Freddie Wilkinson

One Mountain Thousand Summits: The Untold Story Tragedy and True Heroism on K2 (2010)

Investigative account of the 2008 mountaineering disaster on K2. A slow starter--the beginning seems as jumbled as the oxygen-deprived experiences of those involved, but I found Part II riveting, when Wilkinson explores the Sherpa and HAP (High-Altitude Porter) perspective, along with background ...