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Buried in the sky : the extraordinary story of the Sherpa climbers on K2's deadliest day Cover Image Book Book

Buried in the sky : the extraordinary story of the Sherpa climbers on K2's deadliest day

Zuckerman, Peter (author.). Padoan, Amanda, (author.).

Summary: Presents the stories of the sherpas who have acted as expert consultants to Westerners climbing the Himalayas, focusing in particular on Chhiring Dorje Sherpa and Pasang Lama, who survived when eleven other climbers died on K2 in August 2008.

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  • ISBN: 0393345416
  • ISBN: 9780393345414
  • ISBN: 0393079880
  • ISBN: 9780393079883
  • Physical Description: xvi, 285 pages, [16] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2012.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Mountaineering -- Pakistan -- K2 (Mountain)
Mountaineers -- Pakistan -- K2 ( Mountain)
Mountaineering accidents -- Pakistan -- K2 ( Mountain)
Sherpa (Nepalese people)
Sherpa (Nepalese people) -- Social life and customs

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Salt Spring Island Public Library 796.5220 ZUC (Text) 33123009184889 Non-fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-07-20
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