Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
Peter Zuckerman & Amanda Padoan
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Description
“Gripping, intense. . . . Buried in the Sky will satisfy anyone who loved [Into Thin Air].”—Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe
When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their astonishing story for the first time.
Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan explore the intersecting lives of Chhiring Dorje Sherpa and Pasang Lama, following them from their villages high in the Himalaya to the slums of Kathmandu, across the glaciers of Pakistan to K2 Base Camp. When disaster strikes in the Death Zone, Chhiring finds Pasang stranded on an ice wall, without an axe, waiting to die. The rescue that follows has become the stuff of mountaineering legend.
At once a gripping, white-knuckled adventure and a rich exploration of Sherpa customs and culture, Buried in the Sky re-creates one of the most dramatic catastrophes in alpine history from a fascinating new perspective.
Customer Reviews
Buried in the Sky
This is an amazing and heart wrenching story. It was a little slow getting started, but then in the middle of the book I couldn't put it down! I have recommended this book to my husband, and he is picky about the books he reads. I highly recommend this book to everyone!
Lana
Buried In The Sky
The book ended too soon. I was left wanting more as the two main characters Chhiring and Pasang were poised to climb again following their harrowing experience on K2. I've read a few books on Everest and K2 and I must admit I enjoyed the Sherpa perspective, their sense of responsibility, ownership and expectation from a group of people seemingly so easily dismissed and overlooked as simply porters or guides. Chhiring's sense of obligation to his family and Pasang's deep remorse described the full range of life's emotion.

- $12.99
- Category: Mountaineering
- Published: Jun 11, 2012
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Seller: W. W. Norton
- Print Length: 304 Pages
- Language: English
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