K2, The Savage Mountain; The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second Highest Mountain

by Charles H. Houston,M.D. and Robert H. Bates; Foreword by Jim Wickwire

• ISBN13: 9781585740130
• ISBN10: 1585740136
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

K2, the second highest peak in the world, is generally regarded as the most difficult and dangerous of all mountains. This is the dramatic story of the 1953 American expedition when a combination of terrible storms and illness stopped them short of the summit. Then on the descent, tragedy struck, and how they made it back to safety is renowned in the annals of climbing. K2-The Savage Mountain captures this sensational tale with an unmatched power that has earned this book its place as one of the classics of mountaineering literature.

Author Biography

Charles S. Houston M.D. a doctor of internal medicine, teaches at the University of Vermont Robert H. Bates a past president of the American Alpine Club, received his doctorate in English and taught at Phillips Exeter Academy for many years

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. XV
The Call to Climb	p. 21
Historical and Geographical	p. 27
Preparations	p. 45
To the Mountain	p. 59
To the Foot Of Abruzzi Ridge	p. 89
The Attack is Launched	p. 103
Storm Warning	p. 119
Steep Rock and Steep Ice	p. 137
Highest Men in the World	p. 149
The Accident	p. 183
The Bivouac	p. 201
Camp VII to Camp II	p. 217
Base Camp Again	p. 247
Out from the Mountain	p. 257
Appendixes
Chronology	p. 277
Equipment	p. 280
Food	p. 295
Medical Problems	p. 301
Finances	p. 311
Transport	p. 314
Acknowledgments	p. 322
Index	p. 325
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