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 Hunt, John The Ascent of Everest
1953 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.xx, 300, color frontis, 7 color & 71 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, blue cloth; signed Alfred Gregory, dj chipped top/bottom spine, edges ruffled, unclipped, vg-, cloth tight, vg+ #11181 $115.00
The amazing story of the 1953 first ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tenzing. A signature book for any mountaineering library. UK edition of "Conquest of Everest".
Neate H135, SB H31, Yak H269.[read more]
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Hunt, John The Ascent of Everest
1953 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.xx, 300, color frontis, 7 color & 71 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, blue cloth; signed Wilfred Noyce on his photo, dj chipped top/bottom spine, vg-, cloth hinges starting to crack, name, vg #13577 $275.00
The 1953 first ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tenzing. This uniquely signed copy is a must for any mountaineering library. UK edition of "Conquest of Everest".
Neate H135, SB H31, Yak H269.[read more]
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Hunt, John The Ascent of Everest
1953 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.xx, 300, color frontis, 7 color & 71 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, blue cloth; signed John Hunt & Alfred Gregory, dj rubbed, clipped, vg, cloth tight, near fine #9795 $195.00
The amazing story of the 1953 first ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tenzing. Copies signed by Gregory are less common. UK edition of "Conquest of Everest".
Neate H135, SB H31, Yak H269.[read more]
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Hunt, John The Conquest of Everest
1954 Dutton NY BOMC, 8vo, pp.300, color frontis, 7 color & 73 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, tan/blue cloth; signed George Band & George Lowe, dj chipped top/bottom spine, vg, cloth w/ name, near fine #12183 $145.00
The 1953 first ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tenzing, a must for any mountaineering library. Band was the youngest member of the 1953 Everest expedition and made the first ascent of Kangchenjunga. Neate H135, SB H31, Yak H269.[read more]
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Hunt, John The Conquest of Everest
1954 Dutton NY 1st, 8vo, pp.xx, 300, color frontis, 7 color & 73 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, tan/blue cloth; signed Alfred Gregory & Ed Hillary, dj chipped back spine edge, unclipped, vg, cloth tight, fine #11386 $175.00
The amazing story of the 1953 first ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tenzing. A signature book for any mountaineering library. US edition of 'Ascent of Everest'.
Neate H135, SBH31, Yak H269.[read more]
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Hunt, John The Conquest of Everest
1954 Dutton NY BOMC, 8vo, pp.300, color frontis, 7 color & 73 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, tan/blue cloth; signed George Band, dj faded on spine, unclipped, vg+, cloth w/ small name on front pastedown, tight, fine #9802 $75.00
The 1953 first ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tenzing, a must for any mountaineering library. Band was the youngest member of the 1953 Everest expedition and made the first ascent of Kangchenjunga. This is the US edition of 'Ascent of Everest'.
Neate H135, SB H31, Yak H269.[read more]
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 Hunt, John The Conquest of Everest
1954 Dutton NY 1st, 8vo, pp.xx, 300, color frontis, 7 color & 73 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, tan/blue cloth; signed Charles Evans, George Lowe, & Michael Westmacott, cloth spine edge fraying/cracked, faint label mark on spine, dj covers/flaps pasted on eps, AAC/Publisher bookplate, frontis loose, fair #9797 $355.00 $255.60
US edition of 'Ascent of Everest'. These are period signatures, not recent. This is a true first edition and not a Book Club.
Neate H135, SBH31, Yak H269.
