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Synopsis
Describes the efforts of a group of fifteen men and women to become the first Americans to climb the second tallest mountain in the world
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About the Author
Rick Ridgeway is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, author, photographer, and environmentalist based in Ojai, California. He was included in National Geographic Adventure’s “Hall of Fame” in 2008-2009. His writings and photographs have appeared in many publications.
Review
The final approach has all the suspense and excitement the reader can bear... A gripper. ----Publisher's Weekly
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The Last Step : The American Ascent of K2
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. First Edition ~1st Printing. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 15660269-6
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Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0898860075I3N01
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The Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
Seller: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The Mountaineers, Published 1980. Hardcover, vii, 301 pp., 16 unnumbered leaves of plates, plus 2 pp. publisher's advertisements; 26 cm; no statement of later printing on copyright page; illustrated with colour photographs throughout the plate sections. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Black cloth boards, silver lettering on spine, mild shelf and edge wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Pictorial dust jacket not price clipped, retaining the dual price of $19.95 to December 31, 1980 over $25.00; 1 inch triangular chip to head of spine, with smaller chips and tears increasing along edges; mild to moderate shelf and edge wear, color loss along edges and spine hinges, creasing to rear panel. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. Account of the 1978 American K2 Expedition, the first American ascent of the world's second-highest mountain after five failed attempts and five deaths. Ridgeway, Jim Wickwire, Lou Reichardt and John Roskelley reached the summit; Wickwire lingered too long and was forced into an unplanned bivouac just below the top at minus 40 degrees without food, oxygen or shelter, coming down with pneumonia, pleurisy and frostbite. Fourteen men and women and some 350 Balti porters carried the expedition 110 miles to Base Camp. Colour plates by Dianne Roberts, John Roskelley, Jim Wickwire, Craig Anderson and Lou Reichardt, with a portrait gallery of the full team. Dedicated to Al Givler, Dusan Jagersky and Leif-Norman Patterson. Contents: Introduction by Edward M. Kennedy; Prelude by James W. Whittaker; Dust from the Road; Bridge over the Dumordo; The Book of Marvels; The Crystal Ball; The Snow Butterfly; Storms and Tempers; The Snow Dome; Problemas Grandes; Into the Death Zone; At the Edge; No Conquerors, Only Survivors; The Griffon. Seller Inventory # 20260915002
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Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
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Mountaineers Books, Seattle, 1980
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No wear to the book, scattered rubbing on the edges, corners and spine of the mylar-protected dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 011348
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Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket has some tears, chipping, and rubbing. Spot on back rubbed to white (see photo 4). Inside is clean and unmarked. See photos. Seller Inventory # ABE-1716391017900
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the last step ( the american ascent of K2 )
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The Mountaineers, Washington, 1980
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ISBN 13: 9780898860078
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Seller: Thomas Savage, Bookseller, Krotz Springs, LA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING.hardcover edition with d.j. text has NO writing.NOT EX-LIBRARY COPY. HARDCOVER EDITION WITH DUSTJACKET .nice copy.binding is solid.D.J. is worn, torn,& chipped. Seller Inventory # 000347
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The Last Step: the American Ascent of K2
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The Mountaineers, Seattle, WA, 1980
ISBN 10: 0898860075
ISBN 13: 9780898860078
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Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. A handsome edition in Fine condition in a Very Good- dust-jacket with rubbing, soiling and some open tears; Rick Ridgewayâs account of his extraordinary ascent of K2, the worldâs second-highest mountain, is a riveting tale of adventure and endurance. Ridgeway and his team of climbers set out from the base of the mountain in May of 1995, just a few months after a failed attempt by another team. They battled extreme conditions and tremendous altitude-loss on their way to the summit, finally reaching it on July 8, 1996. Ridgewayâs account of his experiences on K2 is both heartbreaking and inspiring.; 4to; 301 pages. Seller Inventory # 42977
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Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wear commensurate with age and use. Gift inscription in ink on front endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1874007715
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Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
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Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Mountaineers Books, 1980
ISBN 10: 0898860075
ISBN 13: 9780898860078
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Seller: Bingo Used Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition with very good minus dust jacket. A little foxing. Seller Inventory # 138356
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The Last Step : The American Ascent of K2
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The Mountaineers, Seattle, Washington, 1980
ISBN 10: 0898860075
ISBN 13: 9780898860078
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Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good dust jacket. First Edition. Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers, 1980. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Fine condition in a Good dust jacket (edge chips). NOT price clipped ($19.95). NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. 1979. First Edition (no additional printings listed). Introduction by Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Prelude by James W. Whittaker. Illustrated with 32 pages of full color photos. 7" wide by 10.25" tall. Bound in the original brown cloth. From the dust jacket: "Pakistan's magnificent K2 is known also as 'The savage mountain.' At 28,250 feet it is second only to Everest in height but first in difficulty to climb, endowed with the worst weather in the Himalaya. Five times, SAmerican mountaineers had tried to climb this mountaijmn, and failed. Five men had died in these attempts. This is the story of the year that the Americans took care of their unfinished business. In 1978, under the leadership of Everest-veteran Jim Whittake (himself trying K2 for the second time), fourteen men and women set out with a common goal: to work together to get somebody -- anybody -- to the top of K2.". INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Good dust jacket. vii, 305pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 020287