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

adventurous informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

The events covered in this book are harrowing and have been added to the long list of reasons that I think high altitude mountaineering is a fairly insane pastime. The thing I appreciate most about this book is that it shifts focus away from the wealthy eccentrics fueling the industry and toward the Sherpa, Bhote, and Pakistani high-altitude porters who make it all possible. A worthwhile read for anyone interested in the sport or who would like to learn more about this isolated region of Pakistan and the cultures that produced the brave climbers of the Himalaya and Karakorum.
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