| |
 Keiser, Anne & Cynthia Ramsay Sir Edmund Hillary & The People of Everest
2002 US 1st, 4to, pp.174, color frontis, 195 color & 21 bw photos, sketch, blue cloth; signed E. P. Hillary, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #22738 $175.00
Through personal interviews and intimate photos, Keiser and Ramsay begin with a vivid recounting of the conquest of Everest and go on to beautifully chronicle Hillary's humanitarian and environmental efforts over the following half century. His work on behalf of the Sherpas included raising funds, b[read more]
|
Kele, František Moje dotyky s Everestom [My Touch with Everest]
2009 Slovakia 1st, 8vo, photo frontis, pp.151, 31 color photos, chart, map eps, wraps w/ flaps; new #25988 $39.95
This 1984 Czechoslovakian expedition placed three people on the summit via the South Pillar, including Ang Rita who made his 2nd ascent. The descent via the South Col route was marred with the death of summitter Jozef Psotka, at the time the oldest summitter at age 50. This appears to be a differe[read more]
|
Khullar, Brig. D. K. The Call of Everest: First Ascent by an Indian Woman
1992 Vision New Delhi 1st, 8vo, pp.200, 6 color & 8 bw photos, 2 maps, appendices, black/red cloth; dj chipped, vg, cloth vg. #9825 $39.00
Account of the 1984 Indian Expedition via the South Col. A hard to find title. SB K15.[read more]
|
Kielkowski, Jan Mount Everest Massif: Monograph - Guide - Chronicle
1993 Poland 1st, 8vo, pp.202, 97 figures, 9 maps; fine #5028 $29.00
Covers Everest and surrounding peaks including Lhotse, Nuptse, Changtse, Imja Tse (Island Peak), Mehra, Shartse, Pethangtse, and more, showing many routes and chronicles ascents to June 1992. Kielkowski’s historical guides are a great resource for both trekkers and climbers with their wonderfully de[read more]
|
Kikstra, Harry Everest: Summit of the World
2009 UK 1st, 16mo, pp.96, 47 color photos, chart, 4 color maps, map eps, spiral bound; new #25331 $16.95
The latest in the Pocket Summits guide series. These are pocket-sized, with a spiral binding and a wrap-around cover that features a full color large-scale map of the climb (1:90,000), plus color photos, trip planning & preparation info, area history, etc. Kikstra explains in detail how to tackle [read more]
|
Kobalenko, 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]
|
Kohli, M. S. Nine Atop Everest: Spectacular Indian Ascent
2000 India rep, 8vo, pp.xviii, 236, 26 bw photos, map, appendices, brown cloth; dj corners bumped, fine, cloth fine #19935 $27.95
Back in print! This is one of my favorite books which provides the account of the Third Indian Everest Expedition of 1965 which finally succeeded and placed nine members on the summit. Neate K43, SB K23, Yak K115.[read more]
|
Kohli, M. S. Nine Atop Everest: Story of the Indian Ascent
1969 Orient Longmans Ltd Bombay 1st, thick 8vo, pp.xxi, 384, 31 color & 85 bw photos, 3 maps, appendices, black cloth; dj rubbed, ¾” chip to front edge, unclipped, good+, cloth miss page ribbon, very good #9834 $89.00
Account of the Third Indian Everest Expedition of 1965 which finally succeeded and placed nine members on the summit. Hard to find and a good read. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature.
