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: Adam & Charles Black, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A classic account of Alpine sport, mostly in the Austrian Alps including chamois-stalking, stag, roebuck, and other big game. "Sport in the Alps is altogether one of the most complete existing accounts of a fascinating subject.....
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.....
Londong: Adam and Charles Black, 1904. Illustrated by McCormick, A. D. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcover. A travel and mountaineering classic describing the Alps featuring [70] Captioned tissue-guarded color plates.'The illustrations seem to us almost the most successful specimens of colour- printing we have met with.' -The Spectator.....
![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=1665674662)
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.....
London: William Heinemann, 1901. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. This very lengthy tour of 1899 includes commentaries on the various Christian Missions, the land, people, flora, fauna, rivers, mountains, opium, customs, native peoples, tradition and a wealth of valuable commentaries. This well illustrated volume describes the author's.....
New York: Arcade Publishing, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Named one of the "Five Adventure Books” You Need to Read This Summer" by Backpacker Magazine.
Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus Verlag, 1987. Hardcover.
![Item #013423 Journey to Ararat [Mountaineering]. Friedrich Dr. Parrot, William Desborough Cooley](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/013423.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1647712808)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Travels through Russian Caucasus and Armenia to the legendary mountain Ararat, including an account of the ascent includes technical scientific reports. In February 1828, the Russian Empire annexed the historical Armenian province of Erivan (Yerevan) from.....
London: Collins, 1946. Second Impression. Very Good in a Fair Dust Jacket. No. 22 from the Britain in Pictures Series.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A narrative comprising of the author's missionary work and local native leaders joined to an account of hunting in Uganda and the Belgium Congo for elephant, lion, antelopes, and his rambles about the great mountain range of.....
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 Younghusband from Everest narratives with his linking text. One of the most enjoyable books on Everest yet written.