Ghosts Of K2
by Mick Conefrey /
2016 / English / PDF
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At 28,251 feet, K2 might be almost 800 feet shorter than Everest,
but it’s a far harder climb. It will kill you on the way up and
the way down.
At 28,251 feet, K2 might be almost 800 feet shorter than Everest,
but it’s a far harder climb. It will kill you on the way up and
the way down.
Mick Conefrey guides us through the early story of the legendary
mountain and the extraordinary attempts that led up to its first
ascent in 1954 - these are tales of riveting drama and
unimaginable tragedy.
Mick Conefrey guides us through the early story of the legendary
mountain and the extraordinary attempts that led up to its first
ascent in 1954 - these are tales of riveting drama and
unimaginable tragedy.
Starting with the ill-fated attempts of the drug-addicted
occultist Aleister Crowley and the wealthy Italian Duke of
Abruzzi, the book then focusses on the three dramatic expeditions
of 1939, 1953 and 1954.
Starting with the ill-fated attempts of the drug-addicted
occultist Aleister Crowley and the wealthy Italian Duke of
Abruzzi, the book then focusses on the three dramatic expeditions
of 1939, 1953 and 1954.
The thread joining them together is the American Charlie Houston
- a brilliant but tortured expedition leader who dreamed of being
the first man to make it all the way to the top.
The thread joining them together is the American Charlie Houston
- a brilliant but tortured expedition leader who dreamed of being
the first man to make it all the way to the top.
Based on exclusive interviews with surviving team members and
their families and access to diaries and letters that have been
archived around the world, this is a narrative that evokes the
true atmosphere of the ‘Savage Mountain’ and explores the
complicated legacy of the first ascent.
Based on exclusive interviews with surviving team members and
their families and access to diaries and letters that have been
archived around the world, this is a narrative that evokes the
true atmosphere of the ‘Savage Mountain’ and explores the
complicated legacy of the first ascent.
Wrought with tension and populated by tragic heroes and eccentric
dreamers,
Wrought with tension and populated by tragic heroes and eccentric
dreamers,Ghosts of K2
Ghosts of K2 is a masterpiece of mountaineering
literature.
is a masterpiece of mountaineering
literature.