**A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of The Mountain and No Shortcuts to the Top“Gripping . . . reveals a good deal about the rarefied noble-gonzo world of high-altitude mountaineering.”—The New York Times**Ed Viesturs, one of the world's premier high-altitude mountaineers, explores the remarkable history of K2 and of those who have attem...

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of No Shortcuts to the TopAt 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement in mountaineering, with good reason. Four times as deadly as Everest, K2 has claimed the lives of seventy-seven climbers since 1954. ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This meticulously structured book delves into the fundamentals of planetary and nodal power, offering a wealth of knowledge for both seasoned practitioners and beginners. With insights from an author with twenty-five years of experience in astrology, each thoughtfully crafted chapter presents complex concepts in an accessible manner, complete with examples and practical applications. This book invites repeated exploration, revealing new...

Parkbänke, Statuen, Menschen, Tiere, ganze Häuser und öffentliche Plätze werden vom Erdboden verschluckt. Am Rand von Wien wächst aus diesem Material ein Berg. K2 erzählt die Geschichte einer Nacht, in der die Konflikte innerhalb einer Gruppe von Stadtbewohnern eskalieren und sie schließlich in und auf den Berg führen.

Assassina. Selvagem. Imponente. São estes os adjetivos que qualificam a segunda montanha mais alta do planeta e o pico que os paquistaneses conhecem por Chogori, a Montanha das Montanhas.No Verão de 2007, João Garcia começou a escalada. Levava na memória a tragédia ocorrida apenas um ano antes, no Tibete, quando perdeu um dos companheiros de expedição. Agora estava de volta, com um receio acrescido: as condições estavam longe de serem as ideais, e a montanha que o esperava era consi...

On 1 August 2008, 18 climbers from across the world set out to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second highest and most dangerous mountain - a peak which claims the life of one in every four climbers who attempt it. Within 28 hours, K2 had exacted a deadly toll: 11 lives were lost in a series of catastrophic accidents. Attracting a climbing elite and standing at 8,611 metres on the Pakistan-China border, K2 is known as the ‘Mountaineer’s Mountain’ because of its extreme technical challe...

The secret to avoiding calcium-related osteoporosis and atherosclerosis While millions of people take calcium and Vitamin D supplements thinking they're helping their bones, the truth is, without the addition of Vitamin K2, such a health regimen could prove dangerous. Without Vitamin K2, the body cannot direct calcium to the bones where it's needed; instead, the calcium resides in soft tissue (like the arteries)—leading to a combination of osteoporosis and atherosclerosis, or the dreaded "...

K2 is a legend - one of the most demanding mountaineering challenges in the world and one of the most treacherous. Extreme, unpredictable weather and the acutely difficult climbing conditions test the technique, endurance and psychological strength of the most experienced mountaineers to the limit and often beyond. Many of the men and women who have sought to reach the summit have failed, often with tragic consequences - over 70 of them have died or disappeared. Yet this, the second highes...

Giovedì 15 aprile 1954: dall’aeroporto di Ciampino decolla un nuovissimo DC 6b della Pan American diretto a Nuova Delhi. A bordo, seduti fianco a fianco, due capispedizione, i più celebri esploratori italiani del momento: Ardito Desio diretto al K2 e Piero Ghiglione diretto allo sconosciuto Monte Api, la montagna più alta del Nepal occidentale. Dell’avventura al K2 sappiamo come andò a finire grazie a una puntuale copertura mediatica, mentre sull’Api... mistero. Dei quattro partiti per la ...

Oslo, 1968. Ambitious young detective Inspector Kolbjørn Kristiansen is called to an apartment block, where a man has been found murdered.The victim, Harald Olesen, was a legendary hero of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation and at first it is difficult to imagine who could have wanted him dead. But as Detective Inspector Kolbjørn Kristiansen (known as K2) begins to investigate, it seems clear that the murderer could only be one of Olesen's fellow tenants in the building....

The third mystery in the hugely compelling, bestselling international crime series from Norway's answer to Agatha Christie, Hans Olav Lahlum. The Catalyst Killing will have you guessing to the final clue...The first murder was only the spark . . .1970. Inspector Kolbjørn Kristiansen, known as K2, witnesses a young woman desperately trying to board a train only to have the doors close before her face. The next time he sees her, she is dead . . .As K2...

Le mathématicien André Weil rappelle dans son œuvre que certaines surfaces mathématiques connues en géométrie algébrique, les surfaces K3, ont été ainsi nommées d’après trois mathématiciens (Kummer, Kähler et Kodaira) et une montagne du Pakistan, le K2.L’auteur du présent ouvrage a pris le prétexte de ce rapprochement pour réfléchir sur les mathématiques et la montagne, les variétés de Calabi-Yau, la théorie des cordes, la géométrie tropicale ou la recherche opérationnelle, domaine...