Men Against the Clouds: The Conquest of Minya Konka

by Richard Lloyd Burdsall, Arthur Brewster Emmons

First Edition - 1935. SIGNED by the Arthur B. Emmons, 3rd, author. Harper and Brothers Publishers, London & New York. Collectible-VG. 292 numbered pp HB. Pages clean, ivory, tight, map front eps, photo frontis (Minya Konka); Original owner's name & address on 1st blank page. gray, navy ruling and device front, gilt titles to black spine block, modest shelfwear at the spine head & foot, very light soiling to the edges, small brown stain, 1/4", on the back board, else perfect. No DJ. Interior is clean, crisp with lightly age toned pages. There is an envelope adherred to the back pastedown. Classic tale of man against nature. A very fine SIGNED 1st Edition.

Genres: Adventure, Mountaineering

324 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1980

Reviews

[Julius · Rating 5 out of 5]

Das ist das beste Expeditionsbuch, das ich bisher gelesen habe. Ich habe die Erstausgabe von 1935.

Beschrieben wird die beschwerliche Anreise durch das China der 1930er Jahre, die erfolgreiche aber dramatische Erstbesteigung des Minya Konka sowie wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisgewinne in Bezug auf Flora, Fauna und Landesvermessung. Dazu gibt es reihenweise Anhänge über das Jagen, Vermessung und das Bergsteigwesen. Angereichert werden die Erzählungen mit reihenweise Fotos, Zeichnungen und Karten.

[Joshua Horn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the tale of the first men to climb Mount Gongga (or Minya Konka), a mountain that has claimed quite a few lives, and has been rarely climbed in the succeeding decades. It is an interesting story, with some twists turns and misadventures. The climbers do a good job telling the tale, as well as giving some insight into their journey through China, and their hunting to collect scientific specimens. I'm no climber, but it is interesting to compare their equipment with those of later generations.

I read this for free on the Internet Archive.

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about a truly remarkable expedition. I have no idea who Burt B. Konzak is though. The book was written by Richard Burdsall and Arthur Emmons with contributions by Terris Moore and and Jack Young. That is if you go by what's written on the book cover and the title page.