by Ed Viesturs
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Copyright © 2009 by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Viesturs, Ed.
K2 : life and death on the world’s most dangerous mountain / Ed
Viesturs with David Roberts.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-7679-3261-5
1. Mountaineering—Pakistan—K2 (Mountain)
2. Mountains—Pakistan—K2 (Mountain)—Difficulty of ascent.
3. Mountaineers—Pakistan—K2 (Mountain) 4. Mountaineering
accidents—Pakistan—K2 (Mountain) 5. K2 (Pakistan : Mountain)—
Description and travel. I. Roberts, David. II. Title.
GV199.44.P18V54 2009
796.522095491—dc20 2009016390
v3.0
Table of Contents
THE MOTIVATOR…
DECISION…
BREAKTHROUGH…
THE GREAT MYSTERY…
BROTHERHOOD…
THE PRICE OF CONQUEST…
THE DANGEROUS SUMMER…
Epilogue: The Holy Grail…
Acknowledgments…
Bibliography…