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Books on K2
''(Expeditions listed as per Curran. Not all varieties as per Yakushi listed.  (Catalogue of the Himalayan Literature, Ed. by Yoshimi Yakushi, 1994 edition). Foreign language editions only listed when no English one is available.  ISBN omitted as they serve no purpose at all.  Far from complete, but working on it!)''

1887 - British - Younghusband
 * Francis Younghusband, The Heart of a Continent, 1896, (Yakushi Y27)

1892 - British - Conway
 * Martin Conway, Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram Himalayas, 1894, (Yakushi C336a)
 * Oscar Eckenstein, The Karakorams and Kashmir Himalayas, 1896, (Yakushi E10)

1902 - International - Eckenstein and Crowley
 * Aleister Crowley, The Confessions of Aleister Crowley, 1969, (not in Yakushi)
 * Dr Jules Jacot-Guillarmod, Six Mois dans l'Himalaya, le Karakorum et l'Hindu-Kush., 1904, (Yakushi J17), (🇫🇷 edition only)

1909 - 🇮🇹 Italian - Luigi Amedeo
 * Filippo de Filippi, La spedizione nel Karakoram e nell'Imalaia occidentale, 1912, (Yakushi F71a), (🇮🇹 edition)
 * Filippo de Filippi, Karakorum and Western Himalaya, 1912, (Yakushi F71b), ( / (🇺🇸 edition)
 * Mirella Tenderini and Michael Shandrick, The Duke of Abruzzi: An Explorer's Life, 1977, (not in Yakushi)

1929 - 🇮🇹 Italian - Aimone di Savoia-Aosta
 * Aimone di Savoia-Aosta and Ardito Desio, La Spedizione Geografica Italiana al Karakoram, 1936, (Yakushi S670), (🇮🇹 edition only)

1937 - British - Shipton
 * Eric Shipton, Blank on the map, 1938, (Yakushi S432)

1938 - 🇺🇸 American - Houston
 * Charles Houston and Bob Bates, Five Miles High, 1939, (Yakushi B165)

1939 - 🇺🇸 American - Wiessner
 * Jennifer Jordan, Last Man on the Mountain, 2010, (not in Yakushi), (Yet to be published, due August 2010)
 * Andrew Kauffman and William Putnam, K2; The 1939 Tragedy, 1992, (Yakushi K66)
 * Fritz Wiessner, K2, Tragödien und Sieg am Zweithöchsten Berg der Erde, 1955, (Yakushi W152), (🇩🇪 edition only)

1953 - 🇺🇸 American - Houston
 * Charles Houston and Bob Bates, K2, The Savage Mountain, 1954, (Yakushi H429a)
 * Charles Houston, Bob Bates and George Bell, K2, 8611m, 1954, (Yakushi H430), (🇫🇷 edition only)

1954 - 🇮🇹 Italian - Desio
 * Mohammad Ata-Ullah, Citizen of Two Worlds, 1960, (Yakushi A284)
 * Walter Bonatti, The Mountains of My Life, 2001, (not in Yakushi)
 * Walter Bonatti, Processo al K2, 1985, (Yakushi B453), (🇮🇹 edition)
 * Walter Bonatti, K2. La verità. 1954-2004, 2005, (not in Yakushi), (🇮🇹 edition)
 * Achille Compagnoni, Uomini sul K2, 1958, (Yakushi C328), (🇮🇹 edition only)
 * Achille Compagnoni, Tricolore sul K2, 1965, (Yakushi C329), (🇮🇹 edition only)
 * Achille Compagnoni, K2: conquista italiana tra storia e memoria, 2004, (not in Yakushi), (🇮🇹 edition only)
 * Ardito Desio, Ascent of K2. Second Highest Peak in the World, 1955, (Yakushi D167b), ( edition)
 * Ardito Desio, Libro Bianco, 1956, (Yakushi D168), (🇮🇹 edition only)
 * Mario Fantin, Sogno Visuto, 1958, (Yakushi F10), (🇮🇹 edition only)
 * Lino Lacedelli and Giovanni Cenacchi, K2: The Price of Conquest, 2006, (not in Yakushi), ( edition)
 * Robert Marshall, K2. Lies and Treachery, 2009, (not in Yakushi)

1975 - 🇺🇸 American - Whittaker
 * Galen Rowell, In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods, 1977, (Yakushi R366)

1978 - 🇺🇸 American - Whittaker
 * Cherie Bremer-Kamp / Cherie Bech, Living on the Edge, 1987, (Yakushi B558)
 * Rick Ridgeway, The Last Step: The American Ascent of K2, 1980, (Yakushi R216)

