About this title: In one of mountaineering's great-st adventure stories, Thomas Hombein tells of his and Willi Unsoeld's dramatic first ascent of Everest's West Ridge -- a route that had been dismissed as hopeless by all previous expeditions. Part of the first successful American expedition, Hombein and Unsoeld ascended beyond "the point of no return" to make the summit, and were then forced to bivouac at 28,000 feet without food, shelter, or oxygen in what is one of mountaineering's most compelling survival stories.
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Abridged edition. Book pocket and label. Little used, clean and tight. 160 pages, color photos. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sierra Club / Ballantine, San Fran / NY
Date Published: 1968
Description: Norman Dyhrenfurth (photog) Vg- Wm. Siri, intro. David Brower, ed. 160pp; beautiful color photos; text clean + tight on glossy paper; note to previous owner inside fr cv. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean and bright. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 194 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1980-07
ISBN-13:9780916890902ISBN:0916890902
Description: Fair. A good reading copy only, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, cracked, a piece of tape on front cover, an ex-library copy with ususal library markings. read more
Description: SF: Sierra Club-Ballantine, 1968. 158 pages. 1st softcover issue (abridged). Color photographs by the American Mount Everest Expedition (1963), especially by the leader, Norman G. Dyhrenfurth. Edited, with a foreword, by David Brower; introduction by William E. Siri. Tiny foredge stain and very light, small cover stain, otherwise Very Good. Photographs from the American Mount Everest Expedition and its leader, Norman Dyhrenfurth. read more
Edition: Abridged Version, First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sierra Club/Ballantine Books, San Francisco, CA
Date Published: 1968
Description: Norman G. Dyhrenfurth (Photographer) Near Fine in None as Issued jacket. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/NF; strong & sound w/light edge wear & faint creasings to front cover. Map to rear. Record of first American ascent of Mt. Everest, 1963. Led by Swiss born explorer, film-maker, and veteran mountaineer Norman G. Dyhrenfurth. Sponsored and designated by Nat'l Geographic Society as a scientific research expedition, the team was the most academically brilliant...5 members with ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1998-07-01
ISBN-13:9780898866162ISBN:0898866162
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780898866162. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780898866162ISBN:0898866162
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: NEAR FINE. Original abridged softcover edition. Gorgeous color photos. Like new except a couple of small faint tan spots on cover, slight foxing on page edges. ("Foxing" is tan spots caused by extended exposure to humid air. ) A very nice copy. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sierra Club-Ballantine Books, San Francisco
Date Published: 1968
Description: 8vo. original printed paper wraps (rubbed & marked, slight wear to extremities, prev. owner's name inside front cover); pp. 160, with numerous colour illustrations. A good copy. [Neate H112: First ascent of the West Ridge and traverse down normal route]. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sierra Club/Ballantine Books, (New York)
Date Published: 1968
Description: Reissue. Photographs by the leader of the American Mount Everest Expedition, Norman G. Dyhrenfurth. Introduction by William E. Siri. Edited by David Brower. Fine in wrappers. read more
Edition: Revised Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London
Date Published: 1971
Description: 8vo. original terracotta textured paper boards gilt (lacks title page, tail of spine a bit bumped, crease across upper board, else very clean); pp. 182 (last blank), with 15 colour plates. An otherwise good copy. [Neate H112: First ascent of the West Ridge and traverse down normal route]. read more
"Everest, The West Ridge by Thomas Hornbein is a wonderful book written about a great adventure. I had the privilige of meeting the author in 1996 on a birding trek and he gave us a great lecture about the climb. Recently, my great-niece and her husband took a last vacation for a while (She is starting an internship in Ob/Gyn) after many lean years of school. They took a trek to Base Camp at Everest and we thought this book would be a wonderful graduation present. We had previously read the book and knew it is a great book with excellent photographs."
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