Istanbul airport -- Airplane thoughts -- Islamabad -- The Pakistani Alpine Club -- Prayers -- Premonition -- Something about the Karakoram -- Taliban fears -- Near death on the Karakoram -- Skardu -- Road to Askoli -- The trek begins -- Camp Jula -- Jula to Phurblok -- Phurblok to Paiyu -- Paiyu to Khuborsa -- Khuborsa to Goro 1 -- Goro to Concordia -- Concordia / K2 BC -- K2 BC -- Respect -- Pride -- Pakistani military -- The path home -- Last moments in Baltoro
Summary:
After losing her father and brother to an avalanche on the world's second highest mountain, Sequoia Schmidt watches a video on social media that becomes the catalyst for a trip that would change her life forever. Join Sequoia in this inspiring autobiographical adventure of her courageous trek as she leaves behind the safe, familiar surroundings of her home and travels across continents to a remote corner of the planet -- to K2 -- "to respect the mountain and the climbers who came before her". She discovers a whole new world, both inside and outside of herself.
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