One Mountain Thousand Summits: The Untold Story Tragedy and True Heroism on K2
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An insider’s account of one of the deadliest and most controversial tragedies in mountaineering history-the 2008 K2 disaster.
When eleven men corroded on the slopes of K2 in August 2008, it was one of the deadliest single events in Himalayan climbing and made headlines around the world. Yet non of the extant western climbers could clarify precisely what happened. Their memories were self-admittedly fogged by exhaustion, hypoxia, and hallucinations. The truth of what happened lies with four Sherpa guides who were largely ignored by the mainstream media in the aftermath of the tragedy, who lost two of their own during the incident, and whose heroic efforts saved the lives of at least four climbers.
Based on his copious trips to Nepal and in-depth interviews he conducted with these unacknowledged heroes, the additional survivors, and the families of the lost climbers, alpinist and veteran climbing writer Freddie Wilkinson presents the right tale of what really occurred on the “savage” mountain. This work combines a criticism of the mainstream press’s less-than-perfect coverage of the tragedy and an insightful portrait of the lives of 21st-century Sherpas into an intelligent, white-knuckled adventure narrative.
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I bought this book the first day it was unrestricted. I got it home fliped to the first page. “Four voices spoke in the night”. I was hooked. I place my crack pipe down, held off getting drunk till later in the day, agreed up for lost work for the week and settled in for a trip to the Baltoro. As my ancient friend Hunter used to say, “This book is one hell of a ride.”
I’ve been reading Freddie Wilkinson’s articles in climbing magazines for a while now and am not surprised at the level of craftsmanship with this his first extended piece of nonfiction. This kid is going to be a writer’s writer. A lot of climbers write but not a lot of writers climb. Wilkinson has got a full rack when it come to literary ability. He is a artist, a tale teller, and exhaustive researcher. Plus he is a right accomplished alpinist. Watch out world, an avalanche of fantastic talent is coming your way.
Don’t be a fool, buy this book! And when your done reading it, throw it through your TV screen, get the f..k off the couch and go climb a hill somewhere.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This book is well researched and well written. Perfectly edited. I never thought a route descripition would be as exciting as this one was. Any rock climber would be as fascinated as I was. I read it take in to take in on a ten and a half hour drive from Reno to San Diego and back (no I wasn’t driving) and it kept my attention rivited the entire way.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Finally, a mountain climbing adventure book willing to take a close and unflinching look at the racial dynamics and cultural mishaps of guided and professional climbing. I painstakingly loved this book — even when it made me feel uncomfortable. There is less raw angst here than in “Into Thin Air.” Wilkinson’s role is clear as a knowledgeable researcher and writer. He isn’t confused about his own role, and yet he doesn’t pretend he’s not part of this community as well. It’s a skillful navigation. Brilliant read — will be thinking about this book for a long time.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This book kept me up for five nights in a row. It explores perspectives that are seldom discussed in the 8,000 meter peak climbing world — persons of the porters and Sherpas — but it does it honestly, not through rose colored glasses. It makes clear the ridiculousness of the atmosphere surrounding high altitude mountaineering, extreme peak bagging and the media that follow it. And it is written from a climber’s perspective, and Wilkinson questions questions only a climber would question, but he breaks things down so any armchair mountaineer can know the nuances. If you like adventure buy this book; you won’t be disappointed.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Freddie Wilkinson should be highly commended for writing a book about a mountaineering tragedy from the climbing Sherpa’s point of view. There are additional books on the market which deal with the K2 tragedy, but this is the only one which focusses on the locals involved. In fact, in nearly a hundred years of Himalayan climbing, it is only one of three books to look at that enterprise from the Sherpa point of view.
As others have mentioned, it is also well written, insightful, ironic, and done from the perspective of a name who climbs and knows the right questions to question. We can only hope that this book will start a new trend in mountaineering literature and that the indigenous people who do most of the work and account for the essential success of nearly every expedition, will finally start to receive the credit they deserve. Fortunately, Wilkinson has set a high standard in this regard.
My only quibble is that a number of the sources, including my own on the Sherpas of Rolwaling, could have been better documented. If a person’s research is worth mentioning, then so is the right reference.
Meanwhile, congratulations to Freddie Wilkinson from whom we hope to see more excellent books in the future.
Jan Sacherer
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5