Keyword: mountaineering

The Highlands With Rope and Rucksack.

Price: £95.00

Publisher: H.F. & G. Witherby : 1923

Seller ID: 010990

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in light green cloth boards, gilt titles and gilt illustration on spine, some rubbing. shelfwear and fading to the spine and corners, otherwise in Very Good condition, some foxing to the endpapers, previous owner's name on front endpaper. Handcut pages. No dustwrapper. First edition, With frontispiece photo of the Crowberry Ridge, tissue-guarded. The Highlands With Rope and Rucksack.
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The Last Blue Mountain.

By: Barker, Ralph.

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Diadem Books : 1979

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 010719

ISBN-13: 9780906371053

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover with some light shelfwear but otherwise in Very Good condition. First paperback edition, pp210, b&w illustrations. Tells the true story of one of the most tragic of mountain misadventures. The 1957 expedition to Haramosh Peak in the Karakoram range in Pakistan is a tale of an expedition that has gone terribly wrong. It tells of three days and three nights without food or water as the climbers try and extricate one another from an icy grave.
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Tirich Mir: The Norwegian Himalaya Expedition.

By: Bateson, Solvi and Richard.

Price: £45.00

Publisher: Hodder& Stoughton : 1952

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 010733

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardback in original blue cloth boards, gilt tiles, light shelfwear, previous owner's name on endpaper, slight spotting to edge of text block and endpapers otherwise in Very Good condition, dustwrapper has some tears and shelf wear, small chip missing to head and foot of spine otherwise in Good+ condition. First edition, pp192, b&w illustrations, tables, maps, diagrams, and index. Since 1907 when C. W. Rubenson and I. Monrad-Aas came very close to success on Kabru, the 24,000-foot south-western outlier of Kangchen- junga, Norwegian climbers have had several plans for Himalayan expeditions. T...
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When The Alps Cast Their Spell: Mountaineers of the Alpine Golden Age.

By: Braham, Trevor.

Price: £18.00

Publisher: The In Pinn, Neil Wilson Publishing, 2004. 1903238749 : 2004

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 2026

ISBN-13: 9781903238745

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in Fine condtion, complete with dust wrapper, also in Fine condtion. First edition, with colour and b&w illustrations, pp314, notes to chapters, list of Alpine first ascents, map endpapers and index. The sport of mountaineering was pioneered 150 years ago by a diverse cross-section of Victorians, following in the footsteps of earlier local explorers who ventured into the upper regions of ice and snow in search of game and minerals. By the early years of the 19th century, a growing interest in the study of geological and glaciological phenomena attracted scientific interest in the ori...
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Joe Brown: His Autobiography.

By: Brown, Joe.

Price: £40.00

Publisher: Victor Gollancz : 1967

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 010340

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardback in blue covers, gilt titles, some fading to the top cover, otherwise in Very Good condition, dustwrapper, price clipped, some tears, internally repaired, otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp256, with previous owner's name and dedication on fep. In a clear protective archival wrapper. Born in 1930 in a Manchester slum, Joe Brown left school at fourteen to be apprenticed to a plumber. However, his exceptional climbing abilities soon became apparent and after his National Service, successful expeditions in the Alps and the Himalayas in the mid-1950s established him as a ...
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Nangaparbat Pilgrimage.

By: Buhl, Hermann.

Price: £40.00

Publisher: Baton Wicks : 1998

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 010336

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in dark blue cloth boards, gilt titles, in Fine condition, dustwrapper unclipped, in a clear archival wrapper, First edition, pp353, b&w illustrations, index. In 1953 Hermann Buhl made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat - the ninth-highest mountain in the world, and the third 8,000-metre peak to be climbed, following Annapurna and Everest. It was one of the most incredible and committed climbs ever made. Continuing alone and without supplementary oxygen, Buhl made a dash for the summit after his partners turned back. On a mountain that had claimed thirty-one lives, an exhausted Buhl ...
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Mor Bheinn, Aberdeen Grammar School Hillwalking Club 1982.

