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Quality
Very well written and extensively researched with lots of interviews with the survivors
The book does an excellent job of telling the personal stories of the sheep along with the allure of k2 itself
Ive read many exciting books about himalayan climbs starting with the legendary bestselling jon krakauer book into thin air
Would have liked some pictures of the people at the beginning so you could put a face with the name
Price
A delay of nearly a month caused many bad decisions that cost lives
Competitiveness
They are experienced highaltitude climbers after all often with more experience than their clients
In 2008 eleven climbers lost their lives on k2 the secondhighest mountain in the world
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- This product had a total of 1,477 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 25 2022.
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Difficult to imagine a more dangerous or intoxicating sport
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Also this was a well researched book on that horrible tragedy
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Interesting subject but not well presented
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It was fascinating to know how they compiled all of the information
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Yesit was a tragedy but there was a lot of heroism too on the parts of many and is a beautiful read without sensationalism vulgar language or sexuality so many of the media thinks is necessary to sell something
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One of the few books which acknowledge tremendous work which sherpas are doing during expeditions
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This was the heartbreaking story of the tragic deaths on k2 in 2008 focusing on the sherpa climbers who were often ignored when the tragedy was first reported
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It was a perfect storm of western hubris weather and greed that contributed to this tragedy
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