Five Miles High; The Story of an Attack on the Second Highest Mountain in the World by Members of the First American Karakoram Expedition
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. xvi 381pp. Red cloth in rare dust jacket. 32 pages of photographs. Fold-out temperature chart. Map endpapers. Illustrated with photographs taken by members of the expedition. First edition with same date on title and copyright page and no additional printings noted. Dust jacket extensively chipped and with a ~ 8 x 8 cm piece out of the front cover of the jacket. Original price of $4.00 present on front flap. Previous owner's name on half-title page. Near Fine in Fair dust jacket. Item #63757
Jill Neate B58: This expedition set the standards for American Himalayan Mountaineering; and the book is counted as one of the classics of American climbing literature. Attempted ascent of K2.
Price: $400.00