Whymper, a leading figure in Alpine mountaineering, narrates in this volume details of his many brilliant climbs including the tragic account of h...

Signed by Tenzing. This volume contains tales of Norgay Tenzing's various travels and climbs following his historic ascent of Everest with Sir Edmu...

Johnston was invited in 1884 on behalf of the Royal Society to undertake a scientific mission to explore Mount Kilimanjaro and its surroundings. T...

Inscribed by author. Herzog (1919-2012) was a French mountaineer who led this remarkable ascent of Annapurna, one of the highest mountains in the w...

Whistler, a fellow of the Zoological Society and a serving member of the Indian (Imperial) police, spent much of his leave in the Himalayas north ...

Presentation copy. Presentation copy of Ruttledge's account of the 1935 and 1936 unsuccessful expeditions to Mount Everest.First edition. 8vo, xvi,...

Presentation copy. A 'superbly illustrated' scientific work, containing an account of the first Swiss expedition to the Kumaon Himalayas led by the...

Ruttledge's richly illustrated narrative of the fourth Everest expedition.Members of the expedition included Shipton and Smythe. Unfortunately it ...

This scarce volume narrates an attempt to cross the Muztagh Pass in 1922. Capt. Featherstone was the only European member of the expedition which...

Privately printed, presentation from the author's wife. Rare title describing the author's ascents of volcanoes on North Island. This book was publ...

Inscribed copy. An account of the successful British expedition led by Hunt in 1953. He subsequently became the "father figure" of post-war British...

This volume describes the three Mount Everest Expeditions in 1921, 22 and 24. Younghusband wrote this on behalf of the Mount Everest Committee of ...

A fascinating account of a summer journey of three months through the high level Alps from west to east.Third edition, 8vo (25 x 17 cms), vii 300p...

An account of an unsuccessful expedition to climb Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest peak (unsuccessful). However the team were successful i...

Bradford Washburn was one of America's foremost mountaineers. He led many first ascents and established new routes on several Alaskan peaks, often...

Bradford Washburn was one of America's foremost mountaineers. He led many first ascents and established new routes on several Alaskan peaks, often...

"A well-known handbook for travellers in Sikkim." The first edition was published in 1917 and the second in 1922. A good example of this attracti...