Article: Making sense out of K2 climbing; On K2, summit is always optional

Holly Morris
International Herald Tribune
11-12-2009
Making sense out of K2 climbing; On K2, summit is always optional
Byline: Holly Morris
Section: Review
Type: News

Ed Viesturs offers a gripping account of dramatic attempts to get to the top of K2 and reveals a lot about the gonzo world of high- altitude mountaineering.

K2. Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain. By Ed Viesturs with David Roberts. Illustrated. 342 pages. Broadway Books. $26.
K2 is no Mount Everest. It's a wee bit shorter -- and a lot more deadly. Located in the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan, K2, the second-tallest mountain in the world, clocks in at 28,251 feet, or 8,611 meters. Unlike at Everest, you ...

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