Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
----- Edmund Hillary ------
London: Collins, 1947. A Good Hardcover. "British Hills and Mountains" by Peter Bicknell takes you on an awe-inspiring journey through the breathtaking landscapes of the United Kingdom. From the rugged peaks of Snowdonia to the mystical beauty of the Scottish Highlands, this captivating book showcases the diverse charm and natural.....
New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1987. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Two friends, one blind, the other an experienced mountaineer tell of their great adventure in Nepal.
USA: Villard, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcover in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Child has everything he needs for an Ian Fleming-type mountaineering drama: a great setting in the Pamir Alai region of Kyrgyzstan; a cast of quick-witted American mountaineers (three men and one woman); a backdrop.....
![Item #16171 [Katmandu] In Search of the Abominable Snowman. A Story from Nepal. Ralph Herrmanns](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16171.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1665674661)
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. A color illustrated travel journal with photographs of the people and landscapes of Nepal.. Story of a boy searching for the abominable snowman.
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. A pictorial account of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, with pictorial maps, which also form the covers. Includes a chapter by Edmund Hillary on The Summit and a list of Hillary's clothing and equipment. The.....
![Item #21688 Mount Omi and Beyond [First Edition] [Tibet Mountaineering] [Sacred Mountains]....](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/21688.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1772668727)
London: William Heinemann, 1901. First Edition, First Printing. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ----Archibald John Little was one of the most intrepid British travelers in China, famous for being the first to pilot a steamer through the Yangtze Gorges. Mount Omi and Beyond represents his more contemplative work—a journey into the spiritual and.....
![Item #21827 Argali Cacerias De Alta Montana [Wild Sheep: High Mountain Hunting] [Author Signed]....](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/21827.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1774713850)
Madrid: Aldaba Ediciones, 1994. Limited Edition. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE — The work reflects the late 20th-century tradition of international trophy hunting literature, combining personal expedition narrative with increasingly scientific attention to species classification and habitat. The inclusion of phylogenetic diagrams and regional chapters—such as Nepal—demonstrates an effort to situate hunting within broader.....
Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus Verlag, 1987. Hardcover.
Boulder, CO: Paul W. Nesbit, 1972. Soft cover.
Canada: Fleet Books, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.
London: Collins, 1946. Second Impression. Very Good in a Fair Dust Jacket. No. 22 from the Britain in Pictures Series.
New York: William Salone Associates, Inc, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. The author joins numerous passages by Bruce, Mallory, Norton, Odell, Scott and Young from Everest narratives with his linking text.One of the most enjoyable books on Everest yet written.