By: Collins, Sarah, ed. & Bridges, Alastair.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: SGS Hilwalking Club. : 1981

Seller ID: 005179

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Stapled booklet in illustrated covers. First edition, pp56. With b&w illustrations. Stories and poems.
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The Alpine Journal: 1963 -2. Number 307.

By: Cox, A.D.M.

Price: £25.00

Publisher: The Alpine Club. : 1963

Seller ID: 010817

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in original green cloth boards, gilt titles, in Fine condition. Previous owner's names on inside cover, ppxii, 366, fold-out maps of Tasermiut Fjord Region South Greenland and La Cordillera Real. Chaperters include: The Central Tower of Paine, by C. J. S. Bonington, Dhuala Himal by J.O.M. Roberts, To Hiunchuli Patan by P.R.Steele and much more.
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The Alpine Journal 2017, A Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. Volume 116.

By: Douglas, Ed.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: The Alpine Club : 2017

Seller ID: 005897

ISBN-13: 9780956930903

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in blue cloth covers, with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, in Fine condition. With dustwrapper in Very Good condition with clear archival wrapper.With colour illustrations, ppxiv, 475, with index. Chapters include: India: The Shersank Redemption, Gupta, Gangstang, Zanskar's Supercouloir, Tibet: Nyenchenthanglha, Tibet: The Holy Mountain, Lost in China, On Skis in the Ak-Shirak. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED
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Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak.

By: Evans, Charles.

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton : 1956

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 010730

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardback in blue cloth boards, some bumping on spine, some fading at the top, previous owner's name and dedication on the front endpaper, otherwise in Very Good condition, dustwrapper has some small closed tears internally repaired, some rubbing to head and foot of spine otherwise in Very Good condition, in a clear protective archival wrapper. First edition, pp187, b&w and some colour illustrations. On the 25th May 1955 George Band and Joe Brown stood perhaps 20 feet from the summit of Kangchenjunga. They would never stand on the highest point on the mountain but Kangchenjunga had been climbe...
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Aconcagua, South Face.

By: Ferlet, Rene & Poulet, Guy.

Price: £28.00

Publisher: Constable and Company : 1956

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 010729

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardback in blue cloth boards, light shelfwear, previous owner's name on the front endpaper, otherwise in Very Good condition, dustwrapper has some tears, slight loss to head and foot of spine, small chips to edges and a sellotape mark on front cover, otherwise in Good condition, in a clear protective archival wrapper. First edition, pp209, b&w illustrations. At a little less than 3,000m in height, the south face is one of the world's foremost "big walls", and was also one of the first to be climbed. A fascinating story, translated from the French by E. Noel Bowman.
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The Alpine Journal 2010/2011: A Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation.

By: Goodwin, Stephen.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Alpine Journal : 2011

Seller ID: 005893

ISBN-13: 9780956930903

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in blue cloth covers, with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, in Fine condition. As New. With dustwrapper, in Fine condition, with clear archival wrapper. As New, With colour illustrations, pp497. Chapters include: High Asia: The Troubled road to Karim Sar, The Great White Jade Heist, Cri de Coeur from the Alps, Ski mounta8ineering on the frozen continent, Greenland with the wild bunch, Annapurna anniversaries, Ama Dablam, Noyce's Cambridge mountaineering poets, An Alpine trophy: The legendary Grepon Ice-Axe. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS...
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The Alpine Journal 2012, A Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. Volume 116.

By: Goodwin, Stephen.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Alpine Journal : 2012

Seller ID: 005896

ISBN-13: 9780956930903

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in blue cloth covers, with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, in Fine condition. With dustwrapper in Fine condition, with clear archival wrapper.With colour illustrations, ppxiv, 453, with index. Chapters include: High Asia: A Peak and three passes in Himachal, Reflecting on Gasherbrum II, Is Mountaineering a Sport? Exploring the Eastern Caucasus, Zemu Gap from the South, West Sikkim, Unclimbed Peaks in Sichuan. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED
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The Alpine Journal 2013, A Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. Volume 117.

