Ghosts of K2: The Race for the Summit of the World's Most Deadly Mountain by Conefrey, Mick

Ghosts of K2: The Race for the Summit of the World's Most Deadly Mountain (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781780748733)

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Format: Paperback
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Ghosts of K2: The Race for the Summit of the World's Most Deadly Mountain by Conefrey, Mick

Ghosts of K2: The Race for the Summit of the World's Most Deadly Mountain

$18.95
Ghosts of K2: The Race for the Summit of the World's Most Deadly Mountain by Conefrey, Mick

Ghosts of K2: The Race for the Summit of the World's Most Deadly Mountain

$18.95
Format: Paperback
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K2 is almost 800ft shorter than Everest, yet it's a far harder climb. Many great mountaineers became obsessed with reaching its summit, not all of them lived to tell of their adventures. Capturing the depth of their obsession, the heart-stopping tension of the climb and delving into the controversy that still surrounds the first ascent, Mick Conefrey delivers the definitive account of the 'Savage Mountain'.

From drug-addicted occultist Aleister Crowley to the brilliant but tortured expedition leader Charlie Houston and, later, the Italian duo who finally made it to the top, Conefrey resurrects the tragic heroes, eccentric dreamers and uncompromising rivalries forever instilled in K2's legacy. This is the riveting, groundbreaking story of the world's deadliest mountain.

Author: Mick Conefrey
ISBN-10: 1780748736
ISBN-13: 9781780748733
Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2016
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d
By Mick Conefrey
By Mick Conefrey
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Mick Conefrey is the author of Everest 1953, How to Climb Mont Blanc in a Skirt and The Adventurer's Handbook. An internationally recognized filmmaker, he has produced several BBC documentaries on mountaineering and exploration, including the prize-winning 'The Ghosts of K2'. He lives in Oxford.

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