Seattle, 1981, 1st edition. 207 pp, 90 photos, 6 maps. The US and UK editions are identical, same printer, same day, same everything. There is no writing in the book or other flaws, and the dust jacket has no wear and is not price clipped. The Dust Jacket is protected by a removable clear Brodart plastic cover. The Dust Jacket and the book are in Fine condition.
'Riccardo Cassin has written a masterpiece of an autobiography; an important mountaineering book! It's all here; a scintillating record of a half century of high-standard Alpine endeavor' his first climbs in the Grigna, the Dolomites, the north face of the Cima Ovest; the north face of the Piz Badile; the Walker Spur of the Grandes Jorasses; the Cassin Ridge of McKinley; Jirishanca; Gasherbrum IV and Lhotse. Some of the world's best climbs done by one its best climbers. What more could one ask for?”
'At age 78, he repeated the northeast face of Piz Badile on the 50th anniversary of his first ascent. He has published 10 books on climbing (most in Italian) and has been honored by numerous mountain organizations and governments. Reinhold Messner said of him: 'He's a milestone in the history of climbing'. Born 1909, died 2009! A century run.'
