ANNAPURNA: First Conquest of an 8000-meter Peak [26,493 feet]

Herzog, Maurice

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2007. Hardcover. Collector's Edition. In 1950, when no mountain taller than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed, Maurice Herzog led an expedition of French climbers to the summit of an 8,075-meter (26,493-foot) Himalayan peak called Annapurna. The route up Annapurna had never been charted, and Herzog and his team had to locate the mountain using crude maps, pick out a possible line of ascent, and go for the summit. Annapurna is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent while suffering from frostbite and snow blindness. Translated from the French by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith. Cartographic and Photographic Documentation by Marcel Ichac, with an Introduction by Eric Shipton. Octavo: 314 p. Full red leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, four raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A blank Easton Press bookplate is affixed to the front flyleaf; else a fine copy. Fine. Item #75406

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