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... peaks , a savage pyramid of rock so steep that even ice and snow found few holds . Nearby , the rugged mass of Broad Peak , at 26,400 feet the thirteenth highest mountain in the world , failed to detract from the solitary strength of K2 ...
... peaks , a savage pyramid of rock so steep that even ice and snow found few holds . Nearby , the rugged mass of Broad Peak , at 26,400 feet the thirteenth highest mountain in the world , failed to detract from the solitary strength of K2 ...
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... peak as grand as K2 , I sensed what elemental longing at- tracted the climbers . Once in a while I also act on some wild ... Peaks are not climbed anonymously ; success is not nurtured as a private joy . Few climbers follow Emerson's ...
... peak as grand as K2 , I sensed what elemental longing at- tracted the climbers . Once in a while I also act on some wild ... Peaks are not climbed anonymously ; success is not nurtured as a private joy . Few climbers follow Emerson's ...
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... peaks remained deep in clouds . Soon the ridge on my right came to an abrupt halt where the large Mundi Glacier joins the Baltoro . I continued on for another hour , walking over ice now , then stopped . Suddenly Masherbrum escaped from ...
... peaks remained deep in clouds . Soon the ridge on my right came to an abrupt halt where the large Mundi Glacier joins the Baltoro . I continued on for another hour , walking over ice now , then stopped . Suddenly Masherbrum escaped from ...
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