1979 - 🇫🇷 French - Mellet
 * Bernard Mellet, K2. La victoire suspendu, 1980, (Yakushi M307), (🇫🇷 edition only)

1979 - International - Messner
 * Reinhold Messner and Alessandro Gogna, K2, Mountain of Mountains, 1981, (Yakushi M340c), ( edition)

1986 - (Expeditions momentarily lumped together for convenience sake.)
 * John Barry, K2, Savage Mountain, Savage Summer, 1987, (Yakushi B135)
 * Benoît Chamoux, Le Vertige de l'Infinie, 1988, (Yakushi C125), (🇫🇷 edition only)
 * Jim Curran, K2, Triumph and Tragedy., 1987, (Yakushi C405a)
 * Anna Czerwińska, Groza wokół K2, 1990, (Yakushi C420), (🇵🇱 edition only)
 * Kurt Diemberger, The Endless Knot: K2, Mountain of Dreams and Destiny, 1991, (Yakushi D234d), ( edition)

1993 - 🇺🇸 American / 🇨🇦 Canadian - Allison
 * Jim Haberl, K2, Dreams and Reality, 1994, (not in Yakushi)

2008 - (Expeditions momentarily lumped together for convenience sake.)
 * Graham Bowley, No way down - Life and death on K2, 2010, (not in Yakushi)
 * Marco Confortola, Giorni di ghiaccio. Agosto 2008. La tragedia del K2, 2009, (not in Yakushi), (🇮🇹 edition)

General literature on K2
 * Fulvio Campiotti, K2, 1954, (Yakushi C36), (🇮🇹 edition only)
 * Jim Curran, K2, The Story of the Savage Mountain, 1995, (not in Yakushi)
 * Kurt Diemberger and Roberto Mantovani, K2. Challenging the sky, 1995, (not in Yakushi)
 * Heidi Howkins, K2: One Woman's Quest for the Summit, 2001, (not in Yakushi)
 * Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver, Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, 2008, (not in Yakushi)
 * Dušan Jelinčič, Zvezdnate noči (Starry Nights), 2006, (not in Yakushi)
 * Jennifer Jordan, Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, 2005, (not in Yakushi)
 * Jon Krakauer, Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains, 1997, (not in Yakushi)
 * Kenneth Mason, Abode of Snow, 1955, (Yakushi M214a), ( edition)
 * Bernadette McDonald, Brotherhood of the Rope: The biography of Charles Houston, 2007, (not in Yakushi)
 * Reinhold Messner, K2 Chogori. La grande montagna, 2004, (not in Yakushi), (🇮🇹 edition)
 * Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time, 2007, (not in Yakushi)
 * Mustansar Hussain Tarrad, K2 Kahani, (in Urdu), 2002, (not in Yakushi)
 * Ed Viesturs, No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks, 2007, (not in Yakushi)

Section for all 14x8000
The following is just an assumption, but Maxut is heading to K2 [North Ridge] and I have that strong notion he'll be succeeding this year.... [and bring me a summit rock!]

Disputed
Disputes occur when not enough evidence was provided to claim the climb up to the highest peak.

Vassily Pivtsov (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Born:16.08.1975

Maxut Zhumayev (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Born: 01.01.77

Source: Climbers with 10 to 14 MAIN 8000ers in www.8000ers.com

13 Christian Kuntner Italy, (deceased) 13 Norbert Joos Switzerland 13 Cering Doje People's Republic of China 13 Bianba Zaxi People's Republic of China 13 Luoze People's Republic of China 13 Maxut Zhumayev Kazakhstan 13 Vassili Pivtsov Kazakhstan 13 Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Austria, female

12 Félix Iñurrategi Spain, (deceased) 12 Hans Kammerlander Italy 12 Rena People's Republic of China, (deceased) 12 Iñaki Ochoa de Olza Spain, (deceased) 12 Hirotaka Takeuchi Japan 12 Serguey Bogomolov Russia 12 Kim Jae-Soo South Korea

11 Jean-Christophe Lafaille France, (deceased) 11 Nives Meroi Italy, female 11 Romano Benet Italy 11 Serap Jangbu Sherpa Nepal 11 Go Mi-Young South Korea, female, (deceased) 11 Mario Panzeri Italy 11 Radek Jaroš Czech Republic

10 Viktor Groselj Slovenia 10 Benoit Chamoux France, (deceased) 10 Oh Hee-Jun South Korea, (deceased) 10 Jorge Egocheaga Spain 10 Aleksei Bolotov Russia

Whatever


I'll leave you guys to it. Tada!

Qwrk (talk) 16:08, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

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For the rest of my response here I'd kindly like to refer you to  Arkell vs. Pressdram (1971)