Across East African Glaciers An Account of the First Ascent of Kilimanjaro; [Translated from the German by E. H. S. Calder]
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- London: George Philip and Son, 1891
London: George Philip and Son, 1891. First U.K. Edition. Very Good. [10x7.25in] xx, 404 pp., 20 plates with tissue guard of black and white images, including mounted photographs, 19 illustrations in text, 3 colored fold out maps, appendices, bibliography, index; Dark green cloth on beveled boards with gilt lettering on front and spine, ink color illustration on front of camp site in forest with snow covered mountain in background and illustration of mountaineering equipment on spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, dark green end papers; Shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, general soiling of covers, corners slightly bumped, spine darkened and top and bottom reinforced, rubbed areas on spine and rear cover, front and rear hinges repaired and tight, ink stains on top edge with bleed into top margin, lacking frontispiece (tipped in facsimile) and otherwise complete, some soiling spots and age toning along edges margins of plates and text, markings on back of plate facing p. 45, light age toning and small closed tears to edges of maps, prior owner ink stamp on half-title and free end paper. [Neate 517 and M92, Howgego IV M58] DK. Dr. Hans Heinrich Joseph Meyer (1858-1929), German geographer, explorer and mountaineer, who achieved the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro (Mawenzi, Shira, and Kibo summits) in east Africa after several attempts. His team also spent time exploring and mapping the mountain summit, the north and west sides of the Schira plateau, and collecting information about the surrounding area.
In 1889 Meyer returned to Kilimanjaro with the celebrated Austrian mountaineer Ludwig Purtscheller and Yohane Lauwo, a Chagga guide for a third attempt [prior attempts in 1887 and 1888]. Their climbing team included two local headmen, nine porters, a cook, and a guide. After Meyer and Purtscheller pushed to near the crater rim on 3 October before retreating to the base of Kibo, they reached the summit on the southern rim of the crater on Purtscheller's 40th birthday, 6 October 1889. Meyer named this summit - now known as Uhuru Point- "Kaiser Wilhelm Spitze". After descending to the saddle between Kibo and Mawenzi, they attempted to climb Mawenzi next, but only reached a subsidiary peak (Klute Peak) before retreating due to illness. In Meyer's honor, the highest summit of Mawenzi nevertheless is known as Hans Meyer Peak. The summit of Kibo would not be climbed again until 20 years later, and the first ascent of Hans Meyer Peak was only in 1912. [From Wiki].
In 1889 Meyer returned to Kilimanjaro with the celebrated Austrian mountaineer Ludwig Purtscheller and Yohane Lauwo, a Chagga guide for a third attempt [prior attempts in 1887 and 1888]. Their climbing team included two local headmen, nine porters, a cook, and a guide. After Meyer and Purtscheller pushed to near the crater rim on 3 October before retreating to the base of Kibo, they reached the summit on the southern rim of the crater on Purtscheller's 40th birthday, 6 October 1889. Meyer named this summit - now known as Uhuru Point- "Kaiser Wilhelm Spitze". After descending to the saddle between Kibo and Mawenzi, they attempted to climb Mawenzi next, but only reached a subsidiary peak (Klute Peak) before retreating due to illness. In Meyer's honor, the highest summit of Mawenzi nevertheless is known as Hans Meyer Peak. The summit of Kibo would not be climbed again until 20 years later, and the first ascent of Hans Meyer Peak was only in 1912. [From Wiki].