SIGNED on front endpaper by Ernst Reiss who made the first ascent of Lhotse, with Fritz Luchsinger. Lhotse is the 4th highest peak in the world.
New York, 1957, 1st edition. 224 pp, 25 pIates. The official account of the 1st ascent of Lhotse and the 2nd of Everest by the Swiss. The team placed 4 Swiss and 1 Sherpa on Everest's summit, and two on Lhotse. Hardcover, DJ, Fine. Reiss signed on the first free endpaper (FEP). Above his signature is an inscription from the previous owner is also on the FEP - just above Reiss's signature.
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