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Vujta, Vladimír Gipfelsieg im Himmelsgebirge [Peak Victory in the Sky Mountains]
1964 Brockhaus Leipzig 1st, German ed, 8vo, pp.187, 13 color & 55 bw photos, 4 maps, pictorial cloth; cloth vg. #20555 $39.00
Account of a 1960 Czech expedition to Peak Pobeda in the Tien Shan. In German, no English translation.[read more]
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Walker, Kevin Learn Rock Climbing in a Weekend
1998 Knopf NY 1st thus, 8vo, pp.96, photo frontis, color photos & illus, signed. Wraps; fine #25235 $3.00 $2.40
This book is from the Phil Hanson Collection. Phil's love of rock and ice climbing transcends to his collection of treasured books. He discovered his passion for the sport later in life, when Henry Barber gave a motivational speech at a sales meeting for the outdoor apparel company he worked for. [read more]
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Walker, Tom The Seventymile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley
2013 US 1st, 8vo, pp.301, photo frontis, 51 bw photos, 2 maps, wraps; new #26548 $19.95
Longtime Denali writer and researcher Tom Walker tells the remarkable story of Harry Karstens, the actual, if unheralded, leader of the first successful expedition to climb McKinley in 1913. Karstens, all but forgotten by history, arrived in the Yukon as a young man during the 1897 Gold Rush, gaine[read more]
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Wall, David Rondoy: An Expedition to the Peruvian Andes
1965 Murray London 1st, 8vo, pp.176, 35 bw photos, 3 maps, blue cloth; dj vg+, cloth w/ gift inscription to Dick Irvin, fine #23883 $25.00
Account of a young, eight-member British expedition which made a difficult first ascent of Rondoy (19,300’), located in the Cordillera Huayhuash, in 1963. Two members were killed while retracing the summit ridge. Neate W07.[read more]
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Wall, David Rondoy: An Expedition to the Peruvian Andes
1965 Murray London 1st, 8vo, pp.176, 35 bw photos, 3 maps, blue cloth; dj clipped, near fine, cloth w/ date on ffep, label on title page for US distributor, else fine #10220 $15.00 $7.00
Account of a young, eight-member British expedition which made a difficult first ascent of Rondoy (19,300’), located in the Cordillera Huayhuash, in 1963. Two members were killed while retracing the summit ridge.
Neate W07.
To see all of our Sale Items, c[read more]
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Waller, James The Everlasting Hills
1939 Blackwood Edinburgh 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 190, 64 bw photos, 3 maps, map ep, blue cloth; dj rubbed, unclipped, vg, cloth w/ bookplate & inscription, vg #24338 $105.00
Waller’s account of his climbs in the Karakoram (Saltoro Kangri and Masherbrum) with John Hunt in 1935. With the scarce dust jacket.
Neate W08.[read more]
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 Ward, Michael Everest: A Thousand Years of Exploration - A Record of Mountaineering, Geographical Exploration, Medical Research and Mapping
2003 UK 1st, ltd ed 500, 8vo, pp.xxiv, 350, 34 bw photos, 1 color & 2 bw illus, 7 diagrams, 21 drawings, 27 maps, map eps, appendix, red cloth; signed, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth tight, very fine #25328 $189.00
The first comprehensive Monograph to tell the Everest story as it has evolved over the centuries. Ward was a member of both the 1951 and 1953 Everest expeditions and was directly involved in the pivotal events that led to success. In this major ‘biography’ of the world’s highest peak, written to cel[read more]
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Ward, Michael In This Short Span: A Mountaineering Memoir
1972 Gollancz London 1st, 8vo, pp.304, 40 bw photos, 3 maps, appendix, map eps, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #13616 $75.00
Ward, a British surgeon and mountaineer, covers his Himalayan expeditions to Everest (1951, 1953), to Ama Dablam and Makalu (1960-61), and to Bhutan (1964, 1965).
