High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781560252009)

In this pioneering anthology, Clint Willis presents 75 years of great writing -- from Neil O'Dell to Jon Krakauer -- on the fabled peaks. Here are stories of two British expeditions to Everest in the 1920s; a piece on the 1939 K2 attempt that claimed four climbers' lives; a firsthand account by the Sherpa who reached the summit of Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary; the story of the first successful American assault on K2 in 1978; a British photographer's view of the calamitous 1996 storm on Everest; and many more -- a cornucopia of mountaineering thrills for adventurous readers.

Author: Clint Willis
ISBN-10: 1560252006
ISBN-13: 9781560252009
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 12/02/1998
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.17w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2000 pg. 162