Ed Viesturs on Writing "K2"

Author and famed mountaineer Ed Viesturs discusses why he wrote his book K2: LIFE & DEATH ON THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN.

In the book, Viesturs explores the remarkable history of the mountain and of those who have attempted to conquer it. At the same time he probes K2's most memorable sagas in an attempt to illustrate the lessons learned by confronting the fundamental questions raised by mountaineering questions of risk, ambition, loyalty to ones teammates, self-sacrifice, and the price o…more