Expedition everest

The Ascent of Everest - John Hunt -  Hodder & Stoughton, London, -  With eight colour photographic plates, 48 half-tone plates and several in-text illustrations after pen and ink sketches. Original blue cloth: in good condition in original dust-jacket: shows light shelf wear, price-clipped -)nternally:  good, clean and tight condition. Postage & packaging R Aramex (PnP store to door) mailing options available. An account of the successful British expedition led by Hunt in , the first ascent of the highest mountain in the world.

Subtitle: The SA Everest Expedition - the Inside Story Author: Ken Vernon Publisher: Jonathan Ball () ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good - slight scuffing at bottom of spine Binding: Softcover Pages: 292 Dimensions: 22 x 15 x 2.5 cm +++ by Ken Vernon +++ Ascent & Dissent is the inside story of the first official South African expedition to the Himalayas, which was marred by dissension and disunity, and ultimately resulted in tragedy and death. Ken Vernon has pulled no punches in this exposé of the deceits, errors of judgement and rash decisions that led to the expedition becoming a scandal across two continents.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

Subtitle: An Anthology of South African Travel Disasters Author: Pat Hopkins and Bridget Hilton-Barber  Publisher: Zebra Press () ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good Binding: Softcover Pages: 260 Dimensions: 22.9 x 15 x 2.4 cm +++ compiled by Pat Hopkins and Bridget Hilton-Barber +++ The sinking of the Birkenhead off the Wild Coast; Mahatma Gandhi's fateful train ride from Durban to Johannesburg; Nelson Mandela's journey to Robben Island after the Rivonia Trial; the tragedy of the Helderberg in ; the disastrous Everest expedition and a survivor's account of the 26 December Tsunami. These are just some of the stories that make up this fascinating anthology.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

ZURICH-CAPETOWN 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST FLIGHT  BY WALTER MITTELHOLZER 1977.DATED 13/2/77..BACK STAMPED 21/2/77 CAPETOWN     HISTORY - Walter Mittelholzer (April 2, 1894 in St. Gallen – May 9, 1937 in Styria) was a Swiss aviation pioneer. He was active as a pilot, photographer, travel writer, and also as one of the first aviation entrepreneurs. He made the first North-South flight across Africa. It took him 77 days. Mittelholzer started in Zürich on December 7, 1926, flying via Alexandria and landing in Cape Town on February 21, 1927. Earlier, he had been the first to do serious aerial reconnaissance of Spitsbergen, in a Junkers monoplane, in 1923. [1] On December 15, 1929 he became the first person to fly over Mt. Kilimanjaro, and planned to fly over Mount Everest in 1930. [2] [3] In 1931, Mittelholzer was appointed technical director of the new airline called Swissair, formed from the merger of Ad Astra Aero and Balair. [4] Throughout his life he published many books of aerial photographs. He died in 1937 in a climbing accident on an expedition in the Hochschwab massive in Styria, Austria. [5] Among other Swiss air pioneers, he is commemorated in a Swiss postage stamp issued in January 1977.     CONDITION-GOOD