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CURRAN, JIM - K2 the Story of the Savage Mountain

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Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1995. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0898864550. Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is clean and bright. "K2 also became popularly known as the Savage Mountain after George Bell—a climber on the 1953 American expedition—told reporters, "It's a savage mountain that tries to kill you." [7] Of the five highest mountains in the world, K2 is the deadliest; approximately one person dies on the mountain for every four who reach the summit. Also occasionally known as Mount Godwin-Austen, other nicknames for K2 are The King of Mountains and The Mountaineers' Mountain, as well as The Mountain of Mountains after prominent Italian climber Reinhold Messner titled his book about K2 the same. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2882] Book number 45277

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