Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account of the 1996 Disaster

Rating:
Summary: Reccomended
Review: Ken Kamler is a likeable person and caring physician. His narrative allows you to feel the physical pain and frustration of high altitude climbing. From my armchair, I was rooting for him every step of the way. Although a competent climber, he's no superstar. Climbing is not as easy for him as it seems to be for Krakauer and therein lies much of the book's appeal.

From the title, I was expecting more of a focus more on high altitude medicine per se, but it's really a personal adventure story.

Definitely worth reading for a different perspective on Everest. Although not specifically about the events of 1996, it does cover them and it's a good follow up if you've already read one of the other books.