K2 is a legend - one of the most demanding mountaineering challenges
in the world and one of the most treacherous. Extreme, unpredictable
weather and the acutely difficult climbing conditions test the
technique, endurance and psychological strength of the most
experienced mountaineers to the limit and often beyond. Many of the
men and women who have sought to reach the summit have failed, often
with tragic consequences - over 70 of them have died or disappeared.
Yet this, the second highest mountain on Earth, continues to exercise
for the worlds top mountaineers a special, and all too often lethal
attraction. Richard Sales fascinating new book traces the climbing
history of K2 over the last 150 years, he shows in graphic detail how
it acquired this awesome reputation: it was during the first serious
attempts on the summit in the 1930s and 1950s that K2 became known as
the Savage Mountain.
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ISBN
9781844687022
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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