The White Death. by Bettembourg, Georges and Michael Brame - 1981

Reynard House, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Seattle: Reynard House 1981, first edition, first printing. Hardback in fine condition. Unclipped dust jacket is VG+ with very mild wear to top edge. 6.25 x 9.25 in., 309 pp. Alpine-style climbs in the Himalayas. Author Bettembourg perished in the Alps while guiding a crystal-hunting party.

Seattle: Reynard House, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Near fine dust jacket with 1cm clean tear upper rear. The book has minor fading at top of spine, is clean, has no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, basically fine condition. The book measures 234mm tall x 150mm, and has 310 pages, 9 peak sketches (several with routes indicated), 1 chart, 2 sketches. Climbs of Broad Pk, Kanchenjunga (with Boardman, Tasker, Scott), Kusum, Kanqura, Everest attempt, Nuptse. Bettembourg was a rising star among Himalayan climbers, tragically killed in the summer of 1983 while crystal hunting on the Contamine Spur of the North Face of the Aiguille Verte when, during the last rappel off the route, a large slab detached 400 meters above, knocking him and another off the mountain, witnessed by a fellow guide and client who were climbing with them. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Reynard House, 1981. 1981 First Edition US. hardcover. 306pp, original cream cloth, owner's signature, VG+ in VG+ dw. Illustrated by Kathe Strangfeld Krohn.. Broad Peak, Kangchenjunga, Kusum Kanguru, Everest and Nuptse with Boardman, Scott and Tasker. Bettembourg was killed in a fall near Chamonix while crystal hunting.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.