Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
8.0
Points
14.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
78013
Points per Word
0.000179
Page Count
322
Points per Page
0.043478
Description
This book is the memoirs of mountain climber Jim Wickwire, whose accomplishments include being one of the first two Americans to reach the summit of K2 and completing the first alpine-style ascent of Mt. McKinley. The coauthor is Dorothy Bullitt.