Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain

Jordan, Jennifer

ISBN 10: 0060587156 / ISBN 13: 9780060587154

Published by William Morrow, 2005

About this Item

Signed by the author on the title page, 303 pages, index, map endpaper, photos. Tiny dent on the top front edge. Light surface scratches/divots on the jacket, small tear at the head of the spine.

Seller Inventory # 008564

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060587156
• ISBN 13: 9780060587154
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mountaineering

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Synopsis

Though not as tall as Everest, the "Savage Mountain" is far more dangerous. Located on the border of China and Pakistan, K2 has some of the harshest climbing conditions in the world. Ninety women have scaled Everest but of the six women who reached the summit of K2, three lost their lives on the way back down the mountain and two have since died on other climbs.

In Savage Summit, Jennifer Jordan shares the tragic, compelling, inspiring, and extraordinary true stories of a handful of courageous women -- mothers and daughters, wives and lovers, poets and engineers -- who defeated this formidable mountain yet ultimately perished in pursuit of their dreams.

About the Author

Jennifer Jordan has lived at the base of K2 twice while writing and producing the National Geographic documentary The Women of K2. She is a writer, producer, public speaker, and journalist, having created, produced, and hosted her own public radio talk show. Jennifer lives with her husband, filmmaker and adventurer Jeff Rhoads, in Salt Lake City.