This incident happened in 1939 but as I read it I found myself having emotional responses ranging from tooth grinding anger to watery eyed sadness. Good job Jordan now I'm going to buy the Savage Summit, if it's half as good.......

Another excellent book from Jennifer Jordan. The book begins with the author's discovery of Wolfe's remains on K2 in 2002 and from this dramatic scene, takes us into the story of the last man on the mountain. She not only gives us an exciting narrative of the fateful climb in 1939, but extensive backstory on Wolfe and the other major players. We come to know why he went to the mountain, and it is as fitting a tribute as any to him. He truly was the last man on the mountain. Extensively researched from personal papers, letters and archives. Great photographs from the expedition illustrate the book. Useful map detailing locations of camps (bookmark this). All in all an exciting read and a poignant tribute to Wolfe and all those lost in the mountains.