Eric Shipton / NANDA DEVI with Prospectus With a Foreward by Hugh Rutledge 1st

Description: NANDA DEVI (with Prospectus); With a Foreward by Hugh Rutledge Author: Shipton, Eric Title: NANDA DEVI (with Prospectus); With a Foreward by Hugh Rutledge Publication: London, England: Hodder and Stoughton, Limited, 1936 Edition: FIRST EDITION (NAP) Description: Hardcover. Octavo, 5.75 x 8.9 in., pp. xvi + 310. Illustrated with twenty-seven full-page photographs with captioned tissue guards. Maps and drawings by Bip Pares. Black cloth boards with light sky-blue title to cover and spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Two small dents to bottom edge of cover. Age-toning to front endpaper map. Rubbing to dustjacket edges. Small chips to three corners and top of rear dustjacket. Light spotting to dustjacket flaps and smudging to rear panel. Protected in mylar. Laid in: original four-page 1936 Prospectus and order form, Very Good /Good. Nanda Devi, at 25,643 feet, is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country. The ascent of Nanda Devi necessitated fifty years of arduous exploration in search of a passage into the Sanctuary below the mountain. The outlet is the Rishi Gorge, a deep, narrow canyon which is very difficult to traverse safely, and is the biggest hindrance to entering the Sanctuary; any other route involves difficult passes, the lowest of which is 5,180 m (16,990 ft). Hugh Ruttledge attempted to reach the peak three times in the 1930s and failed each time. In a letter to The Times he wrote that 'Nanda Devi imposes on her votaries an admission test as yet beyond their skill and endurance', adding that gaining entry to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary alone was more difficult than reaching the North Pole.In 1934, the British explorers Eric Shipton and H. W. Tilman, with three Sherpa companions, Angtharkay, Pasang and Kusang, finally discovered a way through the Rishi Gorge into the Sanctuary. Nanda Devi (center) with Sunanda Devi (on the right), Shot from Ranikhet, Almora When the mountain was later climbed in 1936 by a British-American expedition, it became the highest peak climbed until the 1950 ascent of Annapurna, 8,091 metres (26,545 ft). The expedition climbed the south ridge, also known as the Coxcomb Ridge, which leads relatively directly to the main summit. The summit pair were H. W. Tilman and Noel Odell; Charles Houston was to be in place of Tilman, but he contracted severe food poisoning. Noted mountaineer and mountain writer H. Adams Carter was also on the expedition, which was notable for its small scale and lightweight ethic: it included only seven climbers, and used no fixed ropes, nor any Sherpa support above 6,200 m (20,300 ft). Eric Shipton, who was not involved in the climb itself, called it "the finest mountaineering achievement ever performed in the Himalaya." Seller ID: 85720 Subject: Mountaineering Aardvark Rare Books Eugene, OR We work hard to make your Bookbuying Experience safe, easy and fun. Aardvark Books is a proud member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and IOBA, Independent Online Booksellers Association. Ezra is also an accredited and Qualified Appraiser of Books and Manuscripts, with a designation from the ASA (American Society of Appraisers), with considerable Archive experience as well. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations are sent via the US Postal Service. Faster shipping is available, please ask before paying. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time in order to help reduce costs. International shipping is also available. Please inquire for a shipping quote before ordering.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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