K2: The Story of the Savage Mountain

Jim Curran

Mountaineers Books, 2000 - Nature - 271 pages

Curran, himself a survivor of the infamous 1986 tragedy on K2, a peak second only to Everest in height, has traced the mountain's history from the 19th-century pioneer explorers down to the present. 8-page photo insert. 7 illustrations.

Bibliographic information

• Title: K2: The Story of the Savage Mountain
• Author: Jim Curran
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 2000
• ISBN: 0898866839, 9780898866834
• Length: 271 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains; Sports & Recreation / Mountaineering; Travel / Asia / India & South Asia; Travel / Essays & Travelogues