CHO OYU BY FAVOUR OF THE GODS

BY HERBERT TICHY

1957 FIRST UK PRINTING

ONE OF THE SCARCEST ACCOUNTS IN ENGLISH OF THE FIRST ASCENT OF AN 8000er.


This is the first UK printing of CHO OYU BY FAVOUR OF THE GODS by Herbert Tichy. This book was published in London by Methuen & Co LTD in 1957. The book measures 222mm tall x 140mm, and has 196 pages, 4 colour & 33 b/w photos, 2 maps, appendix. The account of the first ascent Cho Oyu (26700') by a small-scale expedition on a shoestring budget that overcame a failed first attempt & storm. This was one of the first expeditions to a big peak where Sherpas were true team members taking leading parts in the decision making regarding the climb.

CONDITION: Original tan cloth, red lettering spine. Original DJ (2cm clean tear upper front, rubbing spine edges, some tiny foxing spots front & rear), foxing on fore-edges, some foxing in margins only of a few pages (not many), clean and bright covers, previous owner inscription dated 1957 on FFEP, no other previous owner marks, overall nice condition. Price: $275.

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