London, 1910, 1st edition. 335 pp, 29 plates, maps. Bruce was one of the greatestearly Himalayan climbers. This describes his extensive travels and climbs in Nepal, Sikkim, Kumaon, Garhwal, Baltistan and Chitral, including his attempts on Nanga Parbat in 1892 with Zurbriggen and Eckenstein, and his second attempt in 1895 with Mummery and Collie. One of the scarcest and most desirable Himalayan books. This copy is Ex Lib, rebound, solid VG condition, 1 map is facsimile.
Biography of Bruce from:
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Brigadier-General Charles Granville BruceBruce (1866–1939)
Charlie Bruce (known as “Bruiser”), hard-drinking Himalayan veteran and larger-than-life leader of the 1922 expedition, was a fluent Nepali speaker who, both in 1922 and 1924, bridged perfectly the cultural divide between sahib and Sherpa. However, malaria forced him to relinquish his leadership of the 1924 expedition to Norton while he was still en route to the mountain.
Bruce served a swashbuckling career with the Gurkhas (1889–1920) and was severely wounded at Gallipoli in World War I. Bruce’s extensive mountaineering experience included climbing with Conway in the Karakoram (1892), with Mummery on Nanga Parbat (1895), and with Longstaff on Trisul (1907). From 1931 to 1936 he was Honorary Colonel of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles of the Indian Army. When Bruce was felled by a stroke in 1939, Raymond Greene was his doctor.
