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 WickwireFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2000-05-01
Publisher(s): Lyons Press
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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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