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Savage Summit
Jennifer Jordan
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Description for Savage Summit
Paperback. Presents a narrative nonfiction, in which the author chronicles individual stories of the five courageous women who have climbed K2, the most fearsome mountain in the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Here is narrative nonfiction at its most gripping. Journalist Jennifer Jordan chronicled the individual stories of the five courageous women who have climbed K2, the most fearsome mountain in the world. Climbers call K2 "The Savage Mountain." It is not quite as tall as Everest, but it is far more dangerous, located at the border of China and Pakistan, in the deadly Karakoram range, which has the harshest climbing conditions and weather of any place in the world. Ninety women have climbed Everest, but only five female climbers have ever reached the summit of K2 alive. Three of these women ... Read more
Here is narrative nonfiction at its most gripping. Journalist Jennifer Jordan chronicled the individual stories of the five courageous women who have climbed K2, the most fearsome mountain in the world. Climbers call K2 "The Savage Mountain." It is not quite as tall as Everest, but it is far more dangerous, located at the border of China and Pakistan, in the deadly Karakoram range, which has the harshest climbing conditions and weather of any place in the world. Ninety women have climbed Everest, but only five female climbers have ever reached the summit of K2 alive. Three of these women ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780060587161
SKU
V9780060587161
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Ref
99-16
About Jennifer Jordan
Jennifer Jordan has lived at the base of K2 twice while writing and producing a National Geographic documentary called "The Women of K2." She is a writer, producer, and news anchor, having anchored NPR's "All Things Considered"
Reviews for Savage Summit
"Jordan...gives us a sense of the rapture that comes from standing on top of the world's highest mountains."
Los Angeles Times "For mountain-climbing enthusiasts and women's history buffs, Jordan's well-researched survey is worthwhile reading..."
Publishers Weekly "SAVAGE SUMMIT fills an interesting and neglected place in mountaineering literature."
American Alpine Club Magazine
Los Angeles Times "For mountain-climbing enthusiasts and women's history buffs, Jordan's well-researched survey is worthwhile reading..."
Publishers Weekly "SAVAGE SUMMIT fills an interesting and neglected place in mountaineering literature."
American Alpine Club Magazine