THE MOUNTAIN WORLD
1956/57
English version edited by
MALCOLM BARNES
LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD
American exploits receive special emphasis in the new 1956/57 volume of what is already established as the most outstanding and authoritative of publications on mountaineering. Bradford Washburn writes on Mount McKinley and his article is illustrated with some of the most spectacular mountain pictures ever printed. Sheldon Brooks covers the first conquest of University Peak, Alaska, until 1955 the highest unconquered mountain in America. The Himalayas are not neglected, for there are stories of the British ascent of Kangchen-junga and the French ascent of Makalu that are worthy to rank with anything in mountaineering literature. There are tales, too, of superlative rare climbs in the Alps, and a fascinating description by Professor Heim of the Central African volcanos which he has recently explored. James Ramsey Ullman has said of The Mountain World "an absolute must for anyone who wants to keep abreast of the great doings in this 'age of mountaineering'." 64 pages of pictures, including double spreads and fold outs.
CONTENTS
Preface
Alpine Prelude By Othmar Gurtner
Ebnefluh By Ernst Reiss
Torre Venezia By Ruedi Schatz
Aiguille du Plan By Hans-Rudolf von Gunten
The History of a Glacier By James D Forbes
Glacier Ice By Othmar Gurtner
Field Research and Expeditionary Mountaineering By Robert B Forbes
University Peak, Alaska By Sheldon Brooks
Mount McKinley, Alaska By Bradford Washburn
The Virungas (Volcanoes) By Arnold Heim
Kangchenjunga By George Band
Happy Mountain By Jean Franco
Makalu 1955 By Andre Vialatte
Kamet 1955 By Nandu Jayal
Lofty Summits By Albert Eggler
Lhotse 1956 By Ernst Reiss
Everest 1956 By Ernst Schmied
The Arandu People and their Chogo Lungma By Wilhelm Kick
The Peaks around Chogo Lungma By Reinhard Sander
Place Names in Baltistan By Wilhelm Kick
24 x 17 cm. 244 pages + b/w photo plates, some foldouts.
Very good condition. Dust jacket edge worn and rubbed. Book itself very clean and tidy.
