<p>In this completely revised edition of a classic work, Houston examines the inter-relationships between humans, oxygen, and mountains. Beginning with what oxygen is and how we use it, Houston guides the reader through the latest understanding of the various types of mountain sickness, to acclimatization, prevention, and treatment.</p>

Going Higher: Oxygen, Man and Mountains

Science & Math

Houston, Charles

Biological Sciences

MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS+

High Altitude: Illness and Wellness

Sports & Outdoors

Mountaineering

Globe Pequot Pr

Flying with Iron Angels: The diaries and memories of Navy carrier pilots fighting the Pacific war in 1944

Charles Houston

<p>Review\n"Houston and Bates were the first Americans to climb K2, the world's second highest mountain peak. Such an endeavor is remarkably dangerous even now, but reading of the use of equipment as simple as woolen mittens, canvas and wood packs, etc., illustrates the bravery--or perhaps foolhardiness--of such an undertaking then. Five Miles High covers their first climb in 1938 (this account was published a year later), while 1954's K2 chronicles the 1953 climb, which proved far more difficult." --Library Journal "Here is a great story, simply and grippingly told, which the glory of Everest should not be allowed to obscure." --New York Times\nWhen eleven climbers died on K2 on August 1, 2008, it was a stark reminder that the world's second-highest mountain has, for more than a century, been regarded as the most difficult and dangerous of all―for every four people who reach the top, one dies in the attempt. K2, The Savage Mountain tells the dramatic story of the 1953 American expedition, led by Charles S. Houston, when a combination of terrible storms and illness stopped the team short of the 28,251-foot summit. Then on the descent, tragedy struck, and how the climbers made it back to safety is renowned in the annals of climbing.\nK2, The Savage Mountain captures this sensational tale with an unmatched power that has earned this book its place as one of the classics of mountaineering literature.\nFrom the Back Cover\nWhen eleven climbers died on K2 on August 1, 2008, it was a stark reminder that the world's second-highest mountain has, for more than a century, been regarded as the most difficult and dangerous of all―for every four people who reach the top, one dies in the attempt. K2, The Savage Mountain is the remarkable first-hand account of the 1953 American expedition, led by Dr. Charles S. Houston, when a combination of storms and illness stopped the team short of the 28,251-foot summit. On the descent, tragedy struck. How they made it back to safety is renowned in the annals of climbing.</p>

K2, The Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story Of Disaster And Survival On The World's Second-Highest Mountain

History

Bates, Robert

Asia

LYONS PRESS+

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