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The Last Step: The American Ascent of K2

In September 1978, after 67 days on the mountain—nearly all of them above 18,000 feet—Ridgeway and three others stood atop K2, the first Americans ever to accomplish this feat. The Last Step tells the story of their extraordinary expedition. Illustrations. of color photos.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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