Into the clouds : the race to climb the world's most dangerous mountain
Describes the expedition to the summit of the world's most deadly mountain, K2, by Charlie Houston and his fellow mountaineers, detailing their life-risking efforts to follow in the footsteps of another expedition that ended in tragedy.
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- ISBN: 9781338207361
- Physical Description xviii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Into the Clouds: the Race to Climb the World's Most Dangerous Mountain (Scholastic Focus)
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Into the Clouds: the Race to Climb the World's Most Dangerous Mountain (Scholastic Focus)
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue Camp VIII, K2, August 6, 1953 | p. xi | |
| Part 1 | 1938: The Dirty Work | |
| 1 | Because It's There | p. 2 |
| 2 | Not Like Other Mountains | p. 13 |
| 3 | From Another World | p. 24 |
| 4 | How Small Indeed | p. 34 |
| Part 2 | 1939: The Hermit of K2 | |
| 5 | Boys to Men | p. 52 |
| 6 | The Siege | p. 65 |
| 7 | Puppet Master | p. 80 |
| 8 | A Perfect Day to Summit | p. 92 |
| 9 | Deserted | p. 106 |
| 10 | The Most Beautiful Monument | p. 115 |
| Part 3 | 1953: The Savage Mountain | |
| 11 | No Superstars | p. 126 |
| 12 | Back to the Mountain | p. 137 |
| 13 | Ghosts of K2 | p. 147 |
| 14 | Three Good Days | p. 163 |
| 15 | In the Eye of the Storm | p. 174 |
| 16 | The Death Zone | p. 183 |
| 17 | The Fall | p. 197 |
| 18 | Fellowship of the Rope | p. 208 |
| Epilogue A Beautiful Failure | p. 221 | |
| The Gear | p. 230 | |
| Author's Note | p. 233 | |
| Sources | p. 239 | |
| Source Notes | p. 249 | |
| Photo Credits | p. 261 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 263 | |
| About the Author | p. 267 |
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