turn of the century. These guides did much to open up the Canadian Alps. Kauffman made the first ascent of Hidden Peak, together with Pete Schoening, in 1958. Putnam, a long-standing member of the American Alpine [read more]

Peak Rock: The History, The Routes, The Climbers: Kelly, Phil, Graham Hoey, Giles Barker, et al
signedKelly, Phil, Graham Hoey, Giles Barker, et al Peak Rock: The History, The Routes, The Climbers
2013 UK Ltd Ed 300, 4to, pp.396, 225 color & 182 bw photos, 3 sketches, black cloth; signed Ron Fawcett, Graham Hoey, & Phil Kelly, slipcase, dj & cloth new #26571 $84.95
Peak Rock is a large-format celebration of significant developments at the cutting edge of rock climbing in the Peak District, from the day that James W. Puttrell first set foot on rock at Wharncliffe in the late 19th century, through to modern day ascents on the area's gritstone and limestone crags[read more]

Dhaulagiri Himal - Monograph - Guide - Chronicle: Kielkowski, Jan
signedKielkowski, Jan Dhaulagiri Himal - Monograph - Guide - Chronicle
2015 Poland 1st, 8vo, pp.274, 134 bw figs/photos, 27 maps, wraps; signed, new #26940 $39.95
This is Kielkowski’s latest addition to his wonderful monograph series on the 8000m peaks. This covers the entire Dhaulagiri Himal region with a listing of all expeditions (1873-2014), all routes, and ascent information for each, a massive undertaking with Kielkowski’s wonderful drawings. This bring[read more]

Kangchenjunga Himal & Kumbhakarna Himal: Kielkowski, Jan
signedKielkowski, Jan Kangchenjunga Himal & Kumbhakarna Himal
1999 Poland 1st, 8vo, pp.204, 121 bw figs, 13 maps, wraps; signed, new #18154 $35.95
This is a continuation of Kielkowski’s wonderful guides to the Himalaya and Karakoram featuring all expeditions (1848-1998), all routes, and ascent information for each, a massive undertaking with Kielkowski’s wonderful drawings. Covers all expeditions and routes in the Kangchenjunga area, including[read more]

Makalu Himal: Monograph - Guide - Chronicle: Kielkowski, Jan
signedKielkowski, Jan Makalu Himal: Monograph - Guide - Chronicle
1988 Dusseldorf 1st, 8vo, pp.52, 35 bw figs, 2 maps, wraps; signed, new #22011 $35.95
This is a continuation of Kielkowski’s wonderful guides to the Himalaya and Karakoram featuring all expeditions (1921-2000), all routes, and ascent information for each, a massive undertaking with Kielkowski’s wonderful drawings. Covers Kangshung La, Chago, Kangchungtse, Chomo Lonzo, Makalu La, Maka[read more]

Nanga Parbat Group: Kielkowski, Jan
signedKielkowski, Jan Nanga Parbat Group
2015 Poland 1st, 8vo, pp.257, 143 bw figs/photos, 24 maps, wraps; signed, bumped from shipping, else new #26998 $39.95
This is Kielkowski’s latest addition to his wonderful monograph series on the 8000m peaks. This covers the entire Nanga Parbat region, including Nanga Parbat, Mazeno Peaks, Rakhiot Peak, Chongra Peak, Ganalo Peak, and Toshe I, with a listing of all expeditions (1830-2015), all routes, and ascent inf[read more]

Shisha Pangma Mountains Monograph - Guide - Chronicle: Kielkowski, Jan
signedKielkowski, Jan Shisha Pangma Mountains Monograph - Guide - Chronicle
2013 Poland 1st, 8vo, pp.163, 84 bw figs, 7 maps, wraps; signed, new #26831 $39.95
This is a continuation of Kielkowski’s wonderful guides to the Himalaya and Karakoram featuring all expeditions (1629-2011), all routes, and ascent information for each, a massive undertaking with Kielkowski’s wonderful drawings. Covers Porong Ri, Shisha Pangma, Pungpa Ri, Nyanang Ri, Molamenchin, C[read more]

Cold Wars: Climbing the Fine Line Between Risk and Reality: Kirkpatrick, Andy
signedKirkpatrick, Andy Cold Wars: Climbing the Fine Line Between Risk and Reality
2011 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.272, 38 color 6 & bw photos, 20 drawings, blue cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #25844 $45.00
This is the brilliant sequel to Kirkpatrick’s Boardman-Tasker Award winning debut ‘Psychovertical’. Mountaineering stand-up Kirkpatrick has achieved his life’s ambition to become one of the world’s leading climbers, specializing in big wall aid climbing, winter expeditions, and suffering generally. [read more]

