Buried in the Sky

On August 1, 2008, Mount K2 witnessed a horrific tragedy that claimed the lives of eleven climbers. Only two Sherpas, Chhiring Dorje and Pasang Lama, miraculously survived. In their book «Buried in the Sky» Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan, based on meticulous research and numerous interviews, tell their astonishing story for the first time.
The authors trace the life journeys of these two men: from their native villages high in the Himalayas, through the slums of Kathmandu and the glaciers of Pakistan, to the base camp on the slopes of the world's most dangerous peak. On that fateful day on K2, Chhiring finds Pasang, who has been left to his own devices on an icy ledge in the so-called "death zone." What happened next became a true legend among climbers.
«Buried in the Sky» is a vivid and suspenseful account that not only reconstructs one of the most chilling tragedies in climbing history but also deeply reveals the customs and unique culture of the Sherpas — the people without whom modern high-altitude climbing is simply impossible.