-- A fascinating overview of big wall climbing -- yesterday, today and tomorrow with tribute to the new trailblazing climbers of the twenty-first century-- Packed with 165 powerful color photos and 23 black and whiteIn a historical account of big wall climbing, world-class climber Reinhold Messner begins in 1860, with the Alpine walls. They are steep, exposed, extremely difficult to climb and lead up to some of the highest summits in the world. Messner knows them all; he was the first man to climb a dozen of them and the ...
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-- A fascinating overview of big wall climbing -- yesterday, today and tomorrow with tribute to the new trailblazing climbers of the twenty-first century-- Packed with 165 powerful color photos and 23 black and whiteIn a historical account of big wall climbing, world-class climber Reinhold Messner begins in 1860, with the Alpine walls. They are steep, exposed, extremely difficult to climb and lead up to some of the highest summits in the world. Messner knows them all; he was the first man to climb a dozen of them and the first to conquer all fourteen eight-thousanders.In his description of recent ascents, he pays tribute to the younger generation who have once more revealed new dimensions in climbing. Thanks to Messner's contact with many of these new, young mountaineers, the book covers the latest information and pictures of these amazing big walls and ones yet to be mastered.
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Add this copy of The Big Walls: From the North Face of the Eiger to the to cart. $17.00, very good condition, Sold by Satellite Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burlington, VT, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Mountaineers Books.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good dust jacket. Tight binding. Clear text. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
Add this copy of The Big Walls. From the North Face of the Eiger to the to cart. $21.13, like new condition, Sold by Arapiles Mountain Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castlemaine, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 2001 by The Mountaineers.
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F in F jacket. F/F. 4to. original blue boards gilt (texter mark to lower leaf edge, denoting one-time remaindered copy) in dustwrapper; pp. 216 (last blank), with numerous illustrations & maps. A fine copy. A fully revised edition of Messner's earlier work, The Big Walls. History, Routes, Experiences (1978). [Neate M86: Includes Alpine climbs, Nanga Parbat south face, Dhaulagiri south face, Aconcagua south face. Messner, a German-speaking Italian from the South Tyrol, is the leading figure in modern mountaineering. He has climbed all of the fourteen 8000-metre peaks].
Add this copy of The Big Walls: From the North Face of the Eiger to the to cart. $29.95, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Mountaineers Books.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. (mountaineering) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Add this copy of The Big Walls: From the North Face of the Eiger to the to cart. $102.88, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Mountaineers Books.