Psychovertical: Kirkpatrick, Andy
signedKirkpatrick, Andy Psychovertical
2008 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.277, 35 color photos, 12 bw illus, 14 route drawings, map, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #26134 $95.00
Kirkpatrick is one of the world’s most accomplished mountaineers and big-wall climbers. In this, his first book, he describes his 13-day solo ascent of El Capitan’s Reticent Wall interwoven with his earlier climbs in Yosemite, the Alps, and Fitzroy. Winner of the 2008 Boardman-Tasker Award for Mo[read more]

Psychovertical: Kirkpatrick, Andy
signedKirkpatrick, Andy Psychovertical
2008 UK 2nd prtg, 8vo, pp.277, 35 color photos, 12 bw illus, 14 route drawings, map, blue cloth; signed, dj fine, cloth fine #26011 $95.00
Kirkpatrick is one of the world’s most accomplished mountaineers and big-wall climbers. In this, his first book, he describes his 13-day solo ascent of El Capitan’s Reticent Wall interwoven with his earlier climbs in Yosemite, the Alps, and Fitzroy. Winner of the 2008 Boardman-Tasker Award for Mou[read more]

Unknown Pleasures: Collected Writing on Life, Death, Climbing and Everything in Between: Kirkpatrick, Andy
signedKirkpatrick, Andy Unknown Pleasures: Collected Writing on Life, Death, Climbing and Everything in Between
2018 UK Ltd Signed ed n/200, 8vo, pp.xviii, 232, 32 bw illus, black cloth; signed on limitation page, dj & cloth new #27357 $59.95
Unknown Pleasures is a collection of works by the climber and award-winning author Andy Kirkpatrick. Obsessed with climbing and addicted to writing, Kirkpatrick is a master storyteller. Covering subjects as diverse as climbing, relationships, fatherhood, mental health, and the media, it is easy t[read more]

signedKobalenko, Jerry The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island
2002 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xx, 277, 10 color & 32 bw photos, 8 maps, blue/white cloth; signed, dj & cloth new. #22318 $29.00
Ellesmere Island, only 450 miles from the North Pole, is well known to Kobalenko who has traversed much of its terrain. His book, part historical and part journal, bring this forbidding place to life. A nice read about an area which received little literary attention. Winner 2002 Banff Mountain B[read more]

The Himalayas: Playground of the Gods – Trekking, Climbing, Adventure: Kohli, M. S.
signedKohli, M. S. The Himalayas: Playground of the Gods – Trekking, Climbing, Adventure
2000 Indus New Delhi rep, 8vo, pp.xiii, 244, 37 bw photos, 37 maps, brown cloth; signed, corners bumped in shipping, else dj & cloth new #23696 $45.00
This makes an excellent guide for anyone planning to trek or climb in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, China, or Afghanistan with details on landscapes, people, facilities, and difficulties.[read more]

signedKolev, Svetoslav Bitkata za Nanga Parbat [The Battle of Nanga Parbat]
1990 Medizine & Sport Sofia 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 11 bw photos, map, wraps; inscribed, fine. #22268 $39.00
Accounts of the first 100 expeditions to Nanga Parbat from 1835 to 1987. In Bulgarian, no English translation.[read more]

signedKopacka, Werner Everest: Der Roman [Everest: The Novel]
1998 Germany 1st, 8vo, pp.334, blue cloth; signed, dj & cloth new. #19078 $29.00
Kopacka was a journalist for the Austrian Himalayan Everest Expedition in 1978. With a forward by Robert Schauer. In German, no English translation.[read more]

Beyond the Vertical: Kor, Layton
signedKor, Layton Beyond the Vertical
1983 Alpine House Boulder 1st, 4to, pp.215, 171 color & 1 bw photos, red cloth; signed Kor & Fred Beckey (2x), inscribed Royal Robbins, dj fine, cloth w/ inscription, fine #25432 $425.00
Kor’s wonderful autobiography, supplemented with accounts by Beckey, Bonington, Robbins, Rowell, and others, who climbed with him. This weighs almost three pounds. Scarce, especially signed. Neate K46.[read more]

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