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Hardcover, in dust jacket. Condition: Near Fine. dj. Second printing. THE 8000 METER MOUNTAIN In a tale of one shared sleeping bag, frostbitten toes, and life-altering peaks, Maurice Herzog remembers his historic 1950 ascension of the tenth tallest mountain in the world, Annapurna. Herzog led the first group to summit and return from an 8000 meter mountain, the highest peak achieved by man, recounting the tale in this cornerstone of mountaineering literature. Presented here is a second edition. Slight presses to spine tips, lightly toned text block edges, owner name to ffep, still near fine in very good dust jacket with light rubbing to extremities, small chip to spine foot, two short closed tears to rear panel, touch of foxing to rear flap, in mylar cover. Cartographic and Photographic Documentation by Marcel Ichac. (illustrator).…