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A review by joabroda
One Mountain Thousand Summits: The Untold Story Tragedy and True Heroism on K2 by Freddie Wilkinson
adventurous
emotional
informative
tense
5.0
Back in the mountains, only this time in Pakistan on K2.
This books rates right up there with Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster, for me anyway. Let me make it clear, from the start, Freddie Wilkinson was not present in August 2008 when disaster hit K2. However, he has done fantastic research, he is a mountain climber and this book proves he can write. It kept me riveted.
Eleven men died on the slopes of K2 that day.
"..whereas on Everest climbers frequently slip into a beguiling state of exhaustion, eventually succumbing to the elements, the causes of death on K2 tell a different story. More than half the of the fatalities that have occurred on the mountain are result of traumatic events."
Although Everest is higher than K2, K2 is the more dangerous climb. Wilkinson begins the story in base camp, and for nearly 1/2 the book gives the hour by hour telling of the climb and tragedy. His research was done and he uses blogs and interviews to back up the telling. The second half of the book explores the who and why. I especially liked that he put the Sherpa-Climbers in a new perspective for the reader and you learn a lot about their life and culture.
If you liked Into Thin Air, you will want to read this one.
This books rates right up there with Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster, for me anyway. Let me make it clear, from the start, Freddie Wilkinson was not present in August 2008 when disaster hit K2. However, he has done fantastic research, he is a mountain climber and this book proves he can write. It kept me riveted.
Eleven men died on the slopes of K2 that day.
"..whereas on Everest climbers frequently slip into a beguiling state of exhaustion, eventually succumbing to the elements, the causes of death on K2 tell a different story. More than half the of the fatalities that have occurred on the mountain are result of traumatic events."
Although Everest is higher than K2, K2 is the more dangerous climb. Wilkinson begins the story in base camp, and for nearly 1/2 the book gives the hour by hour telling of the climb and tragedy. His research was done and he uses blogs and interviews to back up the telling. The second half of the book explores the who and why. I especially liked that he put the Sherpa-Climbers in a new perspective for the reader and you learn a lot about their life and culture.
If you liked Into Thin Air, you will want to read this one.