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EVEREST THE TESTING PLACE John West 1985 1st ed Hardcover DJ Fine
By West, John
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New York, 1985, 1st edition. 187 pp, 18 color photos. Hardcover with dust jacket.  There is no writing in the book or other flaws, and the dust jacket has no tears or chips and is not price clipped. The Dust Jacket is now protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic jacket cover. The Dust Jacket and the Book are in Fine condition.

A very successful and safe American ascent. Results of the American Medical Research Expedition to Mt. Everest, 1981. This was the first attempt to climb Mount Everest for the express purpose of conducting scientific and medical research.

Summiters were Chris Kopczynsli and Sherpa Sundare; then by Chris Pizzo, Peter Hackett ,and Sherpa Yong Tenzing.

In this splendid book of high adventure, medical science and mountaineering become one. This is the account of a recent event that was unique in American medicine and Himalayan expeditions. For the first time, an attempt was made to climb Mount Everest for the express purpose of conducting scientific and medical research. This book recounts the story of that climb, and the medical research which was undertaken.


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