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01901aam a2200349 i 4500 001 D5B19B9C9B1D11E582047AA6DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20220910012104 008 151119s2015 enka b 001 0deng d 010 $a bl2015052047 020 $a 1780745958 : HRD 020 $a 9781780745954 : HRD 040 $a NjBwBT $b eng $c NjBwBT $e rda $d SILO 050 14 $a GV199.44.P182 $b C66 2015 082 04 $a 796.522095491/32 $2 23 100 1 $a Conefrey, Mick, $e author. 245 14 $a The ghosts of K2 : $b the epic saga of the first ascent / $c Mick Conefrey. 264 1 $a London, England : $b Oneworld, $c 2015. 300 $a xvii, 317 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-307) and index. 520 $a At 28,251 feet, K2 might be almost 800 feet shorter than Everest, but it is a far tougher proposition. Unlike Everest, there is no "Yak route" for commercial clients. It is hard climbing all the way from its base to its summit. K2 will kill you on the way up and kill you on the way down. Mick Conefrey tells the story of three extraordinary expeditions filled with riveting drama and unimaginable tragedy: Fritz Wiesseners controversial attempt of 1939, the disastrous American expedition of 1953, and the huge Italian expedition of 1954 on which K2 was first climbed. 650 0 $a Mountaineering $z K2 (Mountain) $z K2 (Mountain) $x History. 650 0 $a Mountains $z K2 (Mountain) $z K2 (Mountain) $x Difficulty of ascent. 651 0 $a K2 (Pakistan : Mountain) $x Description and travel. 941 $a 6 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728011346.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20210924013832.0 952 $l MMPE553 $d 20180719043407.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20160323020006.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20151217010107.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20151205010040.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D5B19B9C9B1D11E582047AA6DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search