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New  Cave, Andy Learning to Breathe
2005 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.276, 27 color & 6 bw photos, 2 maps, black cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth w/ slight toning to paper as usual, tight, fine #24985 $85.00
Cave’s memoir takes us from his early days as a coal miner 3000 feet below the surface to his emergence as a high altitude climber. In 1986 he quit his job mining in order to take up mountaineering professionally. He attempted Ama Dablam (1987), Annapurna III (1988), and Gasherbum IV (1993). In 1997[read more]
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New Cave, Andy Thin White Line
2008 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.x, 240, 40 color & 5 bw photos, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #24979 $39.00
In 1997, Cave returned from the Himalaya, having climbed the stupendous north face of Changabang, but losing his friend and climbing partner in the process. Traumatized by the ordeal, he examines his relationship with the mountains that have defined his life. Will he have the courage to undertake su[read more]
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New Chamoux, Benoît Everest: Moins 2 Mètres/Minus 2 Meters
1993 Initiative France 1st, small 4to, pp.127, 81 color & 10 bw photos, 3 color illus, 7 figs, 2 tables, 3 maps, blue cloth; dj w/ 2.5” taped tear on front, unclipped, near fine, cloth tight, fine #27061 $45.00
Account of the 1992 Everest expedition which saw Chamoux (1961-1995) reach the summit of his 10th 8000m peak. This large expedition, primarily Italian, also placed scientific equipment on the summit to measure Everest’s height via both satellite and triangulation. As a result of this work Everest wa[read more]
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Chamoux, Benoît Le Vertige de L'Infini
1988 Albin Michel Paris 1st, 8vo, pp.187, 33 color photos, wraps; fine #18415 $29.00
Contains accounts of Chamoux’s climbs on Annapurna, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, K2, Gasherbrum I and II, Dhaulagiri II, and Everest. Chamoux would go on to summit 13 of the 14 8000ers before his disappearance on Kangchenjunga in 1995. In French, no English translation.[read more]
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Chapman, F. Spencer Memoirs of a Mountaineer: “Helvellyn to Himalaya” and “Lhasa: The Holy City”
1945 Reprint Society London rep, 8vo, pp.446, photo frontis, 46 bw photos, green cloth; dj taped on edges, clipped, vg, cloth tight, fine #11484 $19.00
A combination of two of Chapman's more popular books. “Helvellyn to Himalaya” includes an account of an attempt on Chomolhari.
Neate C27.[read more]
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Charcot, Jean-Baptiste The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?': The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910
1978 Archon Books Hamden facs, 8vo, pp.viii, 315, photo frontis, 48 bw photos, 3 drawings, map, blue cloth; dj rubbbed, 2 small edge tears, vg, cloth tight, fine #13718 $79.00
Charcot’s ship ‘Pourquoi-Pas?’ was designed and built to his specifications for his second foray to the Antarctic. They explored the Bellingshausen and Amundsen Seas, discovered Loubet Land, Marguerite Bay and Charcot Land (now Island), and conducted a comprehensive scientific program which produced[read more]
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Charles, Graham, et al The Frozen Coast: Sea Kayaking the Antarctic Peninsula
2004 US 1st, oblong 4to, pp.120, photo eps, 70 color photos, 4 color maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new. #24246 $29.95 $15.95
A marvelously illustrated account of the January 2001 journey of three NZ men down the Antarctic Peninsula. This 528 mile expedition was the southernmost sea kayak journey ever attempted, through the freezing waste of ice, rock and ocean that makes this one of the most inhospitable coasts on earth.[read more]
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New Chatwin, Bruce In Patagonia
1977 Summit Books NY 1st, 8vo, pp.205, map frontis, tan/brown cloth; dj unclipped, near fine, cloth w/ small dampstain top of text block at spine, near fine #27813 $65.00
The masterpiece of travel writing that revolutionized the genre and made its author famous overnight. An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Chatwin’s exquisite account of his journey through Patagonia teems with evocative descriptions, remar[read more]
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Chaundy-Smart, David A Youth Wasted Climbing
2015 Canada 1st, 8vo, pp.xv, 247, 10 color & 1 bw photos, wraps; signed, new #27024 $19.95
Chaundy-Smart took it as a compliment when his high school vice-principal told him he was wasting his youth by climbing. Here, he tells the story of how he and his brother, Reg, spent the last years of the 1970s fighting suburban boredom to become, in the words of renowned climbing historian Chic Sc[read more]
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Cherry-Garrard, Apsley The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910-1913
1922 Constable London 1st, 2 vol, 8vo, vol I pp.lxiv, 300, 4, frontis, 2 bw fldg pans, 3 color illus, 19 bw photos, 15 illus (1 fldg), 4 maps (3 fldg), appendix, vol II pp.viii, 301-585, frontis, 8 bw fldg pans, 1 color illus, 14 bw photos, 8 illus, 1 fldg map, uncut,; paper spine labels on tan linen spines over blue-gray papered boards; boards of vol I w/ light wear, vol II corners rubbed, small stain bottom both spines, tight, very good #26724 $3,750.00 $2,950.00
The Finest Polar Book Ever Written
Long regarded as ‘the’ classic work of Antarctic literature, Cherry-Garrard was the youngest member of Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 and the assistant zoologist. In addition to using his own material, he had access to the diaries of Wilson, Bower[read more]
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Child, Greg Climbing: The Complete Reference
1995 Facts on File NY 1st, 4to, pp.264, 60+ bw photos & illus, appendices, black cloth; dj fine, cloth fine #23420 $9.00
From Abalakov to Zurbriggen, open it anywhere and you’re sure to find something new what with 1000+ entries on people, peaks, equipment, terminology, etc.[read more]
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Child, Greg Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child
1998 US 1st, 8vo, frontis, pp.223, 53 bw photos, black/white cloth; signed, dj fine, cloth fine #15884 $39.00
More great writings from outstanding climber, and writer, Greg Child. His clever wit, sharp observations, and insightful reflections cover the full spectrum of the mountaineering experience and continue to entertain.
