THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 28, 1963 

* Willi Unsoeld and Barry Bishop
* Mountaineers - Mount Everest Expedition 
* First American team to reach the summit 
* Extreme hardships on the ascent (frostbite toes)

The front page has a banner heading: "They Kicked Each Other to Stay Alive" with subhead and photo. (see images) 
Complete with all 40+ pages, library stamp just above the heading, small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

Background: The historic 1963 traverse and subsequent high-altitude survival of Willi Unsoeld and Barry Bishop fundamentally redefined the boundaries of human endurance and reshaped the philosophy of modern mountaineering. By executing the first-ever traverse of an 8,000-meter peak via the uncharted, highly technical West Ridge, the American expedition shattered the traditional, militaristic "siege-style" approach to climbing that had previously focused solely on reaching the summit by the easiest established path. Their survival of a night spent at 28,200 feet without tents, sleeping bags, or supplemental oxygen disproved the contemporary medical consensus that a night spent unprotected in the "Death Zone" was invariably fatal. This monumental feat of survival not only catalyzed a paradigm shift toward more audacious, alpine-style route-finding on the world's highest peaks, but it also served as a profound symbol of Cold War-era American grit and technological capability, earning the team the Hubbard Medal from President John F. Kennedy and elevating mountaineering to a pinnacle of national achievement.