K2, the Savage Mountain The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second Highest Mountain

Name: K2, the Savage Mountain The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second Highest Mountain
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ISBN: 9781599216089

ISBN-10: 1599216086

ISBN-13: 9781599216089

Edition: 2009

Authors: Charles S. Houston, Robert H. Bates, Jim Wickwire

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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 allfor every four people who reach the top, one dies in the attempt.K2, The Savage Mountaintells 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 they made it back to safety is renowned in the annals of climbing. K2, The Savage Mountaincaptures this sensational tale with an unmatched power that has earned this book its…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 12/16/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Charles Houston and Robert Bates organized the American expeditions to K2 in 1938 and 1953. Houston, a doctor of internal medicine, teaches 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.



Foreword




The Call to Climb




Historical and Geographical




Preparations




To the Mountain




To the Foot of Abruzzi Ridge




The Attack is Launched




Storm Warning




Steep Rock and Steep Ice




The Highest Men in the World




The Accident




The Bivouac




From Camp VII to Camp II




Base Camp Again




Out from the Mountain



Appendixes


Chronology


Equipment



Food



Medical Problems



Finances



Transport



Acknowledgments


Index