The Last Man on the Mountain: The Death of an American Adventurer on K2
Lecture [Return to listing page]
Cahners Theater
With Jennifer Jordan, award-winning author, filmmaker, and screenwriter. This presentation is part of the ongoing series Time Travelers.
Take a journey from the yacht clubs of America and the salons of Europe to the most forbidding landscape on Earth. In 1939, Dudley Francis Wolfe set out to become the first man to climb K2, the world's second highest mountain. Wolfe, along with a team leader, reached a point higher than any other climbers, but he failed on descent at 25,000 feet.
Sixty-three years later, Jennifer Jordan discovered his skeletal remains. Hear how a well-heeled man untested by adversity nearly succeeded where no one else had before. Book signing to follow.
Seating is limited. Passes are available in the Museum lobby beginning at 5:45 p.m. on October 1. Museum members may reserve a limited number of passes in advance For member reservations, call between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday or Tuesday the week of the lecture only: 617-589-3169.
Photo courtesy of the Fritz Wiessner Collection
Fee: Free
This program is part of the Time Travelers series, featuring stories of those who dared to test the boundaries of the unknown. Admission is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.
Accessibility for this Offering:
