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K2 The 1939 Tragedy

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Publisher's Synopsis


* Explains the complex tangle of events and personalities that led to the death of four men on the world's second-highest summit
* Reveals a trip diary found decades after the expedition uncover the disaster's contributing factors

Mountaineers everywhere had an opinion on this controversial story when it was first published. K2: The 1939 Tragedy unravels the complex tangle of events and personalities that led to four deaths on the 1939 American expedition to K2. With the aid of a recently available trip diary, this book challenges the conventionally accepted version of the story, explaining how five ill-prepared men were led by one strong, dedicated man on a mission beyond their collective abilities, in a land where people do not belong.

Book information

ISBN: 9780898863734
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Imprint: Mountaineers Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 915
Language: English
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 386g
Height: 235mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 19mm

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