Description
The first edition of Our Everest Adventure by John Hunt, signed by Sir Edmund Hillary and 14 fellow Everest mountaineers.
Octavo, 128pp. Illustrated hardcover. Stated “First published in 1954” on copyright page. Faint foxing to rear cover and along edge of text block. In the publisher’s dust jacket, price clipped, tape reinforcement to verso, light foxing to both sides, chips along top edge. (Neate, 395). This work is a companion volume to The Ascent of Everest, published in 1953. (Neate, 393)
This copy is signed by Sir Edmund Hillary on the title page, with 14 other signatures.
This copy is signed by the following Everest mountaineers:
- Edmund Hillary – 1st to reach the summit of Everest
- Peter Athans – 7 time Everest summiteer
- Barry Blanchard – one of North America’s top alpinists
- Carlos P. Buhler – summited Everest and other 8000-meter peaks
- Aid Burgess – expeditions to Everest, K2 and others
- Dave Hahn – summited Everest 15 times
- Thomas Humar – solo ascent of Dhaulagiri, south face of Annapurna
- Charley Mace – climbed the Seven Summits, climbed K2 & three other 8000-meter peaks
- Gerry Roach – Everest summiteer in 1983 and the Seven Summits
- Nazir Sabir – climbed Everest and four of the five 8000-meter peaks in Pakistan (K2, etc)
- Ed Webster – 1st ascent of the Kangshung Face on Everest in 1988
- P.V. Scoturro – summited Everest 3 times
- Steve Swenson – climbed Everest, K2 and Nanga Parbat
- Simone Timor Moro – 1st winter ascent of Shishapangma, Makalu, Gasherbrum II, and Nanga Parbat. Summited Everest 4 times
