K2 One Woman's Quest for the Summit

Heidi Howkins is a professional climber. She set a new standard for female alpinists in 1996 by summiting Gasherbrum II (26,360 feet) in a two-day push from Base Camp, and in 1997 she became the first woman to successfully reach the base of the summit pyramid on Kanchenjunga (28,209 feet), the third highest mountain in the world. More recently she has led expeditions to both Everest and K2. She lives with her daughter in Ridgefield, ConnecticutHowkins, Heidi is the author of 'K2 One Woman's Quest for the Summit' with ISBN 9780792279969 and ISBN 0792279964.