Another good book about that same climb concentrates on Scott Fischer ... (Although Mount Everest is the tallest mountain at 29,028 feet, K2 is the second highest at 28,250 feet and is on the ...

At 8,611 meters, K2 is second in height to Mount Everest but is known as the more difficult to climb. For this reason, it is dubbed the "devil’s mountain" or ruthless mountain. Many climbers ...