No Way Down - Life and Death on K2 (Paperback)

On August 1, 2008, no fewer than eight international teams of mountain climbers--some experienced, others less prepared--ascended K2, the world's second-highest mountain, with the last group reaching the summit at 8 p.m. Then disaster struck. A huge ice chunk came loose above a deadly three-hundred-foot avalanche-prone gully, destroying the fixed guide ropes. More than a dozen climbers--many without oxygen and some with no headlamps--faced the nearly impossible task of descending in the blackness with no guideline and no protection. Over the course of the chaotic night, some would miraculously make it back. Others would not.

In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, journalist Graham Bowley re-creates one of the most dramatic tales of death and survival in mountaineering history.

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No way down

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 | Review by: Federica D.

A must read for anyone interested in mounteneering, hiking or simply adventurous spirit. A real account of a gripping tale of what can go wrong and to be reminded how small mistakes can have hugely unforseen consequences

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