London: Victor Gollancz LTD., 1932. First Edition. With over 60 illustrations from photographs on 48 plates and 3 maps, one of which is large, folding and printed in colour. Tall 8vo, publisher's original black cloth lettered in gilt on the spine,. xvi, 420 pp. A fine copy, the cloth well preserved, the gilt bright, hinges perfect and sharp, the textblock clean, some of the inevitable foxing to the prelims and edges as is typical. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST ASCENT OF KAMET. While attempts to climb Kamet began in 1855, the first ascent was not made until 1931 by Frank Smythe, Eric Shipton, R.L. Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa, members of a British expedition. Kamet was the first summit over 25,000 feet to be climbed, and was the highest summit reached until the first ascent of Nanda Devi five years later. Due to its position near the Tibetan Plateau, Kamet is remote and not as accessible as some Himalayan peaks. It also receives a great deal of wind from the Plateau. Early explorers of the region faced long approach marches of around 200 miles from Ranikhet through dense mountain forest.

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Bookseller: Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 33441
Title: KAMET CONQUERED [With a Foreword by Sir Francis Younghusband]
Author: Smythe F. S
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Victor Gollancz LTD.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1932

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