Description
The first edition of The Last Step: The American Ascent of K2, signed by seven members of the successful 1978 team and 19 additional mountaineers.
Octavo, vii, 301pp, [8]. Black cloth, title stamped in silver on spine. Complete with 32 color plates. Faint foxing to leafends, solid text block. Free of marginalia or additional wear. In the publisher’s dust jacket, light shelf wear, retail price on front flap, tape reinforcement to verso, some black pen touchups to cover, a presentable copy. (Neate R33)
Signed on the title page.
Signed by the following 1978 expedition members:
- Team leader Jim Whittaker ( 1st American to summit Mt. Everest)
- Jim Wickwire ( the 1st American to summit K-2)
- John Roskelly (78′ expedition and summiteer)
- Lou Reichard (78′ expedition and summiteer)
- Skip Edmonds (78′ team member)
- Bill Sumner (78′ team member)
- Diane Roberts (78′ team member)
Signed by the following 1953 expedition members:
- Pete Schoening (53′ expedition
- Dee Molenaar (53′ expedition
- Charlie Houston (53′ expedition leader)
- Bob Bates (53′ expedition leader)
- Capt. Tony Streather (53′ expedition)
- Bob Craig (53′ expedition)
- George Bell (53′ expedition)
Additional Signers:
- Peter Athans – 7 time Everest summiteer
- Chris Bonington – His career has included nineteen expeditions to the Himalayas, including four to Mount Everest.
- Dr. Steve Boyer
- Carlos Buhler – summited Everest and 6 other 8000 meter peaks
- Dan Mazur
- Kurt Diemberger – summited Everest, K2 and 6 other 8000 meter peaks
- Galen Rowell – climber and photographer
- Nazir Sabir
- Rob Schaller
- Pete Schoening
- Steve Swenson
- Fred Dunham (75’expedition)
