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Barron's, Woodbury, New York - ISBN:081205332X first English language edition, 1980. hardcover, 10½" x 13½", with dust jacket. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket. Here is a book of surpassing beauty - monumental in size, luxurious to the touch, filled with stunning colour photographs of the mountaineer's aerial realm. Its giant pages are filled with lively articles ranging in scope from mountain geology and wildlife to thrilling accounts of historic climbs on the world's highest peaks. From the Alps, the Himalayas, the Andes, the Sierras come stories of incredible perserverance in the face of death, stories of adversity and triumph that make unforgettable reading. Follow Edward Whymper (first to scale Matterhorn); the deaths of Preuss and Mallory and the victory of Hillary and Norgay on Everest; a gripping first-hand account by Anderl Heckmair on his successful assault on Eiger's north wall - and today's exciting climbers: Reinhold Messner, Chris Bonnington, Doug Scott and others. Packed book weighs 2½ kilos (5½lbs) - higher than usual postage will apply, (email your location to us - we'll gladly quote first).