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[Jerome]

Summit - the book about the fatal expedition to K2. Harrowing read. Already watched the film on Netflix but the book takes it to another level completely. One seriously dangerous mountain indeed. One of the guys in my department went on a trek to K2 base camp a few years ago - he said the cold coming up through his legs while they were trekking across the glacier was a numbing experience - he was also quite ill on the trek - and that wasn't even anywhere near the mountain - just on the trek to get there. God only knows what those mountaineers go through much higher up. I would have loved to have done something like that in my younger days when I was stupid enough not to see the pitfalls (BTW the stupid part remains despite my age) but I don't think I would have had the nerve to go through with it. It takes a very special quality to endure those extremes. One I certainly do not possess.

Take a look at how quickly things can change on a mountain in Nepal. https://youtu.be/BFU7GQvKB3k