Upon That Mountain

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Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1943, 1st Edition, Insc, D/w (wear at edges and piece missing at back, in protective sleeve), book very bright, V.G.   Eric Earle Shipton (1907-1977) is considered to be one of the greatest mountain explorers of his generation.  This volume is the first autobiography of the early climbing exploits of Shipton, covering the Alps, Mount Kenya, pre-war expeditions to Everest, Nanda Devi, Shaksgam and the Karakoram.  Shipton is perhaps best known, along with Bill Tilman, for one of the great pieces of mountain exploration in 1934, 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.