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K2 : life and death on the world's most dangerous mountain  Cover Image Book Book

K2 : life and death on the world's most dangerous mountain / Ed Viesturs with David Roberts. --

Viesturs, Ed. (Author). Roberts, David, 1943- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 0767932501
  • ISBN: 9780767932509
  • Physical Description: 342 p. : ill. (some col.), maps.
  • Edition: 1st ed. --
  • Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, c2009.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-332) and index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 32.00
Subject: Mountaineering > Pakistan > K2 (Mountain)
Mountaineering > Pakistan > K2 (Mountain) > History.
Mountaineering accidents > Pakistan > K2 (Mountain)
Mountaineers > Pakistan > K2 ( Mountain)
Mountains > Pakistan > K2 ( Mountain) > Difficulty of ascent.
K2 (Pakistan : Mountain) > Description and travel.

In May 2005 Ed Viesturs became the first American to ascend all fourteen of the world's 8,000-meter peaks. He lives in Bainbridge Island, Washington, with his wife and three children. He still climbs and seeks out new adventures. For more information, visit www.edviesturs.com.

DAVID ROBERTS is the author of twenty books on mountaineering, adventure, and history. He has written for National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, and Smithsonian. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.


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