{"product_id":"the-endless-knot-k2-mountain-of-dreams-and-destiny-9781911342656","title":"The Endless Knot: K2, Mountain of Dreams and Destiny","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA monumental book - I defy anyone to read it and remain unmoved. - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Venables, Alpine Journal.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed as one of the most powerful accounts of mountain adventure and tragedy ever written, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Endless Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a harrowing account of the 1986 \u003cb\u003eK2\u003c\/b\u003e disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rare first-hand account from a survivor at the very epicentre of the drama, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Endless Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e describes the disaster in frank detail. \u003cb\u003eKurt Diemberger\u003c\/b\u003e's account of the final days of success, accident, storm and escape during which five climbers died, including his partner \u003cb\u003eJulie Tullis\u003c\/b\u003e and the great British mountaineer \u003cb\u003eAl Rouse\u003c\/b\u003e, is lacerating in its sense of tragedy, loss and dogged survival. Only Diemberger and Willi Bauer escaped the mountain. K2 had claimed the lives of 13 climbers that summer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurt Diemberger is one of only two climbers to have made first ascents of two 8000-metre peaks, \u003cb\u003eBroad Peak\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDhaulagiri\u003c\/b\u003e. A superb mountaineer, the K2 trauma left him physically and emotionally ravaged, but it also marked him out as an instinctive and tenacious survivor. After a long period of recovery Diemberger published \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Endless Knot \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand resumed life as a mountaineer, filmmaker and international lecturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustrian mountaineer \u003cb\u003eKurt Diemberger\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of an extremely select club - he is one of only two climbers to have made the first ascent of two of the world's 8,000-metre peaks: Broad Peak in 1957 and Dhaulagiri in 1960. Diemberger is also one of the top high-altitude filmmakers in the world and an accomplished writer, and his books - including The Endless Knot, about the 1986 K2 disaster - have enjoyed popularity around the globe. He is now recognised as one of the finest chroniclers of the contemporary mountain scene, with his writing guaranteed to enlighten, move and entertain. In 2013, Diemberger was awarded the Piolet d'Ors lifetime achievement award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50922267410706,"sku":"9781911342656","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0918cb23-3d51-4ee4-b0f6-b755e60d85cf.jpg?v=1738927267","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-endless-knot-k2-mountain-of-dreams-and-destiny-9781911342656","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}