To The Top

Description

Published by Walker Books, London, 2003, 1st UK Edition, D/w, Fine.  Signed by the author on the title page.    Stephen Venables is a British mountaineer and author, who is best known for his 1988 new route on the Kangshung Face of Everest, completed solo and without supplementary oxygen, making him the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen.  This volume telling the story of Everest exploration from the 1920s, including his own ascent in 1988.  Aimed at a younger audience, 99 pages and well illustrated.