Cloth, dj, P/P. xxvii+233pp, 47 b/w plates, text illustrations, tables, index, duatjacket rather chipped and with several missing pieces, top of spine loose, contents sound. A good reading copy. An excellent account of the early days of Himalayan high mountian exploration - giving good accounts of the early attempts on the high peaks. The translator, Hugh Merrick is a knowledgeable mountianeer himself, which adds to the information within.

mountains, himalaya, climbing, expolration, everest