Bonington, ChrisBiblio.com
Bonington, Chris and Charles ClarkeBiblio.com
Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triump of Sepu Kangri.
2000111347London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2000. First edition of this work by Bonington and Clarke. Octavo original cloth cartographic endpapers illustrated. Signed by Chris Bonington and Charles Clarke on the title page. From the library of James Stephen “Steve†Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days 8 hours and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the World. Fossett was also one of sailing’s most prolific distance record holders set the Absolute World Speed Record for airships with a Zeppelin NT in 2004. He received numerous awards and honors throughout his career including aviation’s highest award the Gold Medal of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale FAI which he was awarded in 2002. Fossett disappeared on September 3 2007 while flying a light aircraft over the Great Basin Desert between Nevada and California. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A nice association. The authors describe their attempt to reach the peak of Sepu Kangri a daunting mountain deep in central Tibet Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover
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