The Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
by:
Rick Ridgeway (author)
In September 1978, after 67 days on the mountain--nearly all of them above 18,000 feet--Ridgeway and three others stood atop K2, the first Americans ever to accomplish this feat. "The Last Step" tells the story of their extraordinary expedition. Illustrations. of color photos.
In September 1978, after 67 days on the mountain--nearly all of them above 18,000 feet--Ridgeway and three others stood atop K2, the first Americans ever to accomplish this feat. "The Last Step" tells the story of their extraordinary expedition. Illustrations. of color photos.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780898866322 (0898866324)
Publish date: July 1st 1999
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
A bit slow getting into but once I did the book read very well. More of a look at what motivates a person to climb mountains & about the personal interaction among groups that climb than actually about climbing K2.
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