by Walter Bonatti · Ediciones Desnivel, S. L · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498292831
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What really happened on the Italian expedition to K2 in 1954? Walter Bonatti, a key figure in the ascent, meticulously reproduces the events and collects testimonies to reveal the dark side of the expedition and refute false accusations. This book is an alpine thriller that puts an end to the deception and slander that Bonatti suffered for decades.
Walter Bonatti was an Italian mountaineer, alpinist, explorer and journalist. He was noted for many climbing achievements, including a solo climb of a new alpine climbing route on the south-west pillar of the Aiguille du Dru in August 1955, the first ascent of Gasherbrum IV in 1958, and, in 1965, the first solo climb in winter of the North face of the Matterhorn on the mountain's centenary year of its first ascent. Immediately after his solo climb on the Matterhorn, Bonatti announced his retirement from professional climbing at the age of 35, and after 17 years of climbing activity. He authored many mountaineering books and spent the remainder of his career travelling off the beaten track as a reporter for the Italian magazine Epoca. He died on 13 September 2011 of pancreatic cancer in Rome aged 81, and was survived by his life partner, the actress Rossana Podestà.
