K2 : life and death on the world's most dangerous mountain
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New York : Broadway Books, ©2009., New York : Broadway Books, [2009].
Edition
First edition.
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342 pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
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Ruby Sisson Library - NONFICTION
796.5 VIE, E
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, ©2009., New York : Broadway Books, [2009].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-332) and index.
Description
At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2, thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement in mountaineering, with good reason. Four times as deadly as Everest, K2 has claimed the lives of seventy-seven climbers since 1954. In August 2008 eleven climbers died in a thirty-six-hour period on K2 - the worst single-event tragedy in the mountain's history and the second-worst in the long chronicle of mountaineering in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges. Yet summiting K2 remains a cherished goal for climbers from all over the globe. Before he faced the challenge of K2 himself, Ed Viesturs, one of the world's premier high-altitude mountaineers, thought of it as "the holy grail of mountaineering."
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Viesturs, E., & Roberts, D. (2009). K2: life and death on the world's most dangerous mountain (First edition.). Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viesturs, Ed and David Roberts. 2009. K2: Life and Death On the World's Most Dangerous Mountain. Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viesturs, Ed and David Roberts. K2: Life and Death On the World's Most Dangerous Mountain Broadway Books, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Viesturs, Ed., and David Roberts. K2: Life and Death On the World's Most Dangerous Mountain First edition., Broadway Books, 2009.
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