La Conquista del K2 Seconda Cima del Mondo.

Desio, Ardito.

Published by Milan: Garzanti, 1954

About this Item

First edition. 8vo. pp. xx, 230; text in Italian; folding frontis., two folding plates, one double-page plate of expedition team, three plates of maps inc. one folding, 64pp. of photo. illusts. at rear, illusts. to text; some age toning to margins as often, adhesion damage to frontis., and to several other plates, else good in the original cloth, in original d.-w. which is creased and frayed, with a few internal tape repairs. Signed to the half-title by summiters Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli, and by expedition members Pino Gallotti and Ugo Angelino. Though only slightly lower than Everest in height, K2 offers the harder climb. In 1954, an Italian expedition under Desio made a concerted attack on the mountain, which in spite of setbacks proved successful. The present book contains the leader's account of the expedition, and bears the signatures of the two men that reached the summit, as well as those of two other climbers, Pino Gallotti and Ugo Angelino.

Seller Inventory # 10017

Bibliographic Details

• Title: La Conquista del K2 Seconda Cima del Mondo.
• Publisher: Milan: Garzanti
• Publication Date: 1954
• Language: Italian
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Himalayas
  • Signed
  • Mountaineering