K2, The Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story Of Disaster And Survival On The World's Second-Highest Mountain - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Charles Houston, Robert Bates, Jim Wickwire (Introduction by)Publish date:2020-10-01Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Lyons PressISBN-13:9781493050246ISBN-10:1493050249UPC:9781493050246Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:Mountaineering, Special InterestBook Topic:AdventureSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SCVZ2A72GX
K2, The Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story Of Disaster And Survival On The World's Second-Highest Mountain
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Lyons PressISBN-13:9781493050246ISBN-10:1493050249UPC:9781493050246Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:Mountaineering, Special InterestBook Topic:AdventureSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SCVZ2A72GX
Charles Houston and Robert Bates organized the American expeditions to K2 in 1938 and 1953. Houston, a doctor of internal medicine, taught at the University of Vermont. Bates, a past president of the American Alpine Club, received his doctorate in English and taught at Phillips Exeter Academy.
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Charles Houston, Robert Bates, Jim Wickwire (Introduction by)
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