This book is from the collection of the American Alpine Club Library. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to benefit the Library. To[read more]
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Huston, John & Tyler Fish Forward: The First American Unsupported Expedition to the North Pole
2011 US 1st, oblong 8vo, pp.168, photo frontis, 289 color & 4 bw photos, chart, 3 maps, appendices, black cloth; signed by Huston & Fish, dj & cloth new #25979 $59.95
On a perfect day in March, 2009, with the temperature hovering near -40°F, Huston and Fish stepped off the North American continent and onto the frozen, jumbled surface of the Arctic Ocean. The two seasoned adventurers had their sights set on one goal: to travel under their own power to the North P[read more]
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Huston, John & Tyler Fish Forward: The First American Unsupported Expedition to the North Pole
2011 US 1st, oblong 8vo, pp.168, photo frontis, 289 color & 4 bw photos, chart, 3 maps, appendices, black cloth; signed Huston, dj & cloth new #26445 $49.00 $35.00
On a perfect day in March, 2009, with the temperature hovering near -40°F, Huston and Fish stepped off the North American continent and onto the frozen, jumbled surface of the Arctic Ocean. The two seasoned adventurers had their sights set on one goal: to travel under their own power to the North P[read more]
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Huston, John & Tyler Fish Victorinox North Pole ’09 Expedition Calendar
12” wide x 24” high when opened, 34 color photos, map, 12 months; signed by Huston & Fish, fine #26387 $25.00
This calendar, for 2010, commemorates the first unsupported, unassisted American expedition to reach the North Pole. Huston and Fish spent over two months skiing more than 500 miles and hauling 300-pound sleds to the pole. A nice calendar with color photos and plenty of space for notes.[read more]
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Ichac, Marcel Quand Brillent les Étoiles de Midi
1960 Arthaud Paris 1st, 8vo, pp.114, 4 color & 102 bw photos, map, white cloth w/ color photo; signed Lionel Terray, cloth lightly rubbed, else fine #21973 $295.00 $249.00
Account of creating yet another film with Lionel Terray, Gerard Herzog, and Jacques Ertaud. This film won the Grand Prize for Cinema in 1959 and featured Terray as the main participant. Terray was a superb Alpinist who participated in many first ascents including that of Annapurna in 1950. In French[read more]
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Ilgner, Arno The Rock Warrior’s Way: Mental Training for Climbers
2003 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xxxi, 144, 27 bw photos, wraps; signed, new. #23165 $16.95
Ilgner, a climber since the early ‘70s, has developed a seven-step mental training process for climbing. Mental training is scarcely covered in the climbing literature, yet it is as important to performance as strength, flexibility, and technique. In his unique approach, Ilgner draws from the rich[read more]
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Isserman, Maurice Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
2016 US 1st, 8vo, pp.436, 42 bw photos, red/yellow cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #27094 $28.95
This magesterial and thrilling history argues that the story of American mountaineering is the story of America itself. Isserman follows his award winning ‘Fallen Giants’ with this history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Mountains were original[read more]
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Isserman, Maurice & Stewart Weaver Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes
2008 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 579, photo frontis, 64 bw photos, 12 drawings, 7 bw maps, blue cloth; signed Isserman, Weaver & Dee Molenaar, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #26095 $75.00
The first comprehensive history of Himalayan mountaineering in fifty years. The authors offer detailed, original accounts of the most significant climbs since the 1890s. They discuss the effects of political and social change on the world of mountaineering, and offer a penetrating analysis of a cult[read more]
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Ives, Katie Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams
2021 US 1st, 8vo, pp.301, photo frontis, grey cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #27749 $26.95
In 1962 the editors of Summit magazine received a submission about first ascents in an unknown mountain range in British Columbia. Accompanied by a photo of granite walls that stretched like gothic spires into the sky, the article explained that the climbing party had failed to reach the main summit[read more]
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Jensen, David Mawson’s Remarkable Men: The Personal Stories of the Epic 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition
2015 Australia 1st, 8vo, pp.184, photo frontis, 90 bw photos, 5 plans, 2 maps, wraps; signed, new #26981 $39.95
In 1911, the Australian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson left Hobart on the Aurora, headed for Antarctica. Much is known about Mawson and tales of his exploits are often retold. But Mawson did not go alone. What of the men who set off with him and without whom he could have achieved little?[read more]
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Jerstad, Luther G. Mani-Rimdu, Sherpa Dance-Drama
1969 Oxford Calcutta 1st, 8vo, pp.xvi, 192, 22 bw photos, 6 figs, appendices, red cloth; inscribed by Jerstad, cloth tight, fine #22332 $49.00
Jerstad, known for this 1963 ascent of Everest, describes the Nepalese form of the Tibetan Buddhist dance-drama known as Cham. He observed Mani-Rimdu among the Sherpas of northeastern Nepal.[read more]
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Jones, Chris Climbing in North America
1976 Univ California Press Berkeley 1st, 8vo, pp.x, 392, 203 bw photos, blue cloth; signed Bob Culp, Glen Denny, Layton Kor, Royal Robbins & David Roberts, dj w/ 2 tears back, slight rippling of back, taped top spine, good+, cloth w/ bookplate, near fine #25084 $149.00
One of the best historical books on North American climbing. Neate J32.[read more]
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Jones, Chris Climbing in North America
1976 Univ California Press Berkeley 1st, 8vo, pp.x, 392, 203 bw photos, blue cloth; signed, dj lightly rubbed, unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #13581 $75.00
One of the best historical books on North American climbing.
Neate J32.[read more]
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Jordan, Jennifer Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain
2005 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xv, 303, 23 bw photos, map eps, black/grey cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #23613 $29.00
At the beginning of the 2004 climbing season, ninety women had successfully summited Everest, but only five female climbers had reached the top of K2. Today, all of those brave pioneers are dead.
In 1986 Polish climber Wanda Rutkiewicz became the first woman ever to reach the summit of K2 and was[read more]
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