The Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
by Rick Ridgeway
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0898860075
- ISBN 13
- 9780898860078
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
THE LAST STEP with 20 signatures of K2 climbers
The epic story of the successful American ascent of the world's second highest peak in 1978. The book is filled with remarkable and beautiful color photographs of the climb-- a great read. This is the first edition of the book, and is signed by all of the famous K2 climbers: ALL SEVEN of the members of the 1953 American K2 expedition: Houston, Bates, Streather, Molenaar, Schoening, Bell and Craig. Plus all four summitters from 1978, Roskelley, Wickwire, Reichardt, and Ridgeway. A wonderful; collectors copy.
The epic story of the successful American ascent of the world's second highest peak in 1978. The book is filled with remarkable and beautiful color photographs of the climb-- a great read. This is the first edition of the book, and is signed by all of the famous K2 climbers: ALL SEVEN of the members of the 1953 American K2 expedition: Houston, Bates, Streather, Molenaar, Schoening, Bell and Craig. Plus all four summitters from 1978, Roskelley, Wickwire, Reichardt, and Ridgeway. A wonderful; collectors copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Green - Mountaineering Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1046
- Title
- The Last Step
- Author
- Rick Ridgeway
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, fine, excellent condition, dust jacket vg
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0898860075
- ISBN 13
- 9780898860078
- Publisher
- The Mountaineers
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 301
- Size
- octo
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Himalaya, 8000 meters, K2, Karakoram, Climbing
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Green - Mountaineering Books
Biblio member since 2019
Portland, Oregon
About Peter Green - Mountaineering Books
I have been collecting, trading and selling books on exploration and mountaineering for over 30 years. I put great effort into describing the books accurately and assuring the satisfaction of my customers. I operate from a home office in Portland, Oregon. If you have mountaineering books to sell, please let me know!
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...