K2 : Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain (Paperback)

from dickcraig

In this book, Viesturs chronicles the different expeditions that have attempted the summit of K2. This mountain, the second highest, is infamous as one of the more difficult to climb. For example, in 2008 290 people reached the summit of Everest with one death. On K2 the same year, 18 people reac...

from dickcraig

In this book, Viesturs chronicles the different expeditions that have attempted the summit of K2. This mountain, the second highest, is infamous as one of the more difficult to climb. For example, in 2008 290 people reached the summit of Everest with one death. On K2 the same year, 18 people reac...

from Niecierpek

Ed Viesturs is one of the 18 people ever (and the only American) to have climbed all fourteen eight thousanders. It's a very rare feat- no woman has achieved it as yet. Yet, he is surprisingly level headed and devoid of ego. He ascribes his success to hard work, common sense and lack of bravura. ...

from Grandeplease

Ed Viesturs chronicles the climbing history of K2, the mountain he calls the Holy Grail of mountaineering. One of only sixteen men who have climbed all fourteen of the world's 8,000 meter mountains, Viesturs has a wealth of knowledge of not only K2 but mountaineering. His personal insight and exp...

from LibraryCin

Mountaineer Ed Viesturs takes a look a the history of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, but the most deadly for climbers. It was interesting to hear about the various excursions and adventures on the mountain, from the 1930s to 2008. I was listening to the audio, so my mind did wander...