List of books about K2

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The following is a list of books about K2, a mountain in the Karakorum Range between Pakistan and China, listed by expedition date:

1887 - Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British - Younghusband

1892 - Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British - Conway

1902 - International - Eckenstein and Crowley

1909 - Flag of Italy.svg Italian - Luigi Amedeo

1929 - Flag of Italy.svg Italian - Aimone di Savoia-Aosta

1937 - Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British - Shipton

1938 American Karakoram expedition - Flag of the United States.svg American - Houston

1939 American Karakoram expedition - Flag of the United States.svg American - Wiessner

1953 American Karakoram expedition - Flag of the United States.svg American - Houston

1954 1954 Italian Karakoram expedition to K2 - Flag of Italy.svg Italian - Desio

1975 - Flag of the United States.svg American - Whittaker

1978 - Flag of the United States.svg American - Whittaker

1979 - Flag of France.svg French - Mellet

1979 - International - Messner

1986

1993 - Flag of the United States.svg American / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian - Allison


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