In August 2008, when 11 climbers lost their lives on K2, the world\'s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived and are two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth.
Winner of the NCTE George Orwell Award and an official selection of the American Alpine Club Book Club..
This white-knuckle adventure follows the Sherpas from their remote villages in Nepal to the peak of the world\'s most dangerous mountain, recounting one of the most dramatic disasters in alpine history from a fascinating new perspective.
Their astonishing tale became the stuff of mountaineering legend.
When eleven climbers died on K2 in 2008, two Sherpas survived.
In August 2008, when 11 climbers lost their lives on K2, the world\'s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived and are two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth