{"product_id":"the-endless-knot-k2-mountain-of-dreams-and-destiny-9781911342656","title":"The Endless Knot: K2, Mountain of Dreams and Destiny","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. \u003cbr\u003e1- The lonely Mountain. \u003cbr\u003e2- The boat. \u003cbr\u003e3- Dream Mountain – K2 from the North. \u003cbr\u003e4- England – Tunbridge Wells. \u003cbr\u003e5- Italy – Bologna. \u003cbr\u003e6- Raid on Broad Peak. \u003cbr\u003e7- Tashigang – Place of Happiness. \u003cbr\u003e8- Jinlab – The Magic of the Mountains. \u003cbr\u003e9- The Village on the Moraine. \u003cbr\u003e10- Threats Post to Health by High Altitude. \u003cbr\u003e11- Success and Tragedy – Russian Roulette. \u003cbr\u003e12- Julie has Doubts. \u003cbr\u003e13- The Ice Avalanche and the Riddle of the Teapot. \u003cbr\u003e14- The Decision – We Go Together. \u003cbr\u003e15- Pushing to Great Heights. \u003cbr\u003e16- The Korean Tent. \u003cbr\u003e17- The Key Factor – A Tent. \u003cbr\u003e18- The Lost Day. \u003cbr\u003e19- The Summit – Our Dreams Come True. \u003cbr\u003e20- The Fall. \u003cbr\u003e21- Down to 8,000 Metres. \u003cbr\u003e23- Flight from the Death Zone. \u003cbr\u003e24- Where is Mrufka? \u003cbr\u003e25- Perpetuum Mobile. \u003cbr\u003e26- Clouds from Both Sides.","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085678408023,"sku":"9781911342656","price":14.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781911342656.jpg?v=1762210469","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-endless-knot-k2-mountain-of-dreams-and-destiny-9781911342656","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}