Price: £440.00
Quantity: 1 available
Book Condition: 217pp, 126 photographs, maps, original blue cloth, light foxing to endpapers, small stain to edge of front endpaper, VG+ in VG- dw. Text in Japanese, with a summary in English.
Official account of the Manaslu expeditions in 1952 and 1953. In 1952, a Japanese reconnaissance party reached 5275m on the east side of the mountain. In 1953 the first attempt to Summit Manaslu was made by a Japanese team of 15 climbers led by Yukio Mita via the Northeast face. K. Kato, J. Yamada and S Ishizaka made a summit push reaching 7750m before turning back. Yakushi 525. A very scarce title indeed.
Title: Manaslu 1952-3.
Categories: Mountaineering,
Edition: 1954 First Edition
Publisher: The Mainichi Newspapers, Tokyo: 1954
Binding: hardcover
Book Condition: 217pp, 126 photographs, maps, original blue cloth, light foxing to endpapers, small stain to edge of front endpaper, VG+ in VG- dw. Text in Japanese, with a summary in English.
Seller ID: 66790
Keywords: MOUNTAINEERING HIMALAYA - travel mountain alpinism bergsteigen rock climbing hill walking asia asian himalayan himalayas exploration discovery manaslu japan japanese
