The Last Man on the Mountain The Death of an American Adventurer on K2 [Paperback]

Jordan's skilled storytelling brings Wolfe to vivid life.[A] fascinating tale, taking the reader from Manhattan high society to the slopes of what the climbing community calls the Savage Summit.&Readers who arent familiar with high-altitude mountaineering will have no problem getting into it&Readers who are into high-altitude adventure stories wont be disappointed. [Jordan]s done her job, refuting the stereotype that Wolfe was a fat and slow climber who tried to be the first to buy his way atop a Himalayan peak.Jordan is solid with her generous descriptions of her subjects good nature&and with her account of finding evidence of Wolfes story some 60-plus years after the fact on the mountain he scaled but did not leave. A fascinating tale&Readers who are into high-altitude adventure stories wont be disappointed.