K2: the 1939 Tragedy

K2: the 1939 Tragedy

Andrew Kauffman and William Putnam's account of the 1939 American K2 expedition that ended with the death of Dudley Wolfe and three Sherpas. The first serious attempt on K2, and a disaster that foreshadowed the mountain's lethal reputation.
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Publisher Mountaineer Books
Published 1992
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