{"product_id":"k2-the-1939-tragedy-9780898863734","title":"K2: The 1939 Tragedy","description":"\u003cbr\u003e * Explains the complex tangle of events and personalities that led to the death of four men on the world's second-highest summit\u003cbr\u003e * Reveals a trip diary found decades after the expedition uncover the disaster's contributing factors \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mountaineers everywhere had an opinion on this controversial story when it was first published. \u003ci\u003eK2: The 1939 Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e unravels the complex tangle of events and personalities that led to four deaths on the 1939 American expedition to K2. With the aid of a recently available trip diary, this book challenges the conventionally accepted version of the story, explaining how five ill-prepared men were led by one strong, dedicated man on a mission beyond their collective abilities, in a land where people do not belong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountaineers Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780898863734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 5.92w x 0.62d","brand":"Andrew Kauffman, William Putnam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44524513755317,"sku":"9780898863734","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c44169da-d42b-42ed-a41a-8ae7317842e4.jpg?v=1722919803","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/k2-the-1939-tragedy-9780898863734","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}