Andrew J Kauffman: 2 books
by William Lowell Putnam, Andrew J. Kauffman
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
The story of the 1939 American K2 expedition is well known among mountaineers: world-class German-born climber Fritz Wiessner and Pasang Dawa Lama came within 800 feet of attaining the world's second-highest unclimbed summit before turning back for more supplies. Rejoining them on the descent was...
by William Lowell Putnam, Andrew J. Kauffman
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
The first professional mountain guides to be employed in North America were all Italians: Guiseppe Petigax and Lorenzo Croux of Courmeyer, Antonio Maguinaz and Andrea Pellissier of Valtournanche and Erminio Botta of Beilla, all in the retinue of Luigi Amadeo of Savoia, Duke of the Abruzzi whose successful...