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South Coll. One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.

South Coll. One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.

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South Coll. One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.

by NOYCE, Wilfrid.:

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London: William Heinemann, 1962.. 1st edition. "Wilfrid Noyce was the first member of the 1953 Everest Expedition to accomplish the ascent of the South Col - the small plateau just below the summit - from which the successful party subsequently set out....This book gives what no official narrative can possibly give - a record of the thousand-nd-one physical and mental sensations that crowded in upon one highly sensitive person who is both a climber and a writer...Includes the poems written by the author on the expedition." Pp.xx/303, colour frontispiece + 3 further colour photo plates, 5 maps, 48 black & white photo plates and 16 drawings, illustrated endpapers. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has chipped wear to top and tail of spine and corner tips. VG/VG.

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Title
South Coll. One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.
Author
NOYCE, Wilfrid.:
Book Condition
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Hardcover
Publisher
London: William Heinemann, 1962.
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Keywords
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