From back cover - In the summer of 1986 there were nine expeditions on K2, the second highest mountain in the world. Twenty-seven climbers reached the summit and two outstanding new routes were completed on the South Face and the South-South-West Ridge. But also that summer, thirteen peopled died on K2. Jim Curran the author was the only English-speaker at K2 Base Camp to stay throughout the whole season and he witnessed first hand the dramatic story of ambitions thwarted and achieved on the mountain which all high-altitude climbers take most pride in overcoming. Illustrated in color with his stunning photographs, the book captures all the exhilaration and beauty of the mountain climber's world. (Description by http-mart)
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