Broad Peak by Sale, Richard - 2004

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hildersley, Ross-On-Wye: Carreg, 2004. Hardcover. fine. 1st Edition. 208pp. Octavo in original blue cloth and dust jacket with colour and b&w illustrations in text from photos. Signed by Richard Sale on title page and by summiter Fritz Wintersteller, liason officer Qader Saeed, and Reinhold Schmuck (son of expedition leader Marcus Schmuck) fine Account of the first ascent of Broad Peak (without supplemental oxygen) by Marcus Schmuck and Fritz Wintersteller, followed by Hermann Buhl and Kurt Diemberger. Based on the diaries of Scmuck and Wintersteller, translated from the German by Michaela Gigerl and John Hirst, with additional unpublished material from Hermann Buhl, and the recollections of Diemberger and Qader Saeed, the Pakastani liason officer. Appendix of all summit climbs from 1957-2004 at end. Buhl was lost two and a half weeks later after an unsuccessful attempt on Chogolisa peak with Kurt Diemberger, when a cornice broke while descending along the S.E. Ridge. 2004

Carreg, 2004. 2004 First Edition. hardcover. 208pp, well illustrated, Fine in Fine dw, signed by First Ascenter Fritz Wintersteller, expedition member Qader Saeed and the author Richard Sale. There are two further unidentified signatures.. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Ross-On-Wye: Carreg Ltd, 2004 F+/F+. 8vo. original blue textured paper boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. 208, with illustrations. A very fine copy, as new. Flatsigned on title page by first ascensionists 'Fritz Wintersteller' and 'Marcus Schmuck', and the author "Richard Sale'. Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize 2005.. Signed by Members of the First Ascent Team. First Edition. Hard Cover. F+/F+.

Hildersley, Ross-On-Wye: Carreg, r2004. Hardcover. as new. 1st Edition (One of approximately 30 copies signed by Schmuck and Wintersteller). 208pp. Octavo in original blue cloth and dust jacket with colour and b&w illustrations in text from photos. Signed by Richard Sale on title page and by expedition leader Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Wintersteller, and the liason officer Qader Saeed. as new Account of the first ascent of Broad Peak (without supplemental oxygen) by Marcus Schmuck and Fritz Wintersteller, followed by Hermann Buhl and Kurt Diemberger. Based on the diaries of Scmuck and Wintersteller, translated from the German by Michaela Gigerl and John Hirst, with additional unpublished material from Hermann Buhl, and the recollections of Diemberger and Qader Saeed, the Pakastani liason officer. Appendix of all summit climbs from 1957-2004 at end. Buhl was lost two and a half weeks later after an unsuccessful attempt on Chogolisa peak with Kurt Diemberger, when a cornice broke while descending… Read More