Brotherhood of the Rope

By Bernadette McDonald

Format: Hardback

Published by: Mountaineers Books in Seatle (2007)

Condition: Very good. First.

The biography of Charles Houston, M.D., famed for leading the heroic K2 expedition of 1953 and his pioneering research in high-altitude medicine. ? Drawn from extensive interviews with Houston and full access to his letters and personal journals? Historic photos from Houston’s Himalayan expeditions, Peace Corps leadership in India, pioneering high-altitude medicine research, and more ? Foreword by Bill Moyers, introduction by Tom Hornbein