After falling 100 feet off a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park, Craig DeMartino suffered months of pain, a subsequent partial leg amputation, media attention, and the knowledge that his body was broken. Slowly, as his physical body recovered, Craig's emotional and spiritual body strengthened as well.

In August of 2008, eighteen mountain climbers reached the top of K2, the second-highest mountain in the world. 48 hours later, eleven people were dead, making it the deadliest day in modern mountain climbing history. While memorials paid tribute to those killed, there were also condemnations about why. Why do these athletes risk everything to reach a place humans are simply not meant to go? Why do they put their lives and the lives of others on the...

"A dramatic account of the worst disaster in the history of mountain climbing on K2, the world's second highest peak"-- Provided by publisher.

The author attempts to unravel the mystery behind a group of nine hikers whose baffling deaths in the Russian Ural Mountains has led to decades of speculation on what happened to them.

Every year, Western mountain climbers make news ascending Mount Everest. The compelling stories of the Sherpas, the Nepalese guides who risk their lives to provide for their families, have remained a mystery, until now. This chronicles a fateful 2014 expedition and the tragic avalanche that spurred the Sherpas to make a stand for human rights and respect.