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Robert Bates Five Miles High
New York: Dodd Mead, 1939. xiv, 381pp, 29 plates, illus., 3 maps, 23cm.
U.K. ed., London: Hale, 1940. 319pp, 31 plates, illus., 22cm
The account of an attempt on K2 by the first American Karakoram expedition. A classic of American climbing literature.
Jim Curran Trango, The Nameless Tower
Sheffield: Dark Peak, 1978. 175pp, illus. (some colour), 25cm.
First ascent of the Trango Tower in 1976.
Jim Curran K2 - The Story of the Savage Mountain
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1995. 271pp, 16 black and white plates, 8 colour, 2 maps, 5 topographical drawings, 24cm.
A history of climbing on K2.
Ardito Desio Ascent of K2
London: Elek Books, 1955. 239pp, 24 plates, illus., 23cm.
Account of the first ascent in 1954 by an expedition organised by the Italian Alpine Club. Translated by David Moore.
Oscar Eckenstein (1859 - 1921) The Karakorams and Kashmir
London: Fisher Unwin, 1896. xvi, 253pp, 20cm.
An account of Eckenstein's journey after he left Conway's expedition to K2 in 1892 having taken a dislike to Conway's old fashioned approach to climbing. Eckenstein, an engineer by profession, is credited with developing the use of the walking ice-axe and the 10-point crampon.
Andy Fanshawe Coming Through
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. 217pp, illus., 5 maps, 17 colour photographs, 24cm.
Climbs in the Alps and a tragic winter climb on Ben Nevis are described but the book is mainly about two expeditions: to Chogolisa in the Karakoram and Menlungtse in the Himalaya.
Filippo de Filippi Karakoram and the Western Himalaya 1909
London: Constable, 1912. xvii, 469pp, 36 plates, illus., 28cm. Also portfolio of 18 photographic panoramas, 3 folding maps, list of illustrations and index.
From the original 'La spedizione nel Karakoram e nell'Himaliaia occidentale 1909, Bologna: Zanichelli, 1911. The classic work on the early exploration of the Baltoro region by H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of the Abruzzi. Translated from the Italian by Caroline de Filippi and H.T.Porter.
Two of Vittorio Sella's panoramas
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Reinhold Messner and Alessandro Gogna K2 Mountain of Mountains
London: Kaye and Ward, 1981. 177pp, illus., maps, diagrams, 26.5 cm.
An account of the 1979 expedition on which Reinhold Messner and Michl Dacher reached the summit. Profusely illustrated mostly in colour. Translated from the original German by Audrey Salkeld.
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Victor Saunders Elusive Summits
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. 191pp, illus., 9 maps and drawings, 19 colour photographs, 24cm.
Four lightweight expeditions to the Karakoram: Uzum Brakk in 1980, Bojohaghur in 1984, Rimo in 1985 and Spantik in 1987.
Eric Shipton Blank on the Map
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1938. xviii, 299pp plus 36 plates, 3 maps incl. 1 colour folded in rear pocket, 22.5cm.
Eric Shipton's classic account of his exploratory expedition to the Karakoram.
Shiro Shirahata The Karakoram
Seattle: Cloudcap, 1990. 192pp, illus., 37 cm.
Magnificent, large format colour photographs by the celebrated Japanese photographer.
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Stephen Venables Painted Mountains
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1986. 239pp, 8 black and white plates, 8 colour plates, illus., 24cm.
The story of two expeditions to Kashmir: Kishtwar-Shivling in the Western Himalaya in 1983, and Rimo in the Eastern Karakoram in 1985.
Fanny Bullock Workman (1859 - 1925) and William Hunter Workman (1847 - 1937) Two Summers in the Ice-wilds of Eastern Karakoram
London: Fisher Unwin, 1917. 296pp, 134 plates, illus., 3 maps, 24cm.
An exploration of nineteen hundred square miles of mountain and glacier in the Hush valley and the Saltoro and Baltoro glaciers in 1911-12. This was their fifth and last Karakoram expedition.
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