Ed Viesturs is a legend in the world of mountaineering. He was the first American to summit all 14 of the world’s tallest peaks without the aid of bottled oxygen. He lives by the motto, “Getting up is optional. Getting down is mandatory.”
Now, in K2: Life and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain, Viesturs reveals in a gripping narrative the remarkable history of K2 — known as the “holy grail”— and tells the jaw-dropping stories of those who have attempted to conquer it.
“The man is to mountaineering what Michael Jordan is to basketball. If that is, Michael Jordan had risked losing his life every time he stepped onto the basketball court. Be impressed. Be very impressed.” — Chris Reich, New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Vengeance, Numbered Account, and The Patriots Club
• Read the K2 New York Times Book Review: Deadly Summit
• Listen to Ed Viesturs on NPR’s Only a Game
• Join the conversation in the Ed Viesturs Fan Club on Facebook
Now through November 30, visit www.k2thebook.com to win a signed book and climbing gear from First Ascent TM. Viesturs was an instrumental part of the Eddie Bauer Guide Team that designed and built the new First Ascent TM outdoor line. (No purchase necessary. See the website for official rules and prizing.)
• Watch Ed Viesturs speaking directly from Mt. Everest basecamp:
• Read, download, or embed an excerpt of K2:
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