Search Results: Himalaya from Bob Worth Mountain Books

Diadem, 1981. 1st ed VG in VG dw. Autobiography of the legendary Italian mountaineer, his first ascents include North Face of the Cima Ovest and the Walker Spur of the Grande Jorasses, also includes climbs in the Dolomites, on McKinley, Elbrus, Ushba, Gasherbrum [Neate C21]

Diadem, 1987 reprint. reprint of 1955 1st ed thus VG in VG dw. a history of Himalayan exploration from the earliest times up to the first ascent of Everest [Neate M62]

William Blackwood & Sons, 1875. 1st ed Good + as ex library with a few small stamps and previous repairs no dw signed dedication by 'Wm Cecil & A Slingsby' dated 1905. Does not appear to be as flamboyant as Cecil's writing so may be his wife who signed it. Observations on a journey from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus through the upper valleys of the Himalaya, complete with linen backed map in rear pocket, [Neate W95]

Indus Publishing India, 2000. 1st ed VG+ in VG dw. When Kohli and his team reached the summit of the Karakoram Pass in the afternoon of 17th February 1995, they had been on the move for twelve gruelling hours. As they began the treacherous descent, the light breeze turned into a storm and then into a blizzard, plummeting the temperature to minus 48 degrees. Later that night when they reached their base, after twenty-six horrifying hours, two of the members were frostbitten, one of them losing seven of his fingers. But for the Ski Himalaya team, it was only the beginning of their 2000km adventure.

The Crowood Press, 1990. 1st ed VG pb. 10 of the best treks in Nepal

Bufo Ventures, undated c.1990?. 1st ed VG pb (includes separate 1993 update inserted loose). a planning guide for independent trekkers visiting Nepal

Allen & Unwin, 1977. 1st ed VG in VG dw. autobiography by Tenzing of his life after Everest [Neate T18]

Ernest Press, 2006. 1st ed Fine in VG dw. written as a long poem, the reader is taken on Mallory's last climb, as though with him in his mind

Penguin Books, 1993 reprint. 1st Penguin ed VG pb. the story of her friendship with a Nepalese family who gave her a place in their house, and with their children, especially Kali; of boar-hunting with the village men in midwinter, celebrating the full-moon festival, trekking miles to a traditional Hindu wedding; and of the realities of the subsistence farmer's life - washing in icy water, being plagued by flies and working on the land for as long as the light lasts; the book is a hauntingly beautiful evocation of Nepalese village life

Unwin Hyman, 1987. 1st ed VG in VG- dw. features contributions from many famous climbers of the day, celebrating the life of Alan Rouse, killed while descending K2 after making the first British ascent, includes his expeditions to Jannu, Nuptse, Ogre, Broad Peak, K2, Everest

Constable, 1993. 1st ed VG in VG dw. published as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations, large format mainly b/w photo-album of 1953 Everest success

Trackless Sands Press, 1996. 1st ed VG pb. Wimmel examines the work of eight key parties in the exploration of Central Asia, including Sven Hedin, Younghusband, David-Neel, Chapman Andrews, Maillart & Fleming etc

Michael Joseph, 1965. 1st UK ed VG- no dw (ex library but very few minor marks, ie one date stamp and one patch where something was glued in inside front cover but since removed). account of the 1963 Everest expedition, two climbers ascended West Ridge and descended south col route, so the first traverse of the mountain [Neate U01]

National Geographic, 2005. 1st US ed Fine in VG dw. plant hunting in Eastern Nepal

Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Nepal, 1978. Nepalese ed 1978 VG- in VG- dw. Nepalese reprint of a hard to find 1899 classic about travels through the Himalaya, Nepal, Sikkim [Neate W01]

Harper Collins, 1998. 1st ed VG+ in VG dw. large format, accounts of six journeys, mainly in the 1950's, to Kurdistan, Chitral, Hunza, Hazarajat and Nuristan

Anglo Irish Dutch Expedition, 1978. 1st ed VG pb. 22 page pb, with b&w photos and line drawings, a report on the 1978 expedition to attempt the North Ridge of Darban Zom (23,665') in the Hindu Kush, Pakistan. A scarce item, not in Neate

Granada, 1981. 1st UK ed G++ only as ex library, fep and details page cut out and missing; in G dw. account of all-woman attempt in 1978, they put one team on the summit of Annapurna, but lost the second pair [Neate B117]

Rep Soc, 1954. Reprint Society ed G++ as a little foxing to pages, no dw. classic story of the first ascent of the first 8000m peak [Neate H74]

The Mountaineers, 2000. 1st US ed VG+ in VG dw. a look at 50 years of expeditions to Annapurna