K2 The Savage Mountain: Italian Team’s Brutal First Ascent, Triumph, Betrayal & 50-Year Truth Fight cover art

K2 The Savage Mountain: Italian Team’s Brutal First Ascent, Triumph, Betrayal & 50-Year Truth Fight

K2 The Savage Mountain: Italian Team’s Brutal First Ascent, Triumph, Betrayal & 50-Year Truth Fight

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In July 1954 an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio claimed the first ascent of K2, the world’s most dangerous and technically demanding 8,000-metre peak. The triumph was immediately clouded by accusations of betrayal, disputed summit claims, and a bitter controversy that would last more than fifty years.

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