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Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict

Swenson, Steve. (Author).
Book  - 2017
796.522 Swens
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  • ISBN: 9781594859731
  • Physical Description 315 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher Seattle : Mountaineers Books, [2017]

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Karakorum : Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict
Karakorum : Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict
by Swenson, Steve
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Karakorum : Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Foreword   Greg Childp. 9
Author's Notep. 11
Prefacep. 13
Map Legendp. 15
Map of the Karakoram Regionp. 18
Chapter 1To Pakistanp. 19
    Gasherbrum IV Southwest Ridge, 1980; East Face, 1980
Map 2        K-2, Gasherbrum Group, Baltoro Glacier and Environsp. 22
Chapter 2Elusive Summitsp. 47
    Gasherbrum IV Northwest Ridge, 1983; K2 North Ridge, 1986; K2 South Face 1987
Chapter 3K2 at Lastp. 83
    K2 North Ridge, 1990
Chapter 4Life and Deathp. 111
    Gasherbrum IV Southwest Ridge, 1992
Chapter 5Everestp. 121
    Everest Kangshung Face, 1994; North Ridge, 1994
Chapter 6One More Tryp. 143
    Gasherbrum IV Southwest Ridge, 1999
Chapter 7After 9/11p. 155
    Kondus Valley, 2001; Charakusa Valley: Nayser Brakk, Kapura, and K7 West Northwest Ridge, .2004
Map 3        Charakusa and Nangma Valleyp. 170
Chapter 8The Killer Mountainp. 179
    Nanga Parbat Mazeno Ridge, 2004
Map 4        Nanga Parbatp. 184
Chapter 9The World's Hardest Mountainsp. 201
    Latok II South Ridge, 2006; Latok I North Ridge, 2007; Choktoi Spire North Ridge, 2007
Map 5        The Latok Groupp. 206
Chapter 10The Risk of Regretp. 231
    Saser Kangri II Southwest Face, 2009, Tsok Kangri, 2011; Saser Kangri II Southwest Face, 2011
Map 6        Saser Kangri Groupp. 240
Chapter 11Attackp. 265
    Nanga Parbat, 2013
Chapter 12Passing the Torchp. 271
    Changi Tower, 2015; K6 Central, 2015
    Sourcesp. 308
Acknowledgmentsp. 309
Indexp. 311