The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest

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Summary: Another Gripping Account Of The 1996 Mt Everest Tragedy
Review: Nine climbers lost their lives in the same out-of-control storm on Mount Everest in May of 1996. This Everest tragedy has yielded many excellent books which go into the details of the climb to the top of the highest mountain in the world. This book and another, Into Thin Air, as well as some other books tell the same story with different perspectives. The reader is fortunate to have more than one book available.

During this period on Mount Everest there was so much adventure, bravery, courage and survival for many, but not all. The Mount Everest Climbing books are wonderful to read. The reader will feel as if he were on that Mountain along with the other climbers, step by step. This book is a must read for adventure lovers and hard to put down.

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Summary: 5 Stars!
Review: I read this in probably the reverse order most people do. Most people pick up Into Thin Air and then read The Climb. Anyway, it worked out well and I would recommend doing it that way. I thought Anatoli did a much better job in taking in what probably happened on the mountain that day. It becomes pretty evident after reading both books he wasn't at fault and who were at fault, if anyone. But in the end after u let in soak in you understand Krauker motivations and Anatolis reaction. 5 Stars Hands Down!!

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Summary: Oh, that Everest
Review: I enjoyed "The Climb." I do think that the book would be more convincing if not a direct rebuttal to "Into Thin Air." I would rather hear Boukreev's side of the story unfettered from contensting the other book. It would have made for stronger tale. In both of these books, the authors focus on every little contributing factor that led to the incident. Boukreev's Indonesian ascent in '97 had similar hangups, which leads me to belive that the biggest cause to the carnage on the mountain was the number of climbers on the mountain in one day, not the experience level, etc. That aside I enjoyed a different perspective on the '96 Everest disaster.