Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day

Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780393084085
ISBN-13 : 0393084086
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Book Synopsis Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day by : Peter Zuckerman

Download or read book Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day written by Peter Zuckerman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award and the Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Literature "Gripping, intense…Buried in the Sky will satisfy anyone who loved [Into Thin Air]." —Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe When eleven climbers died on K2 in 2008, two Sherpas survived. Their astonishing tale became the stuff of mountaineering legend. This white-knuckle adventure follows the Sherpas from their remote villages in Nepal to the peak of the world’s most dangerous mountain, recounting one of the most dramatic disasters in alpine history from a fascinating new perspective. Winner of the NCTE George Orwell Award and an official selection of the American Alpine Club Book Club.


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