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[Washington D. C. 1955, N. G. M.]. Stiff original pictorial color wrappers, map, 18 color, 7 b.w. photos, a full issue, Hillary's signed "Himalayan Trust" signature on letterhead, [signed circa 1960-61], p.579-610. FIRST EDITION RARE ! . *** **** *** . . * * VERY RARE HILLARY SIGNED COPY ! * * . . . ON HIS HIMALAYAN TRUST STATIONERY . . .THE FIRST RECORDED ACCOUNT OF THE SUCCESSFUL CLIMB . . OF MT. EVEREST BY SIR EDMUND HILLARY . . AND TENZING THE SHERPA . . A fascinating primary source, the first recorded account by The first man to successfully climb Mt. Everest. . Herein he recounts his next expedition, up the Himalayas, in an attempt to climb up to and attack Baruntse, on the way to Lhotse, the highest un-scaled peak, rising to 27,890 ft. . *** Sir Edmund Hillary [1919-2008] was the first westerner to successfully climb and summit Mt. Everest. . *** SIR HILLARY'S R A R E SIGNED COPY: This copy has a half-sheet of Sir Hillary's "HIMALAYAN TRUST" letterhead printed in red ink showing his bold penned signature in blue ink: "Ed Hillary." . Undated, signed circa 1960-61. The letterhead is lightly tipped into the inside front cover of the magazine. . *** 1953 EVEREST EXPEDITION: . The route to Everest was closed by Chinese-controlled Tibet, and Nepal allowed only one expedition per year. A Swiss expedition (in which Tenzing took part) had attempted to reach the summit in 1952, but was turned back from the summit by bad weather and exhaustion 800 feet (240 m) below the summit. During a 1952 trip in the Alps, Hillary discovered that he and his friend George Lowe had been invited by the Joint Himalayan Committee for the approved British 1953 attempt and immediately accepted. . Shipton was named as leader but was replaced by Hunt. Hillary considered pulling out, but both Hunt and Shipton talked him into remaining. Hillary was intending to climb with Lowe, but Hunt named two teams for the assault: Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans; and Hillary and Tenzing. Hillary, therefore, made a concerted effort to forge a working friendship with Tenzing. . The Hunt expedition totaled over 400 people, including 362 porters, 20 Sherpa guides, and 10,000 pounds of baggage, and like many such expeditions, was a team effort. Lowe supervised the preparation of the Lhotse Face, a huge and steep ice face, for climbing. Hillary forged a route through the treacherous Khumbu Icefall. . The expedition set up base camp in March 1953 and, working slowly, set up its final camp at the South Col at 25,900 feet (7,890 m). On 26 May, Bourdillon and Evans attempted the climb but turned back when Evans' oxygen system failed. The pair had reached the South Summit, coming within 300 vertical feet (91 m) of the summit. Hunt then directed Hillary and Tenzing to go for the summit. . Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953: Snow and wind held the pair up at the South Col for two days. They set out on 28 May with a support trio of Lowe, Alfred Gregory, and Ang Nyima. The two pitched a tent at 27,900 feet (8,500 m) on 28 May, while their support group returned down the mountain. On the following morning Hillary discovered that his boots had frozen solid outside the tent. He spent two hours warming them before he and Tenzing, wearing 30-pound (14 kg) packs, attempted the final ascent. The crucial move of the last part of the ascent was the 40-foot (12 m) rock face later named the "Hillary Step". Hillary saw a means to wedge his way up a crack in the face between the rock wall and the ice, and Tenzing followed. . From there the following effort was relatively simple. Hillary reported that both men reached the summit at the same time, but in The Dream Comes True, Tenzing said that Hillary had taken the first step atop Mount Everest. They reached Everest's 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) summit, the highest point on earth, at 11:30 am. As Hillary put it, "A few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow, and we stood on top." . They spent only about 15 minutes at the summit. Hillary too. Seller Inventory # 40029801
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Title: BEYOND EVEREST: First Ascents Of 23 Peaks ...
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