Nanda Devi

Description

Published by Hodder & Stoughton London, 1936, Reprint of 1st Edition in the same year, original black cloth, light staining to covers, minor wear at corners and edges, overall a sound copy, V.G.   Eric Earle Shipton (1907-1977) is considered to be one of the greatest mountain explorers of his generation.  This volume describes the attempt on Nanda Devi in 1934 by a very small expedition consisting of Shipton, Bill Tilman and three Sherpas, Ang Tharkay, Kusang and Pasang.  They were unsuccessful, but carried out one of the great pieces of mountain exploration, penetrating the Rishi Gorge to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary and hence opening the route for future expeditions.  With Frank Smythe, Shipton made the first ascent of Kamet in 1931, at 7756 metres the highest peak climbed at the time.  He also took part in or led 3 Everest expeditions during the 1930s, and led the 1951 Everest Reconnaissance Expedition.