Summit : Vittorio Sella : Mountaineer and Photographer : The Years 1879-1909

by Vittorio Sella, Greg Child (Contributor), Ansel Adams (Contributor)

A collection of images from the nineteenth-century photographer who trundled his heavy equipment up one peak after another and inspired Ansel Adams features scenes from the Caucasus, Alaska's St. Elias Range, Africa's Ruwenzori, the Alps, and the Himalayas.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mountaineering

128 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[David Iverson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning photographs, such clarity...

[Nancy Byron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mind-blowing photography -- gorgeous and largely unsung. I cannot fathom how Vittorio Sella and his crew lugged enormous cameras and hundreds of glass plates in addition to all the other required gear and supplies for climbing some of the world's highest peaks! What a gift that they did so and shared the amazing, breath-taking results with all of us.