High in the Thin Cold Air by Edmund Hillary & Desmond Doig
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High in the Thin Cold Air by Edmund Hillary & Desmond Doig
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High in the Thin Cold Air by Edmund Hillary & Desmond Doig
The story of the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition 1960-61
Contents: Preface; Roster of the Expedition; Part I: In Search of Snowmen by Desmond Doig – Kathmandu; Trek; Furs and Footprints; On to the Tolam Bau; Khumjung; Articles of Agreement; Khunjo Chumbi, World Traveller; The Sherpas; The Yeti Stories. Part II: Our Life in the Clouds by Sir Edmund Hillary – Into the Mingbo Valley; Himalayan Winter; The ‘Terrible Tooth’ of Amadablam; Across the Hongu; To the Makalu Col; The Assault; The Desperate Days; Farewell to Khumjung. Glossary; Index
Hardback 1963 ,287 pages, good condition, small wear/tear in jacket, foxing on pages