By: Goodwin, Stephen.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: The Alpine Club : 2013

Seller ID: 005899

ISBN-13: 9780956930903

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in blue cloth covers, with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, in Fine condition, As New. With dustwrapper in Very Good Plus condition with clear archival wrapper.With colour illustrations, ppxiv, 456, with index. Chapters include:The Long Ridge, Return to Zanskar, The Prow of Shiva, Everest, Nepal's Wild West, Survival on Mount Eaton, Monte Disgrazia, Himalayan Avalanches, and more... THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED
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Rope Boy.

By: Gray, Dennis.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Victor Gollancz : 1970

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 007729

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardback in Very Good condition. With dustwrapper, some small nicks internally repaired, some minor shelf wear otherwise Very Good and unclipped. In a clear archival wrapper. First edition. With pp320, frontispiece photo of the author, b&w illustrations, with index. Rope Boy is the story of Dennis Gray, a young lad from Leeds who gets his first taste of rock at age eleven, and goes on to become a prominent figure in the UK climbing scene for decades to come. Gray's climbing career began with the 'Bradford Lads', climbing in Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales, exploring classic crags such as Clog...
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The Voice of the Hills: Life of Ben Humble, MBE.

By: Humble, Roy.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: The Pentland Press : 1995

Seller ID: 010289

ISBN-13: 9781858212494

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in Fine condition, dustwrapper, also in Fine condition, pp233, b&w illustrations. The story of Ben Humble MBE who overcame total deafness to become one of the pioneers of mountain rescue in Scotland. The author is his nephew.
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Hill Path Contours of the Chief Mountain Passes in Scotland.

By: Inglis, Harry R. G. & Inglis Robert M. G.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Gall and Inglis : 1963

Seller ID: 010358

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Small stapled booklet, 16 x 11cm, in Very Good condition pp48, with diagrams and index. Guide to the hill path contours of the main mountain passes in Scotland.
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The Alpine Journal 2015, A Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. Volume 119.

By: Jensen, Susan.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: The Alpine Club : 2015

Seller ID: 005898

ISBN-13: 9780956930903

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in blue cloth covers, with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, in Fine condition, As New. With dustwrapper in Fine condition with clear archival wrapper.With colour illustrations, ppxiv, 475, with index. Chapters include: First Ascent of Gasherbrum V, Hagshu North-east face, Bishkek, South Simvu, Zumthul Phuk, Greenland and Baffin Island, The Last Levithian, The Shackleton traverse, Matterhorn, and more... THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED
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My Vertical World: Climbing the 8000-Metre Peaks.

By: Kukuczka, Jerzy.

Price: £150.00

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd : 1992

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 011219

ISBN-13: 9780340534854

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in blue cloth boards, gilt titles, in Fine condition, dustwrapper in Fine condition, in a clear protective archival wrapper. First edition, p189, b&w illustrations, colour photographs, and index. Jerzy Kukuczka died in a fall near the summit of Lhotse in October 1989 while attempting a first ascent of what was then one of the Himalaya's last great challenges, Lhotse South Face. This Polish climber's autobiography was completed before leaving for the expedition.
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The Fifth Man: The Life of H.R.Bowers.

By: Lagerbom, Charles H.

Price: £50.00

Publisher: Caedmon of Whitby : 1999

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 005808

ISBN-13: 9780905355511

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in Fine condition, with dustwrapper, also in Fine condition. First edition, pp 240, b&w illustrations, bibliography. This title offers a biographical study of Henry Bowers (1883-1912) who was the fifth man to accompany Captain R.F. Scott to the South Pole. It is the account of the life - and death - of a remarkable Scotsman whose courage and cheerfulness did so much to support the rest of the expedition members.
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Keyword: mountaineering