The Endless Knot: K2, Mountain of Dreams and Destiny
Author(s): Kurt Diemberger
Tramping & Mountaineering | Secondhand
Acclaimed as one of the most powerful accounts of mountain adventure and tragedy ever written, The Endless Knot is a harrowing account of the 1986 K2 disaster.
A rare first-hand account from a survivor at the very epicentre of the drama, The Endless Knot describes the disaster in frank detail. Kurt Diemberger's account of the final days of success, accident, storm and escape during which five climbers died, including his partner Julie Tullis and the great British mountaineer Al Rouse, is lacerating in its sense of tragedy, loss and dogged survival.
Translated by Audrey Salkeld. Illustrated with 24 colour and 24 b/w photographs.
Signed by the author.
VG. The dust jacket is slightly shelf-worn.
Product Information
Austrian mountaineer Kurt Diemberger is a member of an extremely select club – he is one of only two climbers to have made the first ascent of two of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks: Broad Peak in 1957 and Dhaulagiri in 1960. Diemberger is also one of the top high-altitude filmmakers in the world and an accomplished writer, and his books – including The Endless Knot, about the 1986 K2 disaster – have enjoyed popularity around the globe. He is now recognised as one of the finest chroniclers of the contemporary mountain scene, with his writing guaranteed to enlighten, move and entertain. In 2013, Diemberger was awarded the Piolet d’Ors lifetime achievement award.
General Fields
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- : The Mountaineers Books
- : The Mountaineers Books
- : 01 January 1991
- : Hong Kong
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kurt Diemberger
- : Hardback with Dust Jacket
- : very good
- : 308
