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K2, The Savage Mountain

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When eleven climbers died on K2 on August 1, 2008, it was a stark reminder that the world's second-highest mountain has, for more than a century, been regarded as the most difficult and dangerous of all—for every four people who reach the top, one dies in the attempt. K2, The Savage Mountain tells the dramatic story of the 1953 American expedition, led by Charles S. Houston, when a combination of terrible storms and illness stopped the team short of the 28,251-foot summit. Then on the descent, tragedy struck, and how the climbers made it back to safety is renowned in the annals of climbing. K2, The Savage Mountain captures this sensational tale with an unmatched power that has earned this book its place as one of the classics of mountaineering literature.

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ISBN: 9781493050246
Publication date: 1st October 2020
Author: Charles Houston, Robert Bates, Jim Wickwire, Jonathan Waterman
Publisher: The Lyons Press an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 224 pages
Genres: Climbing and mountaineering
Travel
History
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