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

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UPC:
9780393345414
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2013-05-03
Release Date:
2013-05-03
Author:
Peter Zuckerman;Amanda Padoan
Language:
english
Edition:
1

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Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award and the Banff Mountain Book Award: Gripping, intenseBuried 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 worlds 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.

16 pages of illustrations; 8 maps

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