Seattle, 1980, 1st edition. 301 pp, color photos. Hardcover with a rare Fine condition dust jacket and former owner's gift inscription. Fine.
Looking at the inscription, with its reference to ''who knows how difficult it is to have people up a mountain,'' and that there is no other signature than the three team members, it is quite possible the the gift giver was Jim Whittaker or Dianne Roberts!
A Reviewer writes 'Without a doubt, this is one of the most riveting mountaineering books around. Not for the climbing, which is in and of itself gripping, but for the slice of human drama found in the deterioration of relationships amongst various members of the expedition. At times, one is mesmerized by the bad behavior displayed at such high altitudes! One would think that these expeditioners were on Melrose Place, rather than fighting for their place in mountaineering history on K2, one of the most perilous mountains in the world to ascend. Central to all the squabbling, was the love trangle which developed on the expedition, which was perceived by some of the expeditioners to be an extra marital affair in progress.
