Summit, 150 Years of the Alpine Club

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Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 2006, 1st, D/w, Fine.  A large format, well-written history of the oldest mountaineering club in the world, founded in 1857, copiously illustrated with stunning photographs from the Alpine Club archives and its members, many previously unpublished. George Band (1929 – 2011) was the youngest member of Hunt’s successful 1953 expedition.