Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day by Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan

Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day

Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan

285 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous medium-paced

Description

When eleven climbers died on K2 in 2008, two Sherpas survived. Their astonishing tale became the stuff of mountaineering legend. This white-knuckle adventure follows the Sherpas from their remote villages in Nepal to the peak of the world's most d...

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adventurous 97%
emotional 50%
informative 47%
tense 47%
sad 40%
inspiring 33%
challenging 28%
reflective 28%
dark 21%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 55%
fast 32%
slow 12%

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