Search Results: Nanga Parbat from Bob Worth Mountain Books

Vertebrate Publishing, 2009. 1st Eng ed VG pb. autobiography, ending with a fine Alpine Style ascent of the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat

Patagonia, 2014. 1st ed Fine in VG dw. account of his climbs in Canada, Alaska, the Alps, Peru and the Himalaya including Everest, Rakaposhi and Nanga Parbat

Grafton Books, 1986. 1st ed VG in VG dw. autobiography of Britain's leading female high altitude climber, includes rock climbing in the UK and expeditions to Everest, K2, Nanga Parbat [Neate a43]

Grafton Books, 1987. 1st ed thus with update on her tragic death VG pb. autobiography of Britain's leading female high altitude climber with an additional chapter following her death on K2, includes expeditions to Everest, K2, Nanga Parbat [Neate a43]

Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. 1st UK ed VG+ in VG dw. autobiography from Messner, perhaps the greatest mountaineer of his generation, includes expeditions to Nanga Parbat, Manaslu, Mount Kenya, Eiger, Makalu, Dhaulagiri

Baton Wicks, 2000. 1st Eng ed Fine in VG dw. a great biography of Buhl includes expeditions to the Alps, Dolomites, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, Chogolisa

Alexander Maclehose & Co, 1934. 1st ed G++ as ex library but in good condition with very few stamps and one small tear in cloth on front cover (see photo) no dw. reminiscences of his climbing in the Alps, including 'the Alps from end to end' with Conway; with Conway to the Karakoram; with Mummery on Nanga Parbat; also as leader of the Everest expeditions of 1922 and 1924 [Neate B197]

Nicholson & Watson, 1938. 1st Eng ed VG- no dw. large format, account of the 1937 attempt on Nanga Parbat, in which 16 members were engulfed in an ice-avalanche [Neate B61]

1st Eng ed VG in VG dw

the first account of the 1970 expedition to climb the Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat, sadly Reinhold's brother, Gunther, died in an avalanche on the descent

Fleet Publishers, 1982. 1st ed VG in VG dw. account of a Canadian expedition to the Rupal Flank of Nanga Parbat in 1980 [Neate M156]

John Murray, 1935. 1st ed G+ ex library but very few stamps no dw. large format, account of the disastrous 2nd German expedition to Nanga Parbat on which four climbers and six porters died [Neate B69]

Elek Books, 1954. 1st Eng ed VG in VG- dw. a summary of the early attempts on Nanga Parbat, Herrligkoffer led the 1953 expedition that finally put Buhl on the summit for the first ascent [Neate H73]

Aberdeen Univ Press, 1987. 1st ed VG in VG dw. biography of J Norman Collie includes his climbs on Skye, Norway and Nanga Parbat

Newnes, 1964. 1st ed G++ in VG- dw ex library but only one stamp. a personal anthology on mountains, includes Everest, Annapurna, K2, Nanga Parbat, Cho Oyu, Gasherbrum [Neate M83]

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956. 1st Eng ed VG in VG dw. a history of Nanga Parbat from 1856-1953 to the first ascent by Buhl [Neate B63]

Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1973. 1st ed VG in VG dw. autobiography of J Norman Collie, at the time the only overall account of Collie's life and climbs which included Skye, the Canadian Rockies and Nanga Parbat [Neate T08]

Editions Rencontre, Lausanne, 1978. 1st ed VG ( seven extra large sports cards). set of 7 extra large sports cards (each 16cm x 12cm) depicting mountain related topics, large photo, some colour, some b&w, on front and lots of related text, in English, on reverse. (1306429-10) Maurice Herzog, leader and first to climb Annapurna; (1306430-19) Lionel Terray, who was with Herzog on Annapurna; (1306441-10) Hermann Buhl, first to climb Nanga Parbat; (1306433-23) The Sherpas, photo is of Tenzing & Lambert on the Jungfrau; (1306435-14) Atmospheric conditions on the Col de Geant; (1306436-18) Annapurna; (1306440-06) Mont Blanc;

1st ed Fine in Fine dw (no 116 of 200 limited edition) signed by Vic Saunders
from reflections on his childhood in Malaya and first climbing experiences, to the Himalaya and Karakoram. An account of not just triumphs, but rescues, tragedies and failures.

Gollancz, 1967. 1st ed VG no dw. the life and adventures of AF Mummery, covers climbing in the Alps and exploration around Nanga Parbat [Neate U27]

Little Brown & Co, 2002. 1st UK ed VG+ in VG- dw (as spine a little faded by sunlight). a look at the Sherpas, from their initial expeditions to the fateful German expeditions to Nanga Parbat, and how they became mountaineering legends