ANNAPURNA: The First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet) by Maurice Herzog

ANNAPURNA: The First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet)

by Maurice Herzog
translated by Nea-Morin
with Janet Adam Smith
introduction by Eric Shipton

DESCRIPTION
Format: small cloth board hardcover 
Published: Jonathan Cape 1952, 5th impression 1953
Size (mm): 140 w x 205 h x 25 h
Pages: 288
SKU: A5/2511/U339

ABOUT
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.

But unlike other climbs, the routes up Annapurna had never been charted. Herzog and his team had to locate the mountain using crude maps, pick out a single untried route, and go for the summit.

Annapurna is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent of frostbite, snow blindness, and near death.

Includes monochrome images and maps, fold-out map at rear. 

CONDITION
No dust jacket—first image for illustrative purposes only.
Excellent with wear/marks on covers, stamped end paper, pages reasonably clean with spotting on edges. Images depict all need to know detail.

REMARKS
Scarce locally
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