"History of Modern Japanese Mountaineering" Author: Shigeo Yasukawa Published: 1970 Publisher: Akane Shobo First edition. There is some yellowing and deterioration due to age, but the contents are still in a readable condition. Shigeo Yasukawa (December 13, 1925 - October 23, 1977) was a Japanese mountaineer, non-fiction writer, and researcher of mountaineering history. His real name was Shigeo Nagakoshi. Born in Tokyo. Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature. He enjoyed mountaineering from junior high school and published mountain novels such as "Foggy Mountains" while working as a mountaineer and editor. He was the leader of the RCC Hindu Kush Mountaineering Team in 1966. After serving as the editor-in-chief of Mikasa Shobo, and as an advisor to Hobundo, Akane Shobo, etc., he established Shikishokan in 1974 and served as its president. #book #ShigeoYasukawa #mountain #mountaineering #climbing #accident #JapaneseHistory #culturalHistory #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseCulturalHistory #modern #modernJapaneseCulture #mountaineeringHistory #historyofModernMountaineering #modernHistory #mountainClimbing #AkaneShobo"