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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Provided more technical details about the 1996 expedition, including some things left out of Krakauer's book (which was ultimately a more enjoyable read)
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The included review towards the end of the book sums up a lot of my own opinions and in much better words. It's impossible not to compare this book with [b:Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster|1898|Into Thin Air A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster|Jon Krakauer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463384482s/1898.jpg|1816662]. The latter had a better narrative and better storytelling, and in general I couldn't put it down. The Climb felt more like a long presentation of facts and events, something I read one chapter at a time. Still interesting and a very good read, it just felt less like a novel, which isn't a bad thing. The latter half of the book deals largely with the controversy between Krakauer and Bokreev/DeWalt, which is where I started to have a harder time putting it down. In general, it really has me rethinking the way I consume non-fiction.
I'm not a writer, so I'm just leaving it at that.
I'm not a writer, so I'm just leaving it at that.
A good book that sheds more light into the events of 1996 excursion in the Everest. It was interesting to see Anatouli's account of what happened and to understand the background of the excursion and events that were happening with commercial excursions.
This book makes more sense to be read after `Into thin Air` given, the amount of references to it, and the controversies surrounding Anatoli.
I recommend for those interested in the event.
7/10
This book makes more sense to be read after `Into thin Air` given, the amount of references to it, and the controversies surrounding Anatoli.
I recommend for those interested in the event.
7/10
I hate the way this is written. I only got partway through chapter two.
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An excellent read, the prose leaves a lot to be desired but anyone with a passing interest in Mount Everest or mountain climbing in general, this is worth the read.
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A must-read account to round out stories of the 1996 Everest disaster.
Update 4/19 Everest time, so just reread Into Thin Air. This book is not nearly that one, but it's fascinating nontheless.
Well first of all this is NOT by Anatoli Boukreev, it is by G. Weston deWalt who uses Boukreev as his primary source. Boukreev barely spoke English. Although this is about the same situation as "Into Thin Air" it is not as well written, but it is very interesting and if you have, like me, developed a freakishly intense interest in this story it is compulsory reading. Jon Krakauer was with Rob Hall's group, and Boukreev with Scott Fisher's, so there are some different perspectives. In his book Krakauer was very critical of much of Boukreev's behavior , but Boukreev defends himself pretty well here. (There is, however an interesting little video on YouTube of Rheinhold Messner, a world class mountaineer, who says that if he has to take sides he believes Krakauer's version, judging by his own personal experiences with Boukreev. Boukreev was killed by an avalanche in 1997, so, this is his last word on the matter.)
Well first of all this is NOT by Anatoli Boukreev, it is by G. Weston deWalt who uses Boukreev as his primary source. Boukreev barely spoke English. Although this is about the same situation as "Into Thin Air" it is not as well written, but it is very interesting and if you have, like me, developed a freakishly intense interest in this story it is compulsory reading. Jon Krakauer was with Rob Hall's group, and Boukreev with Scott Fisher's, so there are some different perspectives. In his book Krakauer was very critical of much of Boukreev's behavior , but Boukreev defends himself pretty well here. (There is, however an interesting little video on YouTube of Rheinhold Messner, a world class mountaineer, who says that if he has to take sides he believes Krakauer's version, judging by his own personal experiences with Boukreev. Boukreev was killed by an avalanche in 1997, so, this is his last word on the matter.)
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