K2 : life and death on the world's most dangerous mountain
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New York : Broadway Books, c2009.
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Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction
796.5220954 V665k
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796.5220954 V665k
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, c2009.
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Book
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342 pages : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Map on lining papers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-332) and index.
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At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement in mountaineering, with good reason. Four times as deadly as Everest, K2 has claimed the lives of seventy-seven climbers since 1954. In August 2008 eleven climbers died in a single thirty-six-hour period on K2-the worst single-event tragedy in the mountain's history and the second-worst in the long chronicle of mountaineering in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges. Yet summiting K2 remains a cherished goal for climbers from all over the globe.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Viesturs, E., & Roberts, D. (2009). K2: life and death on the world's most dangerous mountain . Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viesturs, Ed and David Roberts. 2009. K2: Life and Death On the World's Most Dangerous Mountain. Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viesturs, Ed and David Roberts. K2: Life and Death On the World's Most Dangerous Mountain Broadway Books, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Viesturs, Ed., and David Roberts. K2: Life and Death On the World's Most Dangerous Mountain Broadway Books, 2009.
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