{"product_id":"the-endless-knot-k2-mountain-of-dreams-and-destiny-9781911342656","title":"The Endless Knot: K2, Mountain of Dreams and Destiny","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA monumental book - I defy anyone to read it and remain unmoved. - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Venables, Alpine Journal.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed as one of the most powerful accounts of mountain adventure and tragedy ever written, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Endless Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a harrowing account of the 1986 \u003cb\u003eK2\u003c\/b\u003e disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rare first-hand account from a survivor at the very epicentre of the drama, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Endless Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e describes the disaster in frank detail. \u003cb\u003eKurt Diemberger\u003c\/b\u003e's account of the final days of success, accident, storm and escape during which five climbers died, including his partner \u003cb\u003eJulie Tullis\u003c\/b\u003e and the great British mountaineer \u003cb\u003eAl Rouse\u003c\/b\u003e, is lacerating in its sense of tragedy, loss and dogged survival. Only Diemberger and Willi Bauer escaped the mountain. K2 had claimed the lives of 13 climbers that summer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurt Diemberger is one of only two climbers to have made first ascents of two 8000-metre peaks, \u003cb\u003eBroad Peak\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDhaulagiri\u003c\/b\u003e. A superb mountaineer, the K2 trauma left him physically and emotionally ravaged, but it also marked him out as an instinctive and tenacious survivor. After a long period of recovery Diemberger published \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Endless Knot \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand resumed life as a mountaineer, filmmaker and international lecturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-87743\"\u003eKurt Diemberger\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vertebrate Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911342656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911342657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO029000\"\u003eMountaineering\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO023000\"\u003eAdventurers \u0026amp; Explorers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV001000\"\u003eSpecial Interest | Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832823382155,"sku":"9781911342656","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_5dd3730d-697a-4356-af11-db59902dffcc.jpg?v=1755623928","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-endless-knot-k2-mountain-of-dreams-and-destiny-9781911342656","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}