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"One of the most amazing rescues in mountaineering history, performed single-handedly a few hours after climbing Everest without oxygen by a man some describe as the Tiger Woods of Himalayan climbing."-Wall Street Journal.
This is another account of the ill fated 1996 Everest distaster that Jon Krakauer wrote about. Anotoly is a climbing stud and fully documents how he went about assisting in the rescue of numerous individuals in the danger zone. It's not as good of a read as Krakauer's book, "Into Thin Air," but a good read nonetheless.
This is another account of the ill fated 1996 Everest distaster that Jon Krakauer wrote about. Anotoly is a climbing stud and fully documents how he went about assisting in the rescue of numerous individuals in the danger zone. It's not as good of a read as Krakauer's book, "Into Thin Air," but a good read nonetheless.
Kathy H. (voraciousreader) reviewed The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest on + 52 more book reviews
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This is a story of the famous May 10th 1996 Mt. Everest expedition told from the perspective of Anatoli Boukreev, head mountain guide for Mountain Madness (run by Scott Fisher). His love and respect for the mountain show through. His concern for safety and his efforts that saved 3 people make this book unique.
excellent first person account of climb to everest.
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This is an account from an expedition done at the same time as the one in Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air."
Sandi K W. (Sandiinmississippi) reviewed The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest on + 265 more book reviews
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'96 climb on Everest and the fatalities and injuries spurred a lot of books. I found this one the most informative. It made sense and was well written. Diagrams also showed positions on the mountain and how the pile-up of lost climbers started. I found the information about the business side of mounting a client-based climb fascinating. Compared to Jon Krakauer's rather thin account, this one has a lot more detail and makes sense in terms of motivations. Strange that a mainly Russian speaking, non-author seemed to have more insight into the clients than a professional adventure writer! Exciting book.