Messner, Reinhold

The Big Walls: History, Routes, Experiences

London and New York: Kaye & Ward and Oxford University Press, 1978.

First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. 143 pp, illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. Quarto (8-3/4" X 10-1/2"). Translated by Audrey Salkeld. Slight dust soiling to top edge, else fine, in a clean dust jacket with just a touch of wear. Messner was the first man to climb all 14 8000-meter peaks. Here he relates his experiences on such diverse faces as the Eiger North Face, Nanga Parbat South Face, Grand Jorasses Walker Spur, and Dhaulagiri South Face. Neate M86.

Item #11457

Price: $45.00