Karakoram: The Ascent of Gasherbrum IV by Fosco Maraini (1961) Royal Robbins the West Ridge

the West Ridge

Issue 1 is signed on the masthead by George Bracksieck

Signed by someone

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Karakoram: The Ascent of Gasherbrum IV by Fosco Maraini (1961) Royal Robbins the West RidgeIn translation from the Italian. A formidable mountain indeed, Gasherbrum IV sits just under the 8,000 meter cutoff. According to Wikipedia (that font of reliable information), the mountain has only been summited five times, ever. One must simply take a look at a photo of the mountain's West Face, The "Shining Wall", to see both the challenge and the allure of the mountain. This is an old school expedition narrative the cover photo shows not the