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$80 TWO MOUNTAINS AND A RIVER - HW Tilman, 1st edn., Cambridge University Press, 1949, B&W plates, fold-out map

TWO MOUNTAINS AND A RIVER - HW Tilman, 1st edn., Cambridge University Press, 1949, B&W plates, fold-out map, VG jacket, tape marks fep, Tilman takes on Rakaposhi with two Swiss climbers then....after travelling to Kashgar to meet Shipton who is British Consul they attempt Mustagh Ata. Tilman returns via Afghanistan - An expedition that cannot organise itself… on the back of an old envelope, is bound to suffer from the effects of too much organisation. Two Mountains and a River picks up where Mount Everest 1938 left off. In this installment of adventures, Tilman and two Swiss mountaineers set off for the Gilgit region of the Himalaya with the formidable objective of an attempt on the giant Rakaposhi (25,550 feet). However, this project was not to be fulfilled. Not one to be dispirited, Tilman and his various accomplices—including his regular partner Eric Shipton—continue to trek and climb in locations across China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other areas of Asia, including the Kukuay Glacier, Muztagh Ata—the source of the Oxus river—and Ishkashim, where the author was arrested on suspicion of being a spy… Two Mountains and a River brims with the definitive Tilman qualities—detailed observations and ever-present humour—that convey a strong appreciation of the adventures and mishaps he experiences along the way. $80 Ex libris John Nankervis

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TWO MOUNTAINS AND A RIVER -  HW Tilman, 1st edn., Cambridge University Press, 1949, B&W plates, fold-out map, VG jacket, tape marks fep, Tilman takes on Rakaposhi with two Swiss climbers then....after travelling to Kashgar to meet Shipton who is British Consul they attempt Mustagh Ata. Tilman returns via Afghanistan - An expedition that cannot organise itself… on the back of an old envelope, is bound to suffer from the effects of too much organisation. Two Mountains and a River picks up where Mount Everest 1938 left off. In this installment of adventures, Tilman and two Swiss mountaineers set off for the Gilgit region of the Himalaya with the formidable objective of an attempt on the giant Rakaposhi (25,550 feet). However, this project was not to be fulfilled. Not one to be dispirited, Tilman and his various accomplices—including his regular partner Eric Shipton—continue to trek and climb in locations across China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other areas of Asia, including the Kukuay Glacier, Muztagh Ata—the source of the Oxus river—and Ishkashim, where the author was arrested on suspicion of being a spy… Two Mountains and a River brims with the definitive Tilman qualities—detailed observations and ever-present humour—that convey a strong appreciation of the adventures and mishaps he experiences along the way.  $80 Ex libris John Nankervis