2003 Everest Pioneer: The Photographs of Captain John Noel

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper

First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 2004. Illustrated with photographs throughout, some of which are in colour. A account of the expedition of John Baptist Lucius Noel, a British mountaineer and filmmaker best known for his film of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition. With still images of the drama and tragedy of the expedition, outlining the extreme weather conditions and complex technical demands of high altitudes. Written by his daughter, and only child, Sandra Noel. With a foreword by Brian Blessed, an English actor known for his distinctive bushy beard, booming voice, and exuberant personality and performances. Blessed has attempted to climb Mount Everest three times without supplemental oxygen never reaching the summit, and is the oldest man to have reached the North Magnetic Pole on foot.