Mountaineering

Tasmanian Period Photograph c 1930 – Frenchman’s Cap (4,756 ft) – J.C. Breaden

A nice image of the distinctive Frenchman’s Cap, which can be found in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park c1930, by J.C. Breaden carrying his studio stamp at rear. Size 22 x 16.5 cm. Overall in good condition.

J.C. Breaden is recorded as having been a gifted Hobart amateur photographer who was active from 1920. He died in 1947. The rear of the photograph carries his stamp of Agent General of Tasmania and various notes.

Frenchman’s Cp can be seen from Macquarie Harbour and was an early beacon for those navigating the Western coast of Tasmania. It was named in the 1820’s albeit it carries various aboriginal names.

Braeden had it a bit higher than the now official height of 4,744 feet although we should quibble over 12 feet one thinks.

Frenchman’s cap a mountain of some distinction.

PS Dick Smith contributed a lot of money to upgrade the bush walking experience on and around Frechman’s Cap- Good on Him.

$35.00

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Mountaineering in Patagonia – Alan Kearney

A very special book for those that love mountaineering or reading about mountain adventures and in particular Patagonia.

Published in 1993 by Cloudcap, Seattle, Washington USA which we think means effectively self-published by the very active Kearney. Fine condition.

Born in Washington State and trained in the North Cascades by climbing parents Kearney has climbed mot parts of the world worth climbing.

This book is both a history of who and when and the story behind the ascent of the numerous spectacular peaks of the regions, including his own accomplishments.

Tall octavo, 143 pages including useful glossary, reference appendices and a multitude of colour photographs of the most dramatic views, regional maps and one or tow climbing routes / strategies if you want to give them a go!

Patagonia – if you can’t make it this will fill in the gaps.

SO SORRY SOLD

$45.00

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An Account of the New Zealand Himalayan Expedition 1953 [Himalayan Holiday]

A four-man group spent 18 months in the region. Athol Roberts [leader], Maurice Bishop, Philip Gardner and Graham McCallum.

Soft cover, yap wrapped covers, 72 pages, perfect bound, many illustrations in colour from expedition photographs, map of the Central Nepalese Himalaya with routes marked. Very good if not fine condition.

Of course, this was the year that Everest was conquered and the fact that this expedition was also on the go allows one to understand how active Himalayan discovery was at the time and the extent of the New Zealand participation.

This includes areas of Central Nepal never seen properly before by outsiders. They made the first ascent of Mt Chamar, completed an invaluable botanical study with over a thousand species sent to the British Museum for identification and /or classification.

Roberts and his team in Nepal – it’s not all about Everest.

$25.00

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Seven Years in Tibet – Heinrich Harrer

This edition published by the Reprint Society, part of Rupert Hart-Davis in 1955. A super copy.

Translated by Richard Graves and with an introduction by Peter Fleming, the travel writer who liked extra adventure and elder brother of the James Bond inventor and spy master himself Ian Fleming.

Harrer in 1943 made a third and successful attempt to escape from an internment camp in Dehra-Dyn [look it up]. He headed for Tibet on foot. It was winter and he followed a circuitous route across the Changthang plateau and down into Lhasa. And this is just the beginning of the story.

Octavo, 320 pages with some good illustrations and a sketch map of the route which helps you along…. some of the photographic illustrations are very special.

Harrer deserved his freedom – truly riveting story

$35.00

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Red Peak – Ascent of Pik Kommunizma [Now named Ismoil Somoni Peak in Modern Day Tajikistan - 7,495 m]

An unusual mountaineering event form start to finish written by the expedition second Malcolm Slesser seemingly without the authority of leader Sir John Hunt.

First American Edition, published by Coward McCann, New York in 1964. Octavo, 256 pages well illustrated from expedition photographs, charts , diagrams etc. A little ageing but still a very good copy.

The first British / Soviet joint expedition to climb in the Soviet Asia Pamir Mountains [Now Tajlikistan]. And a venture not without drama. No local porters were taken. Things got tense between the groups, two Englishmen died during the ascent of a particularly rugged stage. Hunt and several others gave up and went home. Slesser elected to stay … the frankness with which he describes the flare-ups as they struggled to reach the 25,000 foot peak adds to the drama of this unique climb

Slesser writes frankly about the first British / Soviet joint mountaineering expedition.

$25.00

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The Search for Mallory & Irvine – Peter Firstbrook.

A very good copy of this BBC sponsored climb to find any evidence of the disappearance of Mallory and Irvine in their “so close” attempt to conquer Everest in 1924. Some believe they did.

A first edition of the record of climb undertaken in 1999 and published later that year. Octavo, 224 pages, many photographs both from 1924 and 1999, good maps etc. Very good condition.

Few adventure readers do not know of the Mallory mystery and a pity that his buddy Irvine does not quite get the same billing. Less know about this book and we hope it does not spoil the drama to tell you that they did find Mallory and albeit a bit grotesque there are images of his frozen body and the belongings on him at the time of death – no climber of the day left without Swan Vestas matches.

This is a special book in that it puts certain things to bed once and for all … it’s also a great record of the events at each end of a 75 year timeline. We love it.

Mallory resolved and a super Everest account.

$30.00

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Tasmanian Period Photograph c 1930 – Frenchman’s Cap (4,756 ft) – J.C. Breaden

Mountaineering in Patagonia – Alan Kearney

An Account of the New Zealand Himalayan Expedition 1953 [Himalayan Holiday]

Seven Years in Tibet – Heinrich Harrer

Red Peak – Ascent of Pik Kommunizma [Now named Ismoil Somoni Peak in Modern Day Tajikistan - 7,495 m]

The Search for Mallory & Irvine – Peter Firstbrook.

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