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Summary: A very good read...
Review: I can say that Dr. Kamler's account of his experiences on Everest are thorough and entertaining. I heard the Doctor on NPR and after hearing his account I had to purchase the book. It did not disappoint! The book takes you on detailed ascents up the fridgid icefall and glacier leading to the summit. I really enjoyed his personal account. I would recommend this book to all.
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Summary: why this review is seperate from my others?
Review: I have already written a reviw of this and Eiger dreams and wonder why these reviews are not with my others. I wrote them on my computer at home and perhaps this is the reason. Can you place them with the other reviews by William F Harrison of Fayetteville, AR? wfh
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Summary: why this review is seperate from my others?
Review: I have already written a reviw of this and Eiger dreams and wonder why these reviews are not with my others. I wrote them on my computer at home and perhaps this is the reason. Can you place them with the other reviews by William F Harrison of Fayetteville, AR? wfh
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Summary: Rating the Doctor
Review: I have not read the book, but am going to do so. I am writing to let you know that Dr. Kamler was the physician who essentially gave me my hand back (wrist surgery) after 5 years of agony. No ego, dedicated, caring and effective. Never once mentioned to me his passion for climbing or his book, as he is kind of a celebrity. If the book is any indication of the man, or vice versa, it is a must read. From other comments, seems like he is making a positive impression on others.
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Summary: Rating the Doctor
Review: I have not read the book, but am going to do so. I am writing to let you know that Dr. Kamler was the physician who essentially gave me my hand back (wrist surgery) after 5 years of agony. No ego, dedicated, caring and effective. Never once mentioned to me his passion for climbing or his book, as he is kind of a celebrity. If the book is any indication of the man, or vice versa, it is a must read. From other comments, seems like he is making a positive impression on others.
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Summary: An Intellectual and Captivating Story
Review: If you are searching for a new genre of literature that is informative, descriptive, witty, in-depth and factual, then "Doctor on Everest" should finally end your quest. This story is for both men and women who would be intriqued by reading about a doctor's journey on Mt. Everest and all of his interludes along the way. The author is often humorous within his style of writing and leaves no room for the reader to feel superfluous. You will be captivated with curiosity and excitement within the first few pages of his adenture and also feel compelled to continue reading onward. Dr. Kamler describes his journey so vividly in his book, that the reader is made to feel that he/she is right along the journey with him, cheering him on. His compassion towards his numerous patients on the mountain, has the reader feeling a certain amount of empathy for the doctor when he is unable to assist everyone. This is a fast reading story and Dr. Kamler does not confuse the average reader with just quoting medical terminology. It is suited for all to read and will keep the reader on his/her toes. When you finally read up to the last page of the story, you feel almost let down because it has come to and end. After reading Dr. Kamler's story, I believe that the author is an altruistic man who risked his own life to save many others. That to me, is what a true human being was put on the earth to do. There is an oath that Dr. Kamler had taken to become a physician, but it did not state anywhere that you had to risk your own life. This is the type of oath that comes from the heart.
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Summary: An Intellectual and Captivating Story
Review: If you are searching for a new genre of literature that is informative, descriptive, witty, in-depth and factual, then "Doctor on Everest" should finally end your quest. This story is for both men and women who would be intriqued by reading about a doctor's journey on Mt. Everest and all of his interludes along the way. The author is often humorous within his style of writing and leaves no room for the reader to feel superfluous. You will be captivated with curiosity and excitement within the first few pages of his adenture and also feel compelled to continue reading onward. Dr. Kamler describes his journey so vividly in his book, that the reader is made to feel that he/she is right along the journey with him, cheering him on. His compassion towards his numerous patients on the mountain, has the reader feeling a certain amount of empathy for the doctor when he is unable to assist everyone. This is a fast reading story and Dr. Kamler does not confuse the average reader with just quoting medical terminology. It is suited for all to read and will keep the reader on his/her toes. When you finally read up to the last page of the story, you feel almost let down because it has come to and end. After reading Dr. Kamler's story, I believe that the author is an altruistic man who risked his own life to save many others. That to me, is what a true human being was put on the earth to do. There is an oath that Dr. Kamler had taken to become a physician, but it did not state anywhere that you had to risk your own life. This is the type of oath that comes from the heart.
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Summary: Getting high on mountain medicine
Review: Kamler has done something that not many writers have. He has beaten Jon Krakauer at his own game. Krakauer's Into Thin Air is a wonderful book, but if you can read only one of these books, I would recommend this one. Kamler takes us up the ice falls and over the glacier and describes the remarkable physical and character of the amazing Sherpas who carry not only themselves but often the climbers from the industrialized world and most their neccesary and egocentric belongings. Kamler is a very skilled and successful hand surgeon who has made of himself one of the world's leading clinical experts on high altitude human physiology. While not on the same plane as Krakauer's vertigenous Eiger Dreams, Kamler's descriptions of glacier and ice fall crossings, of the terrible and extreme consequences of high altitude illnesses and accidents as well as the more or less routinely endemic degenerative effects of prolonged oxygen deprivation, are more than enough to make most of us content to stay on a considerably lower plane. wfh
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Summary: Getting high on mountain medicine
Review: Kamler has done something that not many writers have. He has beaten Jon Krakauer at his own game. Krakauer's Into Thin Air is a wonderful book, but if you can read only one of these books, I would recommend this one. Kamler takes us up the ice falls and over the glacier and describes the remarkable physical and character of the amazing Sherpas who carry not only themselves but often the climbers from the industrialized world and most their neccesary and egocentric belongings. Kamler is a very skilled and successful hand surgeon who has made of himself one of the world's leading clinical experts on high altitude human physiology. While not on the same plane as Krakauer's vertigenous Eiger Dreams, Kamler's descriptions of glacier and ice fall crossings, of the terrible and extreme consequences of high altitude illnesses and accidents as well as the more or less routinely endemic degenerative effects of prolonged oxygen deprivation, are more than enough to make most of us content to stay on a considerably lower plane. wfh
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Summary: Pompous wannabe adventurer doctor
Review: Kamler, makes me want to puke. this pompous, arrogant wannabe adventurer writes like he is gods gift to high adventure. Maybe being the onsite doctor is an excuse for not summiting. Perhaps a more noble pursuit would be to help innocent people that are injured without being self-destructive. In my opinion there is nothing more dangerous than a pompous arrogant doctor that fancies himself the guru of high adventure medical treatment. Go back to being a hand surgeon you [...].
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