The Ascent of Six Great North Faces of the Alps
By Gaston Rebuffat, Translated by Wilfrid Noyce and Rt Hon Lord John Hunt, With a Foreword by Rt Hon Lord John Hunt
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Published by Kaye & Ward, London, 1968, 2nd UK Edition (1st UK Edition published in 1956), D/w, Fine. Gaston Rebuffat (1921-1985) was a renowned French alpinist, mountain guide, author and member of the French Expedition which made the first ascent of an 8,000 metre peak, Annapurna, in 1950. This alpine classic, which features on every list of the top 100 mountaineering books, records Rebuffat’s ascents of the six great North Faces of the Grandes Jorasses, Piz Badile, Dru, Matterhorn, Cima Grande di Lavaredo and the Eiger, becoming the first person to climb all six faces and setting a target which many have aspired to since.
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