Neate W19.[read more]
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Ward, Michael The Mountaineer's Companion
1966 Eyre & Spottiswoode London 1st, 8vo, pp., 1 color & 24 bw photos, 20 drawings, 3 maps, photo eps, red cloth; dj w/ small tear top right corner, unclipped, very good, cloth w/ bp, tight, near fine #12129 $19.00
A fine anthology consisting of 114 selections by such noted authors as Bates, Benuzzi, Bonatti, Bonington, Bruce, Buhl, Evans, Finch, Herzog, Hillary, Hornbein, Hunt, Longstaff, Lunn, Mallory, Maraini, Meade, Mummery, Norton, Noyce, Odell, Patey, Rebuffat, Rey, Shipton, Smythe, Tenzing, Terray, Tilm[read more]
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Warner, Chris & Don Schmincke High Altitude Leadership: What the World’s Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About Leadership
2009 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xxviii, 210, 20 bw photos, white cloth; dj & cloth new #25239 $27.95
Drawing on gripping accounts of both conquest and survival in the Himalaya, this offers compelling lessons on the art of bravery, selfless leadership, and high performance under the most daunting outdoor – and business – conditions. Warner is well known for his climbing films and expeditions from K[read more]
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Warren, Dr. Tim Lessons from Everest: 7 Powerful Steps to the Top of Your World
2010 US 1st, 8vo, pp.vii, 145, 23 bw photos, wraps; signed, new #25636 $18.95
Warren honed his climbing skills on Mt. Washington, Rainier, Kilimanjoro, Denali, Grand Teton, Yosemite, and Aconcagua before attempting Everest. After a devastating failed attempt to climb Everest in 2007, and a brief period of mourning, he focused on learning the lessons that had been revealed to[read more]
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Warth, Hermann Tiefe Überall: Menschen, Schluchten und Achttausender
1986 Rosenheimer 1st, 4to, pp.208, 52 color & 1 bw photos, pictorial cloth; issued w/o dj, cloth w/ slight vertical line to front, else fine. #23107 $45.00
A nice large-format book covering expeditions to Makalu, Everest, Ganesh 3, Shartse, Kangchenjunga and others. In German, no English translation.[read more]
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Washburn, Barbara w/ Lew Freedman The Accidental Adventurer: Memoirs of the First Woman to Climb Mount McKinley
2001 US 1st, prtg, 8vo, pp.192, photo frontis, 31 bw photos, 3 maps, black cloth; signed Barbara & Lew Freedman, dj & cloth new #21956 $125.00
Barbara and Bradford Washburn are icons of American mountaineering. In 1940 Barbara married Brad Washburn, who was the director of the New England Museum of Natural History and the youngest museum director in the country. They were inseparable ever since. Although Barbara was not a mountaineer pr[read more]
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Washburn, Barbara w/ Lew Freedman The Accidental Adventurer: Memoirs of the First Woman to Climb Mount McKinley
2001 US 1st prtg, 8vo, pp.192, photo frontis, 31 bw photos, 3 maps, black cloth; signed Barbara Washburn, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #27720 $95.00
Barbara and Bradford Washburn are icons of American mountaineering. In 1940 Barbara married Brad Washburn, who was the director of the New England Museum of Natural History and the youngest museum director in the country. They were inseparable ever since. Although Barbara was not a mountaineer prior[read more]
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Washburn, Brad & Donald Smith On High: The Adventures of Legendary Mountaineer, Photographer, and Scientist Brad Washburn
2002 US 1st, 4to, pp.216, photo frontis, 134 bw photos, 5 maps, dec cloth; signed Brad Washburn 2003, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #22785 $79.00
A nicely produced tribute to one of America’s pioneer climbers. Washburn’s life has been full on a great many fronts – museum director, photographer, map maker, climber. This is a great tribute to a remarkable person.[read more]
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Washburn, Bradford Among the Alps with Bradford
1927 Putnam's NY 1st, 8vo, pp.xiv, 160, ads, photo frontis, 43 bw photos, map eps, orange cloth; cloth spine slightly rubbed, near fine #25675 $95.00
Brad describes exploring the peaks about Chamonix, making the Charmoz-Grépon traverse, and his attempt on Mont Blanc. He was 17 when this was published. The first of Brad’s three books in this series. Uncommon.
Neate W24.[read more]
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Washburn, Bradford Bradford on Mount Fairweather
1930 Putnam's NY 1st, 8vo, pp.ix, 127, photo frontis, 30 bw photos, 3 maps, photos eps, blue cloth; signed, cloth rubbed, spine lightly faded, foxing to frontis & title page, v #18989 $295.00
In 1930 Washburn, and five others, made the second attempt on Mt. Fairweather (15,300'). Brad was 20 when this was published. The third of Brad’s three books in this series. Uncommon.
Neate W26.[read more]
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Washburn, Bradford Bradford on Mount Fairweather
1930 Putnam's NY 1st, 8vo, pp.ix, 127, photo frontis, 30 bw photos, 3 maps, photos eps, blue cloth; cloth rubbed, dampstain to lower cover, stain to few eps, tight, very good #26384 $135.00
In 1930 Washburn, and five others, made the second attempt on Mt. Fairweather (15,300'). Brad was 20 when this was published. The third of Brad’s three books in this series. Uncommon.
Neate W26.[read more]
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Washburn, Bradford Mount McKinley’s West Buttress: The First Ascent – Brad Washburn’s Logbook 1951
2003 Top of the World Press Williston, VT 1st, 8vo, pp.142, photo frontis, 71 bw photos, 4 sketches, 2 maps, appendices, wraps; new #22852 $24.95 $19.95
Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, was first climbed in 1913 by its northern Muldrow Glacier route. Yet, for almost 40 years, no one had climbed the mountain via its southern slopes. By 1951, however, one man knew more about McKinley’s geography than anyone else. His knowledge of [read more]
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Washburn, Bradford Mount McKinley’s West Buttress: The First Ascent – Brad Washburn’s Logbook 1951
2003 Top of the World Press Williston, VT 1st, 8vo, pp.142, photo frontis, 71 bw photos, 4 sketches, 2 maps, appendices, wraps; signed, new #22851 $65.00
Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, was first climbed in 1913 by its northern Muldrow Glacier route. Yet, for almost 40 years, no one had climbed the mountain via its southern slopes. By 1951, however, one man knew more about McKinley’s geography than anyone else. His knowledge of [read more]
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