Winner 1998 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature.[read more]
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New Child, Greg Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalaya
1990 Peregrine Smith Salt Lake City 1st, 8vo, pp.192, 36 color & 19 bw photos, map, appendices, red cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #9581 $55.00
Child's first book recounts his climbs on Shivling, Lobsang Spire, Broad Peak, & Gasherbrum IV.[read more]
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Child, Greg Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalaya
1988 Patrick Stephens Northamptonshire 1st, 8vo, pp.192, 36 color & 19 bw photos, map, appendices, blue cloth; signed, dj fine, cloth fine #25842 $89.00
Child's first book recounts his climbs on Shivling, Lobsang Spire, Broad Peak, & Gasherbrum IV. This UK edition preceded the US edition by two years.[read more]
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China. A Photographic Record of the Mount Jolmo Lungma Scientific Expedition (1966-1968)
1977 Science Press Peking rep, 4to, np, 65 color & 70 bw photos, map eps, wraps; near fine #22322 $29.00
A large format photo account of the Tibet Scientific Expedition of the Chinese Academy of Sciences which reached a high point of 7790 metres. A nice production with glossy, coated paper and text in English.
Neate C43.[read more]
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China. Another Ascent of the World's Highest Peak - Qomolangma
1975 Foreign Languages Press Peking 1st, 8vo, pp.119, 97 color & 54 bw photos, map, wraps; spine/spine edges faded as usual, near fine #10306 $35.00 $19.00
Account of the 1975 Chinese ascent from the north. Neate C38, SB C16, Yak C97.
To see all of our Sale Items, click here.[read more]
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Chouinard, Yvon Climbing Ice
1978 Sierra Club SF 2nd, 4to, pp.192, photo frontis, 15 color & 153 bw photos, wraps; yellowed around edges, very good #9585 $9.00 $7.65
Chouinard’s classic book focusing on technique, history, equipment, and the science of ice.
Neate C50.
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Chouinard, Yvon Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
2005 US 1st, 8vo, pp.264, 94 bw photos, blue cloth; dj fine, cloth fine #24130 $19.00 $15.20
Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, presents both an autobiography of his years as one of the best climbers in America, and the story of developing his unique company begun from making his own equipment.
This book is from the Phil Hanson Collection. Phil's love of rock and ice climbing tr[read more]
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Christensen, Bo Belvedere Big E: Fortællingen om Big E Thrane & Thrane Danish Everest Expedition 2000 [Big E: The Story of Big: Thrane & Thrane Danish Everest Expedition 2000]
2008 Denmark 1st, 8vo, pp.132, 44 color & 14 bw photos, appendices, wraps; signed, new #27010 $34.95
Danish mountaineer Christensen has climbed for more than 30 years, the last 20 of these mostly in the Himalaya – Ama Dablam (1988), Dhaulagiri (1991), Broad Peak (1994), Everest (1996, 2000, 2013), Gasherbrum I (1998), Pandra & Danga (2002), Baruntse (2008), Lhakpa Ri (2009), Mustagh Ata (2010), and[read more]
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Christensen, Bo Belvedere De Smukke Bjerge: Gasherbrum Gruppen i Pakistan [The Beautiful Mountains: Gasherbrum Group in Pakistan]
2010 Denmark 1st, 8vo, pp.128, 37 color & 1 bw photos, 2 color & 5 bw maps, appendices, wraps; signed, new #27011 $39.95
Danish mountaineer Christensen has climbed for more than 30 years, the last 20 of these mostly in the Himalaya – Ama Dablam (1988), Dhaulagiri (1991), Broad Peak (1994), Everest (1996, 2000, 2013), Gasherbrum I (1998), Pandra & Danga (2002), Baruntse (2008), Lhakpa Ri (2009), Mustagh Ata (2010), and[read more]
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