La conquista del K2: seconda cima del mondo

DESIO, Ardito

Published by Milano, Garzanti,, 1954

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FIRST EDITION. 8vo, xx, 250 pp., with 96 colour and half-tone photographs, mostly bound at end, including fold-out frontispiece, 6 maps, and sketches. Fold-out orographic sketch of Karakoram and fold-out view of K2 showing climbing route outlined in red. Author's dedication on upper flyleaf. S.I.A.E. blindstamp on t-p (Italian Authors and Publishers Association). Publisher's coupon inserted, which allowed the buyer of the book to get a free copy of the appendix booklet for this volume. Also, a folded presentation leaflet inserted bears the signatures of the members of Ev-K2-CNR, which was a team of scientists and mountaineers led by Ardito Desio who undertook a new ascent of Mount Everest in 1992 in collaboration with the Italian CNR (National Research Centre). Original publishe's blue cloth and pictorial dust jacket protected by glassine film. A fine copy. On 31 July 1954 Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli placed the Italian flag on the summit of K2; a year after the conquest of Mount Everest, an all-Italian expedition conquered the second peak of the planet. For a country that had just emerged from the horrors and difficulties of war, the conquest of K2, which was followed in almost live radio, was a reason of pride and perhaps the evidence that a difficult moment in Italian history was finally over. With an impeccable organisation, the use of the most advanced technologies of the time and an overwhelming spirit of adventure, the expedition led by Ardito Desio managed to achieve its goal. As soon as he returned from the peaks of the Karakoram, Desio himself wanted to tell about those unforgettable weeks, the hopes, the difficult and tragic moments.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: La conquista del K2: seconda cima del mondo
• Publisher: Milano, Garzanti,
• Publication Date: 1954
• Binding: Rilegato
• Edition: prima edizione
• Condition: ottimo
• Signed: Dedica dell'autore