The Last Man on the Mountain: The Death of an American Adventurer on K2

Nonfiction, Sports, Outdoors, Mountaineering, History, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Astronomy
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Author: Jennifer Jordan ISBN: 9780393079197
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: August 1, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Jennifer Jordan
ISBN: 9780393079197
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: August 1, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

“A fascinating tale. . . . Readers who are into high-altitude adventure stories won’t be disappointed.”—Associated Press

In 1939 the Savage Mountain claimed its first victim. Born into vast wealth yet uneasy with a life of leisure, Dudley Wolfe, of Boston and Rockport, Maine, set out to become the first man to climb K2, the world’s second-highest mountain and, in the opinion of mountaineers, an even more formidable challenge than Mt. Everest. Although close to middle age and inexperienced at high altitude, Wolfe, with the team leader, made it higher than any other members of the expedition, but he couldn’t get back down. Suffering from altitude sickness and severe dehydration, he was abandoned at nearly 25,000 feet; it would be another sixty-three years before the author discovered his remains.

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“A fascinating tale. . . . Readers who are into high-altitude adventure stories won’t be disappointed.”—Associated Press

In 1939 the Savage Mountain claimed its first victim. Born into vast wealth yet uneasy with a life of leisure, Dudley Wolfe, of Boston and Rockport, Maine, set out to become the first man to climb K2, the world’s second-highest mountain and, in the opinion of mountaineers, an even more formidable challenge than Mt. Everest. Although close to middle age and inexperienced at high altitude, Wolfe, with the team leader, made it higher than any other members of the expedition, but he couldn’t get back down. Suffering from altitude sickness and severe dehydration, he was abandoned at nearly 25,000 feet; it would be another sixty-three years before the author discovered his remains.

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