London/Seattle, 1999, 1st edition. 864 pp, 24 pp of photos, maps. New book with a small remainder mark on bottom edge. Thick hardcover with dust jacket. Other than the author's signature, there is no writing in the book or other flaws, and the dust jacket has no wear and is not price clipped. The Dust Jacket is protected by a removable clear plastic cover that we call a Brodart, the makers of the book covers. All Dust Jackets deserve Brodarts. Just google them. The Dust Jacket and the book are in Fine condition.
Kurt's three major books are reprinted in this omnibus: Summits and Secrets, The Endless Knot and Spirits of the Air. Essential reading on K2 and other Himalayan peaks.
Kurt Diemberger (born 1932 in Austria), is the only remaining person alive that has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. In 1957, he made the first ascent of Broad Peak and in 1960, the first ascent of Dhaulagiri. Diemberger was also the last person to see Hermann Buhl alive before he fell through a cornice on Chogolisa. Diemberger was one of only two survivors in the 1986 K2 Disaster. On August 4, 1986, Diemberger and Julie Tullis reached the summit of K2 very late in the day.
