Brotherhood of the Rope The Biography of Charles Houston |
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| Author:
| McDonald, Bernadette |
| Series title: | Legends and Lore Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59485-067-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2007 |
| Publisher: | Mountaineers Books, The
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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It was a failed summit attempt and a failed rescue in the Himalaya that brought Charles Houston, M.D., fame and adulation in the mountaineering world. His leadership of the K2 expedition of 1953 is still celebrated as the embodiment of all that is right and good in the mountains. In Brotherhood of the Rope, Bernadette McDonald traces the ......
It was a failed summit attempt and a failed rescue in the Himalaya that brought Charles Houston, M.D., fame and adulation in the mountaineering world. His leadership of the K2 expedition of 1953 is still celebrated as the embodiment of all that is right and good in the mountains. In Brotherhood of the Rope, Bernadette McDonald traces the ......