THE GRIPPING, TERRIFYING STORY OF A BRUTAL STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL ON THE UPPER SLOPES OF THE HIMALAYAN K2, THE WORLD''S MOST HOSTILE TERRAIN.

''Unputdownable. A portrait of extreme courage, folly and loss, leavened by a small dose of survival'' Financial Times
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K2, August 1st, 2008.

Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on EarthThey make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is getting very, very cold.

How many will make it down alive?
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''A gripping hour-by-hour dissection of events in the Western Himalayas over three deadly daysA fitting shelfmate to the modern classic Into Thin Air. A cracking read'' Sunday Times

''The best mountain-disaster memoir since Into Thin Air'' Mail on Sunday

''Stories of heroism, sadness and extraordinary endurance against all the odds [are] woven into a thrilling drama'' Daily Mail




Format Häftad Omfång 304 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Penguin Books Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2011-01-20 ISBN 9780141044064