1. VITTORIO SELLA. Broad Peak ,1909, Sella number HK 132. 15.3x11.4" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1909, mounted on 18x14" heavy brown paper. Inscribed in black ink on mount recto: Himalayas / Broad Peak from Camp VI. Embossed with Vittorio Sella stamp in lower right of print. Inscribed in pencil on mount verso: 132 / Broad / Kara

Western wall of the Broad Peak from the top of the Terminal Cascade of the Savoia KARAKORAM & WESTERN HIMALAYA 1909 BY FILIPPO DE FILIPPI. NY DUTTON 1912 - p. 245

Broad Peak 8,047 m 26,401 ft., 12th highest mountain in the world is on the border of Pakistan and China. it is part of the Gasherbrum massif one-half mile from K2. Its summit is nearly one mile long thus its name.

For weeks the Duke circumambulated K2, trying various routes to the summit, but after extensive examination and hours of contemplation in search for the secret of the mountain, he was forced to conclude that K2 could not be climbed. Height was not so much a factor, as were the obstacles peculiar to mountain climbing and familiar to mountaineers such as the treacherous grade and frequent storms. Finally, he decided to abandon the struggle, knowing that he had done everything within his power to succeed. Nonetheless, before leaving that region the Duke made history by reaching an elevation of around 24,600 feet on the Chogolisa. Sella photographed from over 22,000 feet here.

Very Good: Minor wear, edge wear, mount has edge and corner wear, mount verso has tape residue and marks.