K2, Triumph and Tragedy by Jim Curran (1987-1st)

K2, Triumph and Tragedy\nCurran, Jim\nPublished by The Mountaineers, Seattle, 1987. First Edition. Bound in the original publisher's hardcover boards, titled in silver to the spine. Spine ends with a little bumping, binding otherwise in good condition. Internally there is a little age toning to the pages, but generally clean and tight. Jacket unclipped with minor wear to the edges. K2, \""the savage mountain,\"" is the second-highest peak in the world - and the most difficult to climb. In 1986, it was the site of both dazzling triumph and great loss as twenty-seven men and women reached the top but thirteen died trying. To this day it remains the single greatest tragedy in the history of mountaineering. Curran was there to record it all in words and photographs: courage and obsession, luminous success and thwarted ambition.\n---------------------------------------------\nOne of a number of similar items I am selling. Check out the other items in my eBay shop. Postage is always com.