Into the Clouds
The Epic Story of a High-Mountain Rivalry
In the 1930s and ‘50s, three American expeditions raced to conquer K2, Earth’s second-highest mountain. One ended in frustration. Another devolved into tragedy. Charlie Houston led the third to 25,000 feet, where a vicious storm and a sudden illness put his expedition on the edge of disaster—and turned his quest to conquer a mountain into one of the most stirring rescue missions ever.
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