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Language: en
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Pages: 225
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-10-01 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
When eleven climbers died on K2 on August 1, 2008, it was a stark reminder that the world's second-highest mountain has, for more than a century, been regarded
Language: en
Pages: 213
Pages: 213
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-23 - Publisher: novum pro Verlag
This is the story of one man's travels through northern Pakistan, using Gilgit as a centre. You will be taken westward to the fascinating Kalash Valleys with a
Language: en
Pages: 497
Pages: 497
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10-13 - Publisher: Harper Collins
Though not as tall as Everest, the "Savage Mountain" is far more dangerous. Located on the border of China and Pakistan, K2 has some of the harshest climbing co
Language: en
Pages: 286
Pages: 286
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-12-13 - Publisher: Casemate Publishers
K2 is a legend - one of the most demanding mountaineering challenges in the world and one of the most treacherous. Extreme, unpredictable weather and the acutel
Language: en
Pages: 320
Pages: 320
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-01 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
"A fascinating tale…Readers who are into high-altitude adventure stories won’t be disappointed." —Associated Press In 1939 the Savage Mountain claimed its