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      No Way Down: Life and Death on K2

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      K2, August 1st, 2008. Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is gettin...

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      Product ID:9780141044064
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:No Way Down
      Subtitle:Life and Death on K2
      Authors:Author: Graham Bowley
      Page Count:304
      Subjects:True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Climbing and mountaineering, Climbing & mountaineering, Pakistan
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      K2, August 1st, 2008. Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is getting very, very cold. How many will make it down alive?

      THE GRIPPING, TERRIFYING STORY OF A BRUTAL STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL ON THE UPPER SLOPES OF THE HIMALAYAN K2, THE WORLD''S MOST HOSTILE TERRAIN.

      ''Unputdownable. A portrait of extreme courage, folly and loss, leavened by a small dose of survival'' Financial Times
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      K2, August 1st, 2008.

      Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is getting very, very cold.

      How many will make it down alive?
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      ''A gripping hour-by-hour dissection of events in the Western Himalayas over three deadly days. A fitting shelfmate to the modern classic Into Thin Air. A cracking read'' Sunday Times

      ''The best mountain-disaster memoir since Into Thin Air'' Mail on Sunday

      ''Stories of heroism, sadness and extraordinary endurance against all the odds [are] woven into a thrilling drama'' Daily Mail


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2011-01-20

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      Weight214 g
      Dimensions198 × 128 × 17 mm