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Summary: A highly exposing read!
Review: Breashears undiluted energy and uncompromising drive move the adventurers' mid-career autobiography along at a page-turning clip. His tone is no-nonsense and his zest for life daunting, yet throughout this memoir Breashears' tales reveal a spiritual quest and an inner journey inspired by the majesty of mountains and the viewfinder of a camera. The book is honest and real, and simply-stated. Rarely recounting pensive moments, as if downtime was impenatrable, the author discovers that for him the greatest clarity comes at the perilous edges of life. His personal and professional lives cross invisible barriers and become one. A 'skinny' kid with a penchant for high and lonely places finds a soulmate in the camera. Pulling into focus vast exteriors and the very depths of solitude, Breashears works his 'tools' (human and technological) to their extreme capacity. His own telling of the 1996 Everest tragedy seems as undistorted as any we've read, yet one detects again and again a crack in his voice where the senselessness of mans hubris confounds him and sends him hurdling back to a painful childhood and an incomprehensibly brutal father. A fiction writer would have a literary feast with the analogies from such a contemplative distance, but how much more profound the curious circumstances of life become when one continually faces them head on, in the awesome manner that Breashears does. "High Exposure" is a steady and electrifying read for the armchair adventurer, and a thought provoking and venerable one for those of heartier inclinations.
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Summary: insightful look into the world of mountaineering
Review: Facinated like millions after Into Thin Air, I eagerly anticipated the arrival of legendary David Breashears memior. It delivers on two levels-first it is a very personal account of why and how he got where he is, and second the thrilling insight into what drives men and women to pursue the adventure of the mountains. Highly reccomended for those looking for both a great adventure story and a telling biography.
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Summary: Highly recommended
Review: This book is hard to put down once you start to read it. You feel like you are watching the adventures of the author. Breashears takes a close look at himself and does not hesitate to describe his own faults and mistakes. Breashears gives addititional information and insight as to what went wrong on Everest in 1996.
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Summary: About mountaineering, not Everest
Review: Breshears provides insight into the world, values and mores of mountaineers and people who live in and love the outdoors. The book is surprisingly personal, honest and moving. The author has definitely followed his calling and in the course discovered a special skill for film-making. While the writing is sometimes stilted, he doesn't stray towards cliche. Krakauer's book about Everest is perhaps more gripping, but Breshears is more insightful. highly recommended.
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Summary: A search of the soul manifests on the sides of mountains.
Review: From my comfortable perch above the rolling thunder of the ocean, warm breeze blowing across my body, I read David Breashears' tale of climbing the 4,000 ft. frozen vertical face of Kwangde, and how he hangs a hammock there to sleep in when it is too dark to climb. David Breashears writes a cooly passionate description of a lifetime of challeges. One of the things that stands out is his ability to accept the lowest of the low and turn it into his own highest level of achievement. His humility, discipline, will power, endurance, and attention to detail make for not only a tale about mountaineering achievements, but a spiritual path as well. I would recommend this book to anyone who thinks they are on such a path. David Breashears story inspires me to make my own life better, to strive for excellence in all I do. It challenges me to pursue my dreams, and maybe even try a bit of low altitude climbing. I'll start with the rocks along the jetty.
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Summary: Great audio book for traveling!
Review: If you love the movies, mountains and climbing this is great audio book especially while traveling on a long trip. The book is an empassioned chronical of a mountaineer in love with the camera and filmmaking. Follow David Breashears from his dark troubled childhood through many adventures and climbs to the summit peak of Everest. It is not only his story but the evolution of the advancements in documentary/adventure filmmaking and mountaineering in the 20th century. For every film or photograph of a mountain climber there was an equally accomplished climber along side the 'star' taking the picture. The reader has a better appreciation of these under rated artists. Actor Michael Gross does a nice job reading the story.
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Summary: An incredible summary of a lifetime spent in adventure.
Review: If you want to read about the events that transpired on Everest in '96 this book has many of the details for you, but do not read it just for that reason! David was incredibly revealing about his relationship with his father and how that shaped the man that he became. Is is very thought provoking and David was extremely candid about his failings. The book is carefully crafted to detail the main events in his life and how those events shaped and changed him. It is a story about a man who has realized more of his dreams than most of us ever will and has learned much about himself on that journey. This is a book that will stay with you long after you have finished reading it!
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Summary: An armchair mountainclimbing adventure....
Review: I am not a book critic, but I was glued to this book!
If you find adventure appealing to you, this is a must read---you will enjoy it!
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Summary: Inspirational
Review: High Exposure by David Breashear, is about his life experiences that indulged him into attempting and doing the impossible. Breashear's passion for mountain climbing and hiking is described through his adventures in Colorado, Tibet and other parts of the world.
Breasher's book is really good for people who are interested in reading inspirational books. David describes how he pushed his mind, body, and soul to its limits through his hikes and climbs around the world.
One thing about High Exposure that wasn't eye catching dealt with David's childhood and what influenced him to climb. In his book he explains what made him develop a passion for climbing but with little detail. It makes the reader wonder why didn't he use the amount of detail described in his experience across Tibet? Overall the book was very motivational. After reading the book, you'll just want to overcome any obstacle in life.
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Summary: It's All About David
Review: I was gripped by Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air and wanted another viewpoint on the 1996 tragedy. There is a bit in here about that but it is mostly All About David -- the autobiography of an intensely self-focused individual. When he meets his future wife, his thought is, "this is the perfect partner for me" -- and that, to me, says it all. It is also poorly edited. I do not recommend this book.
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