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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oneworld Pubns Ltd
Publication date
November 24, 2015
Pages
317
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781780745954
ISBN-10
1780745958
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.32 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$27.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
ÂDownright thrilling; [Conefrey] really gives us a sense of what it must have been like, battling exhaustion and frigid temperatures to get to the top of the worldÂ
. A must-read.â
 Booklist
At 28,251 ft, K2 might be almost 800 ft shorter than Everest, but itâs a far harder climb. In this definitive account, Mick Conefrey grippingly describes the early attempts to reach the summit and provides a fascinating exploration of the first ascentâs complex legacy. From the drug-addicted occultist Aleister Crowley to Achille Compagnoni and Lindo Lacedelli, the Italian duo who finally made it to the summit, The Ghosts of K2 charts how a slew of great men became fixated on this legendary mountain.
Through exclusive interviews with surviving team members and their families, and unrivalled access to diaries and letters that have been archived around the world, Conefrey evokes the true atmosphere of the Savage Mountain and explores why it remains the Âmountaineerâs mountainâ, despite a history steeped in controversy and death. Wrought with tension, and populated by tragic heroes and eccentric dreamers, The Ghosts of K2 is a masterpiece of mountaineering literature.
 Booklist
At 28,251 ft, K2 might be almost 800 ft shorter than Everest, but itâs a far harder climb. In this definitive account, Mick Conefrey grippingly describes the early attempts to reach the summit and provides a fascinating exploration of the first ascentâs complex legacy. From the drug-addicted occultist Aleister Crowley to Achille Compagnoni and Lindo Lacedelli, the Italian duo who finally made it to the summit, The Ghosts of K2 charts how a slew of great men became fixated on this legendary mountain.
Through exclusive interviews with surviving team members and their families, and unrivalled access to diaries and letters that have been archived around the world, Conefrey evokes the true atmosphere of the Savage Mountain and explores why it remains the Âmountaineerâs mountainâ, despite a history steeped in controversy and death. Wrought with tension, and populated by tragic heroes and eccentric dreamers, The Ghosts of K2 is a masterpiece of mountaineering literature.
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Hardcover
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from Oneworld Pubns Ltd (November 24, 2015)
9781780745954 | details & prices | 317 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.32 lbs | List price $27.99
About: ÂDownright thrilling; [Conefrey] really gives us a sense of what it must have been like, battling exhaustion and frigid temperatures to get to the top of the world .
About: ÂDownright thrilling; [Conefrey] really gives us a sense of what it must have been like, battling exhaustion and frigid temperatures to get to the top of the world .
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