The Mountain World 1955.

Malcolm Barnes, editor.

A survey of the year’s mountaineering attempts, including stories of adventure and exploration in the Himalaya, the Andes, the Karakoram, mountains of the Sahara and the New Zealand Alps. Of particular interest are articles on the Scientific Background to the 1953 Everest Expedition and ‘Beyond the Arawata’ by John Pascoe. This is the English edition of the annual originally published in Switzerland. Maps, sketches and photographs.

Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, London, 1955.

Hardback with dust jacket. 222 pages.

SECONDHAND. Fine condition.