HIGH IN THE THIN COLD AIR: The Story of the Himalayan Expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary, sponsored by World Book Encyclopedia
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Review copy, with the publisher’s stamp on the front flyleaf. Twice signed by Sir Edmund Hillary, once on the title page and again on the first page of the text. Octavo: ix, [1, blank], 254 pp. with numerous photographic illustrations, including several in color, and endpaper maps. Original gray loth binding, with blue and silver stamping. Some mild shelfwear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good.
First-hand account of the 1960–61 Silver Hut expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary and physiologist Dr. Griff Pugh, a seminal 9-month scientific and mountaineering project in the Himalayas focused on studying human physiological adaptation to extreme high altitude. Based in a prefabricated "Silver Hut” at 19,000 feet in the Mingbo Valley, the team conducted groundbreaking studies on blood chemistry, breathing, and physical performance under severe hypoxia, while also attempting to climb Ama Dablam and Makalu. The expedition also attempted to find evidence either proving or disproving the existence of the Yeti. Very good / Very good. Item #80242
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