Isbn: 9781877338113 - Himalayan Holiday: an Account of the New Zealand Himalayan Expedition 1953 (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. (2004), Very Good/no dj, 12mo., 72pp., color pictorial glossy softcover, a couple tiny pin-punctures in front cover through to title page, color & b&w photo ill's throughout, binding tight, text unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A group of men attempting to climb the summit of a mountain in the Himalayas, close to Mt. Everest. Contains colour photographs not included in the original. 72 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 72 pages. 1953 was a very important year for New Zealand and Mountaineering. Of course there were the achievements of Ed Hillary and George Lowe on Everest. But their success didn't happen in a vacuum; rather it was the culmination of mountaineeri ng activity in New Zealand where both male and female climbers were raised on a diet of heavy packs and mountains not unlike the Himalayan giants. Mt Cook had i ts first all-female ascent in 1953 when Mavis Davidson, Sheila McMurray and Dore en Pickens came together to make a fine ascent on January 6.And there was th e amazing expedition to Nepal by Athol Roberts, Maurice Bishop, Phil Gardner and Graham Mccallum. It was that trip that lasted 18 months and visited a large are a of central Nepal never before seen by Europeans. The expedition made the first ascent of the 7000-metre peak Chamar, Phil Gardener made an invaluable botanica l study and to cap off a remarkable adventure, they brought back with them a bea r.New Zealanders have a great record in the Himalaya. The New Zealand Himala yan Expedition of 1953 was part of the very important foundation for this record of achievement.…