Neate K43, SB K23, Yak K115.[read more]
|
Kopacka, 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]
|
Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
1997 Villard NY 1st ed, 4th prtg, 8vo, pp.293, frontis, 12 bw photos, text illus, map eps, white/grey cloth; dj rubbed, vg, cloth w/ edge wear, 2 names, vg #17389 $5.00 $4.00
Jon Krakauer joined Rob Hall’s Adventure Consultants team to write for Outside magazine on an Everest guided climb. In the end he was one of the few survivors of the disastrous storm which killed eight climbers in May 1996. His account of one of mountaineering’s worst tragedies, and its implicati[read more]
|
Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
1997 Villard NY 1st ed, 1st prtg, 8vo, pp.293, frontis, 12 bw photos, text illus, map eps, white/grey cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #14418 $29.00 $7.95
Jon Krakauer joined Rob Hall’s Adventure Consultants team to write for Outside magazine on an Everest guided climb. In the end he was one of the few survivors of the disastrous storm which killed eight climbers in May 1996. His account of one of mountaineering’s worst tragedies, and its implication[read more]
|
Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
1997 Villard NY 1st ed, 1st prtg, 8vo, pp.293, frontis, 12 bw photos, text illus, map eps, white/grey cloth; signed, dj fine, cloth fine. #11016 $145.00
Jon Krakauer joined Rob Hall’s Adventure Consultants team to write for Outside magazine on an Everest guided climb. In the end he was one of the few survivors of the disastrous storm which killed eight climbers in May 1996. His account of one of mountaineering’s worst tragedies, and its implicati[read more]
|
Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
1997 Villard NY 1st ed, 1st prtg, 8vo, pp.293, frontis, 12 bw photos, text illus, map eps, white/grey cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #25410 $139.00 $110.00
Jon Krakauer joined Rob Hall’s Adventure Consultants team to write for Outside magazine on an Everest guided climb. In the end he was one of the few survivors of the disastrous storm which killed eight climbers in May 1996. His account of one of mountaineering’s worst tragedies, and its implication[read more]
|
Kropp, Göran Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey
1999 Discovery Books London 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 227, 21 color photos, 3 maps, sketch, blue/grey cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #26154 $125.00
This is the scarce UK edition of Kropp’s book, printed in the US but with the UK dust jacket and title page. In 2000 the book was banned in the UK when the publisher was successfully sued for libel as Kropp had mistaken one climber for another.
Kropp took a new approach to climbing Everest by sta[read more]
|
Kropp, Göran Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey
1999 Discovery Books NY 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 227, 21 color photos, 3 maps, sketch, blue/grey cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #18345 $325.00 $295.00
Kropp took a new approach to climbing Everest by starting out from Sweden on his bike in October 1995. Seven months later his first solo summit attempt ended 350 feet short of the top. Following the disastrous storm which claimed a number of lives he succeeded on his second attempt, in the company o[read more]
|
Langley, Bob East of Everest
1985 Michael Joseph London 2nd, imp, 8vo, pp.252, blue cloth; dj fine, cloth fine #12668 $15.00
Fiction. A spy thriller set amongst the Himalaya. Neate X200.[read more]
|
Lim, David Mountain to Climb: The Quest for Everest and Beyond
1999 Singapore 1st, 8vo, pp.xiii, 241, map frontis, 90 color & 1 bw photos, appendix, wraps; new. #18747 $19.95
A very nicely done book on the successful first Singapore Mt. Everest expedition in 1998. David recounts the years of planning and preparation for the attempt as well as his own battle with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.[read more]
|
Lind, Charles An Afterclap of Fate: Mallory on Everest
2006 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.126, blue cloth; dj & cloth new. #24515 $29.95
The perennial mystery of Mallory and Irvine on Everest receives an intriguing twist in a reconstruction of their fateful climb written virtually in Mallory’s own words, drawn from the climber’s letters, writing, and his background as a classicist. The reader is taken in the stream of Mallory’s cons[read more]
|
Little, Paul After Everest: Inside the Private World of Edmund Hillary
2012 Australia 1st, 8vo, pp.xiii, 250, 3 color & 5 bw photos, wraps; new #26865 $19.95
A fascinating exploration of the life of mountaineer and adventurer Edmund Hillary, penetrating beyond the legend to reveal a character of paradoxes. Edmund Hillary is a towering figure among adventurers. His conquest of Everest and his dedication to the welfare of the Nepalese people is well known.[read more]
|
Loeffler, T. A. More Than a Mountain: One Woman's Everest
2008 Canada 1st, 8vo, pp.186, 43 color photos, wraps; new #25094 $22.95
Loeffler presents a candid account of her quest to climb the Seven Summits. The bulk of this book focuses on her Everest expedition but also includes her climbs on Elbrus, and Aconcagua. TA has had expeditions to Denali (2005), Elbrus (2006 attempt), Aconcagua (2006), Everest (2007 attempt) Ojos d[read more]
|
|
Prev
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 [11] 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Next
|